Thirty minutes a day
Health guidelines such as the World Health Organization's suggest at least 150 minutes of moderate activity a week for adults, which is thirty minutes on five days. A brisk walk, a bike ride or a home workout all count. Thirty minutes is also a common study block for teenagers, a standard short meeting slot, and the time many recipes give for a cake to bake or bread dough to rest. Splitting work into thirty-minute chunks makes it easier to estimate how long a project will really take.
What a 30 minute timer is good for
- a workout
- a focused study block
- baking cookies
30 minutes is 1,800 seconds, about 1.2 Pomodoro sessions. If you start now, it ends at the time shown in the tab title.
How to use it
Press Start or the space bar. The bar fills as time passes and a soft chime plays at zero. Keep the tab open; the timer keeps time even if your screen dims.
FAQ
Does 30 minutes of exercise have to be in one go?
No. Guidelines count activity in any bouts, so three brisk ten-minute walks add up the same as one thirty-minute walk.
Does the 30 minute timer make a sound?
Yes, a soft three-note chime plays twice when the countdown reaches zero. Tap Start once first so your browser allows sound.
Can I change the time?
Tap the big numbers and type a new time, for example 7, 7:30 or 1:15:00.