HIIT Timer — 40/20
8 rounds · 40s work / 20s rest · 8m — a real, working hiit timer right in your browser. Big color-coded phases, beeps, and the screen stays awake. Free, no sign-up.
Get Ready
0:10
Next: Work · 0:40
8:10 left
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How it works
The HIIT protocol
Forty seconds of work to twenty of rest — a 2:1 ratio that's tough but sustainable across a full circuit.
- 40 seconds of hard work
- 20 seconds of active or full rest
- Repeat for 8 rounds
- Mix movements or hold one — the timer just keeps the intervals honest
Work
40s
Rest
20s
Rounds
8
Total
8m
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