30-30 Tabata Timer
Tabata in its purest form: thirty seconds on, thirty seconds off, eight rounds.
How to Use the 30-30 Tabata Countdown Timer
Open the timer
This page is already set to 0:30. Press the start button and the countdown begins, with no setup and no signup.
Press F for fullscreen
The digits scale to fill the whole screen, so the remaining time stays readable from the back of a room, a classroom or a gym.
Keep the block visible
Use the subtitle to say what the 30-30 Tabata timer is for. A countdown with a name on it is much easier to come back to.
The bell ends it
An audible alert rings when the 0:30 countdown reaches zero, so you never have to watch the screen to know it is over.
Why Use This 30-30 Tabata Timer
Thirty seconds, ready
The interval is preloaded with Auto-Repeat, so the rounds keep rolling and you stay in the work.
Big digits, small screen
It looks good fullscreen on a phone propped against a wall, which is all a Tabata timer needs.
Every round is signalled
The bell marks the end of each thirty second block, so the work and rest phases never blur together.
Easy to adapt
Change the seconds for twenty fifteen or forty twenty style work and the same timer handles it.
Where This Timer Helps
Classic Tabata is eight rounds of thirty seconds of work and thirty seconds of rest, which is four minutes in total. It is short, brutal and easy to follow, which makes it a good first interval format.
This timer starts the thirty second work phase and keeps the rounds cycling on its own. The bell tells you when to switch, so the only thing you have to do is the work.
Tips for making the most of it
- Eight rounds of thirty thirty is four minutes of the classic Tabata protocol.
- Use the subtitle to show the round number if you are following a longer circuit.
- Stay on your feet between rounds, the rest is short by design.
30-30 Tabata Timer: Frequently Asked Questions
How long is a Tabata session?
The classic protocol is eight rounds of thirty seconds of work and thirty seconds of rest, so four minutes in total. Beginners often repeat it twice for eight minutes.
Does the timer handle the rest rounds?
It cycles the thirty second interval automatically. Reset it to thirty seconds for the rest phase and let Auto-Repeat carry the next round.
Can I use it for a longer workout?
Yes. Increase the seconds for longer work phases, and the workout guide covers how to build a longer circuit from this.
Other Countdown Timer Lengths
Need a different duration? Every one of these opens the same timer with the length already set.
40-20 HIIT timer
The classic forty twenty interval: work for forty seconds, rest for twenty, and keep going.
30 minute timer
Half an hour, on screen, with nothing else to look at. It is the most useful unit of a working day.
20 minute timer
Twenty minutes is a solid block: enough to finish a piece of work, short enough to schedule every day.
5 minute timer
Five minutes is the most useful short interval there is. It is long enough to get something done and short enough to actually do it.
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