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Tabata: 20 on, 10 off, no mercy.

The classic protocol with every number editable — and a ring that flips color the instant work turns to rest.

No install, no app store. It’s a web page — your gym TV already runs it.

Work
0:20
Burpees

Built for the tabata clock

The Tabata protocol is brutally simple: 20 seconds of maximal work, 10 seconds of rest, eight rounds — four minutes that feel like forty. The timer’s job is instant clarity: athletes glancing up mid-burpee need to know work-or-rest in a tenth of a second.

That’s what the color-flipping ring is for — orange means work, teal means rest, and the whole ring changes at once. All three numbers are editable (20/10/8 is a default, not a law), so 30/15, 40/20, or anything else your programming calls for takes five seconds to set up.

How it works

  1. Keep it classic or edit it20 seconds work, 10 rest, 8 rounds by default — every number editable if your version disagrees.
  2. Watch the color, not the digitsOrange ring = work, teal ring = rest. Athletes read it mid-rep from across the room.
  3. Hear the turnoverLoud beeps or a spoken countdown mark every work/rest flip.
  4. Run it on the TVFullscreen in the browser your gym TV already has. No install.

The clock that wears your box.

  • Your name, your colors, your logo across the top of every screen in the gym — the timer becomes yours at yourbox.wodfoundry.com.
  • Athlete demos on the clock — male and female athletes demo air squats, deadlifts, burpees, and thrusters inside the ring while the class works.
  • A custom demo athlete or mascot rendered in your gym’s kit — one-time add-on, yours forever.
  • The custom-workout builder + saved timers — coaches build the day’s piece once and it’s on every screen.
  • Unlimited devices, no limits — every TV in the box and every coach’s phone.

$29 / MO PER GYM

Tabata timer FAQ

What is the Tabata protocol?

Tabata is high-intensity interval training: 20 seconds of all-out effort, 10 seconds of rest, repeated for 8 rounds (4 minutes total). It comes from Dr. Izumi Tabata’s 1996 research on high-intensity training with Japan’s speed-skating team.

Can I change the 20/10 numbers?

Yes — work, rest, and rounds are all editable, so 30/15, 40/20 × 10, or any interval scheme runs on the same timer.

How do athletes know work from rest at a glance?

The entire progress ring changes color — orange for work, teal for rest — and the phase label flips with it. It reads instantly from across a gym floor.

Is the Tabata timer free?

Yes — free at wodfoundry.com/timer (free runs cap at 10 minutes, which covers any classic Tabata twice over). Gyms can put their own name, colors, and logo on it for $29/mo.

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