Quick answer
Seven minutes is the name of the 7-minute workout, a 12-exercise bodyweight circuit published in 2013, and about right for a soft-set boiled egg or a strong herbal tea. Playxoft's free 7 minute timer is already set: press Start or the Space key and it sounds an alarm at zero. Turn on Repeat to run the circuit two or three times with a cue each round.
- Set to 7 minutes
- Alarm rings in background tabs
- Multiple timers
- Six alarm sounds
- Fullscreen focus mode
How to use this 7 minute timer
- 1The timer is already set to 7 minutes. Press Start or the Space key to begin.
- 2Optional: name it (for example "7-minute workout"), pick an alarm Sound, and turn on Repeat to run it again automatically.
- 3While it runs, use +1 min or the quick chips to adjust, and Focus mode for fullscreen digits.
- 4When the alarm rings, press Dismiss, or Snooze 5 min for more time.
What can you do with a 7 minute timer?
- The 7-minute workout. A fast bodyweight circuit of jumping jacks, wall sit, push-ups, crunches, step-ups, squats, triceps dips, plank, high knees, lunges, push-ups with rotation and side plank.
- Soft-set eggs. About seven minutes in boiling water gives a large egg a set white and a soft yolk that holds its shape.
- Herbal tea. Seven minutes is the upper end of the usual 5 to 7 minute steep for herbal infusions.
- Short talks. Lightning talks and student presentations are often limited to five to seven minutes.
- A focused sprint. Seven minutes of single-task work, such as clearing an inbox or writing a first paragraph.
Food safety: Runny and jammy yolks aren't fully cooked; pregnant people, young children, older adults and anyone immunocompromised should choose firm yolks or pasteurized eggs.
What is the 7-minute workout?
The 7-minute workout comes from a 2013 article by exercise physiologists Brett Klika and Chris Jordan in *ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal*. It strings together 12 bodyweight exercises, each done for 30 seconds with about 10 seconds to switch, using only a wall and a chair. The authors note that the circuit can be repeated for a longer session.
To run it with beeps between exercises, open the interval timer and set Work to 0:30, Rest to 0:10 and Rounds to 12. Twelve 30-second exercises plus eleven 10-second switches come to 7 minutes 50 seconds; the name rounds it down. To time the circuit with a single alarm, this 7 minute timer is ready.
High-intensity circuits are demanding. Warm up first, modify exercises as needed, and check with a doctor if you are new to exercise or have a health condition.
Tips for using a 7 minute timer
- Name the timer and give it a distinct sound if it runs next to a cooking timer.
- Turn on Repeat to run the circuit two or three times with a cue each round.
- Focus mode makes the countdown readable from the floor.
- Need seven and a half minutes? Type
7:30.
How many seconds is 7 minutes?
7 minutes is 420 seconds, or 0.117 of an hour.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Seconds | 420 |
| Minutes | 7 |
| Hours | 0.1167 |
| Back to back in one hour | 8.6 |
| Back to back in one day | 205.7 |
With Repeat on, it starts again by itself each time it ends, so you get a reminder every round without touching anything.
Need a different length?
- Shorter: 6 minute timer, 5 minute timer
- Longer: 8 minute timer, 10 minute timer
- Any length: the online timer takes whatever you type, for example
7:30. - Focus sessions with breaks: the Pomodoro timer.
- Work and rest rounds: the interval timer.
- Counting up with laps: the stopwatch.
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Last updated by the Playxoft engineering team.