Free Station & Interval Rotation Timer

Why a rotation timer beats a plain interval timer

Any interval timer can count 3:00 down and beep. What a class actually needs is a rotation board — one screen that tells thirty people, at a glance, which station they are on now, how long is left, and where they move next. That is the difference here: you type the station names, and during the rest interval the big text shows the station the group is moving to, not just "REST". Everyone rotates on the same horn instead of drifting station to station whenever they feel like it.

Setting up a PE circuit

Type each station in the order you want them run — for example Skipping, Squats, Plank, Shuttle Runs, Press-ups, Rest. Set the work time (2–4 minutes is the daily default in most gyms), a short rest for the walk to the next station (20–40 seconds), and the number of rotations. Because the timer wraps through your list, six stations over eight rotations simply loops — you do not have to retype anything. Tick the 10-second warning if you want a countdown cue so the class finishes the current rep instead of being cut off mid-burpee.

Practice segments for coaches

The same tool runs a training plan. Name the stations after the blocks of your session — Warm-up, Passing, Small-Sided Game, Shooting, Cool-down — give each its real length, and the board becomes a visible practice clock the whole squad can see. Clubs pay hundreds for a wall-mounted LED segment timer that does exactly this; here it is a browser tab on whatever screen the venue already has.

Reading it across the gym

Tap Fullscreen and the rotation board fills the display: the station name and the countdown are huge, and the whole background switches colour on every phase so the state is obvious even when the horn is lost under the music. Green means work; amber means move. Cast or AirPlay the tab to the gym TV and the class runs itself.

Frequently asked questions

How long should each station be?

For general PE circuits, 2–4 minutes of work with a 20–40 second transition is the common range — long enough for a real effort, short enough to keep the class moving. Skill or strength stations can run longer; conditioning stations shorter. The timer lets you set any work and rest time, so match it to what you are teaching.

Does the rotation loop if I have fewer stations than rotations?

Yes. The timer walks through your station list in order and wraps back to the first once it reaches the end, so four stations across eight rotations runs each station twice with no retyping.

Will it keep the screen awake?

While a rotation is running the timer asks the browser to hold the screen on, so the gym TV does not dim mid-circuit. If your device is in battery-saver the request is ignored and the timer still runs — just wake the screen if it sleeps.