The Lifter's Rest Timer. Four Sides. ZONE.
ZONE turns 'I'll start in a minute' into a single motion. A screen-free productivity timer built for the way ADHD brains actually work.
Get Your ZONE- 60 / 90 / 120 — flip for the rest you actually take
- No phone in the gym
- iF Design Award 2025
- 2,000+ ZONES shipped
- 200+ Five-Star Reviews
How ZONE Works Between Sets
Set Your Rest Times
Program the four faces once — 45, 60, 90, 120 seconds. One for isolations, one for compounds, one for heavy work, one for whatever your split needs.
Flip Between Sets
Rotate to the face that matches the exercise you just did. The countdown starts. No app, no phone, no scrolling.
See the Rest
Minutes count down in your eyeline — from the bench, from the bar. The clock is on the cube, not in your hand.
Gentle Finish
A soft chime — not the jarring phone alarm that bothers everyone within ten feet — signals the next set. Lift, flip, rest, lift.
What Customers Say
36 verified reviews with an average of 4.6 stars
"I have ADHD and every timer app turned into a scroll-hole. ZONE sits on my desk, I flip it, and I'm working. First focus tool that actually survived my brain."
"Time blindness is my whole life. Seeing the minutes physically count down — not buried in my phone — is the only thing that has ever made time feel real to me."
"The gentle chime is everything. Phone alarms spiked my anxiety and wrecked the next hour. ZONE pulls me out of hyperfocus softly. Game changer for my ADHD."
ZONE For Every Split
The lifts where rest matters most.
Compound Days
Squats. Deadlifts. Bench. Rest two to three minutes between heavy sets — long enough that ATP replenishes, short enough that you don't go cold. ZONE on the rack, flipped once per set.
Hypertrophy Blocks
Dumbbell rows, lateral raises, curls. Sixty to ninety seconds between sets to keep volume up and time-under-tension intact. ZONE counts. You lift.
Supersets
Two exercises back to back, then a longer rest before the next round. Flip ZONE to the long-rest face. No mental math, no "wait, was that 30 or 45 seconds?"
PR Attempts
For heavy singles or low-rep work, full recovery matters. ZONE on 3 or 5 minutes, flipped right after the set. No phone, no distraction between the bar and the next attempt.
ZONE
The #1 Timer for Mindful Productivity
The minimalist desk timer for mindful focus. Customizable time blocks, a gentle chime, and minutes-only display — built for clean, calm productivity.
iF Design Award
Winner 2025
Customizable Time Blocks
Gentle Chime or Silent Vibration
Soft-Touch Minimal Design
Minutes-Only Display (No Seconds)
Designed in The Netherlands
Shipping information
Our products are designed by us in The Netherlands, and manufactured by our partner in Shenzhen (PRC). International orders will ship from The Netherlands, or our Shenzhen warehouse, taking 6-10 business days worldwide.
Returns
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ZONE vs. Your Phone Timer
| Feature | ZONE | Phone Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Can’t pull you into a doom-scroll | ||
| No anxiety-inducing seconds counter | ||
| Starts in one motion (no unlock, no app) | ||
| Gentle finish, no jarring alarm | ||
| Flexible blocks (not rigid 25-min Pomodoro) | ||
| Always visible — fights time blindness | ||
| Zero notifications competing for attention |
Lifters' Questions, Answered
The questions lifters actually ask.
Your phone is also a vehicle for everything that breaks gym focus. Unlocking it to set 90 seconds costs you the 90 seconds plus whatever notifications hit. ZONE sits on the bench, set once, flipped per set. Zero apps. Zero scrolling.
For hypertrophy, yes — Brad Schoenfeld and others have shown that longer rest periods (90 seconds to two minutes) produce more strength and size when training volume is matched. For heavy strength work, 2–3 minutes is the floor. Inconsistent rest intervals turn a structured program into gym time.
Because real workouts use more than one interval. Sixty seconds for isolations like curls and lateral raises. Ninety seconds for working compound sets. Two minutes for heavy squats and deadlifts. Programming each face once means no phone-tapping between sets.
You'll feel it — there's a silent vibration option in addition to the gentle chime. The cube also stays in your peripheral vision, so you see the countdown end even if you don't hear it.
A ticking seconds display is a constant micro-distraction. In the gym you don't need to know whether 47 or 49 seconds have passed — you need to know when to grab the bar again. Minutes-only keeps attention on the work, not the clock.
Yes — we ship to 40+ countries. Shipping is free on orders over $79; a flat rate applies below that, calculated at checkout.
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