This wall sit timer isn't a stopwatch you tap. It watches your knees, starts the clock once you settle into the chair position, and stops it when you slide up.
Turn side-on, put your back flat against the wall, and hold on until the target time you set runs out. It's a timed hold, so the coach also speaks up if your position slips.
Phone setup
Set the phone about 2 meters (6 feet) away at hip height, with your whole body in the frame.
Stand side-on to the phone, back flat against the wall. Facing it head-on doesn't work, because from the front the timer never starts.
- Check that your knees and ankles are visible in the preview before you slide down.
Form cues
- Back flat on the wall. A wall at your back keeps the position steady, and your knees do the visible work.
- Settle into the chair. Give your legs a second to find the chair position. The timer only starts once you've settled.
- Keep your knees steady. The timer follows the knee bend, so keep it inside the chair position instead of creeping upward.
- Slide, don't stand. Moving up the wall toward standing halts the clock until you settle back down.
Common mistakes
- Facing the phone. From the front the timer never starts. Turn side-on, even though it feels odd next to a wall.
- Rising toward standing. Standing up even partway halts the clock and brings a call from the coach. Settle back into the chair and it carries on from where it stopped.
- Stepping out of the frame. Leaving the frame freezes the clock without counting as a break. Stay in the shot so the time keeps adding up.
How FitnessBruh times it
The timer watches the angle at your knee. As long as it stays in the chair-position range, the clock runs. The first moment after you settle isn't credited; time is added once you're holding.
Ride up the wall and the clock stops as the coach calls your form. Settle back into the chair and the held time carries on instead of starting over.
Walk out of the frame, or let the camera lose you, and the clock freezes without logging a form break. Hold until the target time is banked and the set ends, with any form breaks logged alongside it. Wall sits need the whole of you in the shot, including the knees and ankles the timer reads.
FAQ
Why does the wall sit timer need me side-on?
From the front the camera can't read your knee bend, so the clock never starts. Turn side-on, back against the wall, and your knee angle shows clearly.
Does the clock reset if I slide up for a second?
It pauses, the coach calls your form, and it resumes from where it stopped once you're back in position. Time you already held stays on the clock.
What if the camera loses me mid-hold?
The clock freezes, and losing the camera doesn't count as a break. Step back into view with your knees and ankles visible and it picks up where it left off.
