CrossFit timers for your box

What is a Crossfit timer?

CrossFit timers or watches are an essential element when doing a WOD or training session. We need a visual reference that allows us to know what point we are in the WOD. How much time we have been doing, how much time we have left to finish, or how many seconds we have been resting. And they are the only real way to measure time in a precise and clear way.

CrossFit timers are different from other clocks or timers precisely because of their clarity , which are usually extremely austere. A black bar with LEDs indicating the hours, minutes and seconds. Some also include a round or rest marker, which allows us to specify our position within the training even more, such as in a Tabata .

CrossFit timers are usually placed in an elevated area, usually anchored to the wall, so that the rest of the class can see them from any position, and they are connected to a power outlet. But at home our needs change.

If you have a home gym, or a home gym - garage gym, you don't need to have a CrossFit clock as big as the ones we mentioned above. Recently, specific products have come out for this type of user who need the same functionalities but with different space requirements. Mini LED timers have arrived.

CrossFit mini timers have the same technical characteristics as their wall-mounted counterparts but with some extra functionality that makes them much more affordable equipment for these users.

For starters, they cost much less than a timer like the ones used in a CrossFit box or similar facility. And it makes sense because they are smaller.

Also, as we said, they have reduced their size a lot for several reasons. The first is clear, normally your training area is not as big as an industrial warehouse so you don't need something big that you can see from afar. So now they are much more manageable and you can even carry them in your backpack when you travel or move around your training area.

And this is their second feature, they are portable, they do not require a constant supply of energy to operate. They have internal batteries that are powered through USB chargers and provide hours of autonomy. This allows us to put it in different places depending on our WOD or training of the day and always have it in sight.

And on this previous point, about where to place them, we also have a new advantage here. And it is that in addition to having the option of anchoring them to the wall, these mini timers for CrossFit have a powerful magnet inside that allows us to place it directly on the rack . Or on any metal structure.

It goes without saying that the screen has a good LED luminosity so that we do not doubt how long we have been working. All of them include, like the big ones, a speaker so that we know exactly, thanks to a beep, when the WOD ends or begins. Their technical features include, also like the big ones, the possibility of programming different workouts such as tabatas, intervals, countdowns and some others.

As you can see, these mini LED timers are full of advantages and have arrived to make your workouts at home much more realistic and similar to what you do in a box. And they also leave your mobile phone free so you can record yourself or listen to music while you give it your all.