Equipment Review: Everlast Personal Timer
I've been doing bagwork interval training at home two nights a week, and I got sick of using the radio as my ring bell.
I picked one of these up at Sports Authority for $9.99. The first one didn't work right, but the second one has done the trick.
Not much to it, you set the rounds for 2 or 3 minutes, and the break for 30 or 60 seconds, then you choose how many rounds. A bell sounds, and the round starts, the bell sounds and it ends. As I said, not much too it.
It is plastic with a large LCD screen, and it seems like Everlast sourced this out to a manufacturer of Beepers, circa 1996.
I wish it buzzed and sputtered with 15 seconds left in a round, like my first one did, but it doesn't. I'll probably add a output jack from RadShack to output to a speaker, so I can use it without having to have it at a close proximity.
I've used it for burpee drills and bag work, but I suppose it would be good for interval sprints too (I'm using CardioCoach for those right now, but I've not used it long enough for a review)
Pros: Cheap, has a bell.
Cons: Cheaply made, not as many settings as the ring timer at my school.