Presets
| Preset | Work | Rest | Rounds | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabata | 20 s | 10 s | 8 | 04:00 |
| 40 / 20 | 40 s | 20 s | 8 | 07:50 |
| 30 / 30 | 30 s | 30 s | 10 | 09:40 |
| Every minute | 60 s | none | 10 | 10:10 |
Tap a preset to load it; nothing starts until you press Start. Totals include the 10 second get ready. Tabata is loaded the first time you visit.
Set your own intervals
- Open Set your own intervals.
- Fill in Workout (s), Rest (s) and Rounds.
- Press Set.
- Work can be 5 to 3600 seconds, rest 0 to 3600 seconds, and rounds 1 to 99.
- With rest at 0, work blocks run back to back.
- The last plan you set is saved in this browser and loads next visit.
- Before you start, the status line shows the plan, such as Ready · 8 rounds · 04:00 total.
| Message | What it means |
|---|---|
| Work has to be 5 to 3600 seconds. | Work is under 5 seconds or over an hour. |
| Rest can be up to 3600 seconds. | Rest is over an hour. |
| Rounds have to be 1 to 99. | Rounds is 0 or more than 99. |
How a workout runs
- Start opens with a 10 second Get ready, then the first work block.
- Each round is work, then rest. The last round has no rest after it.
- The caption above the digits names the phase and round, such as Workout · 3/8 or Rest · 3/8, and the clock counts down that block.
- Get ready is blue, work is green and rest is amber: the caption, the bar and the screen edge all change.
- The status line shows the time left in the whole workout, such as Running · 02:40 left.
Beeps
- Three ticks lead into every change of phase, one per second: 3, 2, 1.
- A bright double tone starts each work block and a lower tone starts each rest.
- At the end of the workout the alarm rings for up to about 25 seconds.
- The beeps are scheduled on the audio clock when you press Start, so they land on time even behind other windows.
- Pause cancels the queued beeps and Resume queues them again from that point.
- Beeps and alarm turns off the ticks, the tones and the alarm together. The colours still show every change.
End of the workout
- The screen reads Workout done! and the tab title reads Workout done · TimerFlip.
- Stop alarm or Space silences the alarm. Start again then repeats the same plan from Get ready.
- Reset goes back to the start without running.
Why the presets are greyed out
While a workout runs, the presets and the plan fields are locked so a stray tap can't change it. Pause or reset to change the plan.
Float, full screen and second screen
- On a computer, Start also opens the floating timer, which shows the phase and round.
- Full screen shows the coloured clock with a bottom bar for start, pause, reset, beeps and exit.
- Second screen puts the workout on a TV or projector the whole room can see, while the controls stay on your laptop.
