Garmin
Garmin Forerunner 955 Watch

I have had the FR955 since Mach 7th. The watch is slightly bigger than the FR945 LTE that I had previously had but I don't notice it at all. The battery life is unbelievable. I run everyday, averaging from 5-16 miles and the battery life lasts for days. I also have at least 1-2 track speed sessions and the watch has performed flawless. This isn't any dig on the FR955 but I wish Garmin would have continued the LTE function with the 955 series like the FR945 had. I do not run with my watch so the Incident detection is useless to me. Something I would like to pass on involves the Livetrack. Because I do not run with my phone, I have to turn off my auto start live track because the watch will say connected but when I get far enough away from my phone, it will notify me that Livetrack was disconnected. If my running route brings me close to the location of my phone it will say Livetrack connected. You get the idea. It becomes annoying if you are doing loops near your phone. Garmin said I have to turn Livetrack off so the alert will not constantly pop up. Other than that there isn't any negative about the watch. The buttons are crisp, easily programmable, navigation through the functions is easy, and the background light is bright. The accuracy is spot on. I am very happy with the upgrade.

The watch is great for sports lovers. a few disadvantages: the glass was cracked, without external influences. The battery lasts about a week, I want more.

Thought paying $500 for a watch was crazy idea but I'm very happy with it love it so much and it's uses. I got my girlfriend the Fenix 7.

I bought the forerunner 955 about a month ago and so far I'm loving it. I love the sleek look of it. I generally use it for hiking and walking. So far it is doing everything I need it to. I'm still learning new features all the time. I do wish the battery lasted a little bit longer. I play around on it a lot and I'm probably getting about 8 days out of the battery. I generally track at least two activities a day also.

I am a cyclist and had been using Apple Watch and a Whoop band for my data needs. When my whoop renewal came up I decided to move to Garmin to replace both. Still getting to know all the features but really enjoying it so far. The Garmin ecosystem for my daily wear and cycling (have a Garmin computer) is so much better now and I don't know why I didn't jump sooner. I never used my AW as a phone replacement and the 955 gives me all the features I needed.

I bought the watch 2 years ago, I use it for running, swimming and cycling. I'm happy with the hours, the size, the information content of the screen, the accuracy of the sensors, I stopped using the chest heart rate monitor. It's an almost perfect watch, but a month ago there was a leak through the buttons, the repair shop said that they don't provide a guarantee after the repair, due to the design of the watch (adhesive screen), now I'm ordering Instinct 2x Solar, but no one is immune from leaks through the buttons. I recommend the watch, it is a very successful watch. if you exclude swimming.

Purchase this watch after by son got one and raved about it. It does everything I need. Heart monitor, track workouts, sleep, etc. A little pricy, however it is worth every penny in my humble opinion.

Great watch, just wish I got the 965 instead. Please contact me Garmin!

I really love the Garmin Forerunner 955. If only it would scream at me in the voice of a DI, maybe I would follow its advice better.

Great watch to replace my 945 which I hung onto as long as I could. This newer version has more features and runs smoother. Faster capture of GPS signal and I like that it calculates HRV overnight. Lots more configurability from audible alerts during workouts to different display options. As always, Garmin makes a great product and backs it up with their stellar customer support.

Overall I am happy with my watch. The battery life is excellent lasting well over a week with multiple tracked workouts. My primary sport is swimming and I got this as a triathlon watch. The band is not great in the water and the excess can get loose causing it to flop around. The swim tracking is as good as I have seen in a smart watch however I wish it could measure kick sets as well as those are a big part of swim training. Perhaps a toggle for swim vs. kick in the workout could allow this without harming distance accuracy.

I'm definitely happy with the purchase but would love to see some updates on the swim workout features!

It been a minute for a new device... I was a bit apprehensive because I didn't want to learn something new... but it was so simple... I love the fact I have music right here it pairs great with my little speaker I have and/ my phone ... Definitely a great product.. I did an upgrade and process went well... thank you Garmin

I sampled a friends Fenix 6x Pro before investing in any Garmin watch. The Forerunner 955 has basically the same features, at least enough that I haven't noticed much difference in Fx. I love the detail it allows me to input during workouts- and can tweak in the Garmin connect app afterwards. Battery life is outstanding, I've used on a few multi day hikes and battery wasn't near running low by the last day.

I broke my 935 so instead of replacing it with a refurbished one I upgraded and glad I did.

My Forerunner 935 was showing its age, and wear and tear, but was still working. I purchased the Forerunner 955 and use it for running, walking, yoga, strength training, and more. I have been happy with the new watch, along with all of the new features and metrics. The GPS seems better than my old 935. I cannot speak to the battery life yet, as I have been playing with all of the new features, but I expect long battery life.

I became a cross country coach and enrolled in my first 5k to understand the dynamics of long distance running.I will be using it to prepare for the race!!!

I love how this watch interfaces seamlessly with My Fitness Pal, TriDot, and other apps to make my training and health monitoring complete.

So light weight and the batter is amazing! Switched from apple to Garmin and it was a great decision!!! So useful for my activities! Running, snowboarding, mountain biking, and even off roading!! It is so great!!!

The addition of the sleep/HRV tracking has significantly improved the effort I bring to my daily workouts.

Background: I've had Apple Watches since they came out and used them as my sole fitness tracker. I decided to switch to Garmin for a much more dialed in fitness and running watch. In that aspect it far exceeds my expectations

The suggested workouts and tailoring to races on specific dates is incredible. All the analytics helped me identify deficiencies in my running that I've since been working on.

The only only negative is the sleep tracking is absolutely awful. There are nights I have to wake up in the middle of the night and take out my dogs, take work calls, etc and it counts it as light sleep despite being out of my bed or even out of my house.

Sleep tracking is at the very bottom of my priorities so I personally wouldn't hesitate to buy this again and highly recommend it to anyone who wants a fitness watch!

To call Garmin Forerunner 955 a watch is a misnomer...it's like a "Doctor on your wrist". Not only does it tell time and track your workouts, it follows you all day long to track your movements, your training readiness, even your sleep. It's long battery life requires charging only once a week (even as I run 5 days a week). If Garmin has a "gap accessory" to wear so data can be continuously collected while the Forerunner is being charged, that will make it 6 out of 5 stars.

Navigation not intuitive

Too many superfluous features

Inadequate instructions/help

I am going back to my old Garmin!

I bought this watch a month ago and have had zero complaints. I had an Apple Watch before and am beyond happy with the battery life. Watch has all the ideal features for running and has been a big help with my marathon preparation.

I just upgraded from the Fenix 5 to the 955 and I cannot believe the enhanced technology!!

- Garmin pay is great and so convenient.

- Audible alerts when running is great to alert me of my pace of HR zone.

- The touchscreen is very convenient but doesn't cause issues when working out.

- Download music for listening when I want to preserve my phone battery on king rides.

- The morning report of sleep, recovery HRV etc gives me imperial data on my recovery from the prior day.

- the display is magnificent

- it's lighter, but looks like a watch ready to workout

- I wish it had the quick release watch band, but you can convert the watch to quick release yourself so you can easily switch bands to match your bike, run kit out business attire.

My only regret is that I waited so long to upgrade!

I've been looking to upgrade from my Forerunner 735XT to something more advanced with all the bells and whistles I could need. This watch is the lightweight Forerunner that I've come to love but with all the wellness and fitness stats that I've been looking for. I also love that it has the maps and navigation. I haven't used them yet, but I wanted a device that included navigation for exploring unfamiliar trails. I love this watch!

After a few weeks, I'm loving the much better battery life and excellent GPS accuracy born from the multiband functionality compared to my previous 945LTE.

Bought after a certain square watch died 3 times in the lap pool. Swim coach and triathlon friends had a Garmin so I got one. I'm not at their level but enjoy the tracking and coaching features. Ties into my Garmin gear on bike. Still looks good a year after swim bike run. Garmin support via chat has been very helpful too.

I've been a lontime fitbit user and it was great for general health but IA ctually saw my atheliticasim decline and I the Forerunner with its focus on that is raelly helpe me already

Have had the Apple Watch Series 5 for about 3 years and run every day with it. Decided to make the switch to the 955 when I wanted sleep data and a battery that lasted longer than 12 hours. 955 tracks workouts perfectly with button controls. The interface is super simple but so detailed with great health data. Not to mention the incredible battery life and fast charging. Only complaint is the gps takes a little bit to load and have had it once not load at all, but this is so infrequent.

Absolutely love all of the activities and data this watch gives me. Battery life is incredible compared to the vivoactive which is what I used to have.

I wanted a watch that would be good for triathlon, golf and open water swimming. This has it all including a ton of running metrics that have helped me improve my run form. No regrets

Not sure why I bought this watch. Not a runner. As a walker, golfer and a person who uses the gym, i thought it would provide good information about my exercise and sleep routines. This is a good watch but didn't meet my expectation. Sleep algorithms are way off. A round of golf isn't considered exercise.

all the training features, tracking, down loads music is super fast, connects to cellphone, down loading of data is super easy.

Not happy. The 955 does a lot of things much more than I actually need. But it's not user friendly. My 235 was much more user friendly. The 955 is difficult to retrieve data from an activity. When I run I want to know the lap pace and heart rate when done. It was easy to see that data right away. With the 955 it is not readily available and difficult to wade thru the maze of data to try and find it. Setting up data screens was much easier in the 235 but is a challenge with the 955. Sorry I bought it.

I've been using this watch for my half marathon training and it's been a game changer. It gives me accurate splits, had a countdown to my race, helped with reocery, and overall the battery life is unreal!

Bought this about 3 weeks ago and loving it. Made the switch to Garmin because I wanted something more running oriented. Battery life is great. I've only had to charge it twice so far. Has all the features I wanted and very easy interface to learn.

I'm not crazy about silicone bands in general so I had a stretchy nylon ordered to arrive around the same time. Figuring out the pins to switch the band out was tough but then I just Googled it. Piece of cake.

I've used it primarily for runs and walks but can't wait to take it out for other activities. I was nervous at first about buying as it seemed a bit big. It did seem big when it came out of the box and I put it on the for the first time but it wasn't that much bigger than my previous watch. I have a 7" wrist circumference and seems to work fine for me.

Took me a hot minute to figure out customizing my watch face to have all my data but it was easy as soon as I found ConnectIQ.

Looking forward to utilizing more features in the future!

I am very happy with the watch. It has performed just as expected, and I keep finding more features that benefit my activities, and health tracking.

I bought it 2 weeks ago and it's amazing the way it save important healthy information

I bought it and ran the following weekend and it took me to the level I wanted to be at!

I'm new to the triathlon game and this series of Garmin watches but…this is an amazing piece of equipment! Metrics are endless and its sensor adaptability adds the golden stars.

Couldn't ask for a nicer watch in this price range!

Am so happy with this Garmin Forerunner 955, congratulations

I just bought this watch 3 weeks ago and fell in love with it immediately! The touch screen is really nice as well and it has all the features that I use and easy to operate!

I switched from my Apple Watch to the forerunner to train for a 70.3. I love it. It has everything I need for managing my life, is easy to use and doesn't have a bunch of junk I never use. Should have bought this over an Apple Watch for sure.

I like this watch, FR 955, it has everything that a professional sport guy could need. I'm not in that category but I've founded what I'm used to do but in more detail. It's very accurate with the distance and altitude. One more thing that I appreciate is I can play my favorite list of music.

I bought this watch 30 days or so ago. What an awesome tool. Way more than I could ever use at this point in my running hobby, but, I appreciate all the available options. The music apps are great and work without any issues.

I just changed to the FR955 from the FR935, so I could run a pair of heads up display glasses. I do like all of the features of the FR955, but since the wrist heart rate is so far off on my runs the recommendations from Garmin are useless. The FR935 had very accurate heart rates for me, but the FR955 reads my heart rate at 35 to 50 bpm higher during my runs.

Lots of features, glad there is a manual, will need to refer to manual and continue to learn watch and it's features as I train. Glad I purchased from Garmin! Worth it!

For a sport guy this is the companion watch because it has a lot of features for many sports.

I like it too because I can listen my favorite playlist music wearing my earphones.

Is the first time I've a Garmin and I'm happy with my buying.

Over the last 30+ years I've had a Forerunner 310-610-620-725-735 & now a 955. The 955 is hands down the best Garmin device I've ever owned. If I'm honest, however, it's way more device than I need anymore. I'm 73 & long past my marathon/triathon days. I got the 955 to replace my worn out 725. It wasn't much more $$$ & I was frankly curious about whether or not there were really discernable differences. There are! The active interface & available apps are fantastic! I truly wish I'd had a device this powerful when I was an active runner & training seriously. I recommend it highly. The only gotcha' about my 955 is I've had to recycle the Touch Interface control twice in the month. For some unknown reason the touch control goes bad after a couple weeks. Recycling the Touch control ON/OFF button 'fixes' it - for another couple weeks. For any old guy reading this & no longer into serious training this is not the device for you. Unless like me you have more money than good sense.

I BOUGHT THIS THREE WEEKS AGO AND LOVE IT SO MUCH I RECOMMEND THIS DIVICE

This watch does it all. A mindboggling, at times, myriad of activity/applications to choose from. Triathlete activities pre-loaded, but easily removed and/or customizeable, keep the ones you want remove those you do not. Add many others, Nordic, Class, Back Country, Cross-Country Skiing options (for me) Downhill, etc for those that like the lifts and the mountain. Golf, (not so much me) Hiking, Walking, Running, Cycling (road, gravel, mountain, wow!) All me, and Yoga (who is not interested in some flexibility?) Pickle Ball (everyone seems to be playing it) and on and on and on.

Those are just activities, how about music? 2,000 songs and or podcast space is available on your watch if you like to groove or catch up on your favorite podcasts while on the active move? Health insights galore. Struggle with sleep? Tons of sleep data, I can about guess my score before I receive my morning review, which also suggests activity level for that day, helps you be kind to your body when your proverbial 'battery' is less than recharged.

All that and it looks pretty cool and can be customized to your liking in terms of preloaded or downloadable watch faces.

Concerned about too much tech and not knowing where to start once it is your own? Check out dozens of you tube tutorials for added use insights and get out there and have fun in the post pandemic times, it is time to shake off that couch and the FR 955 will help you do so and not need to be tethered to the PC recharging, with a battery that can last up to ~ 14 days so you can get off your softer bits and firm them up for a healthier you!