Hevy’s rest timer helps you track your rest between sets. When enabled for an exercise, the countdown starts automatically when you mark a set as complete.
Set or Change an Exercise’s Rest Timer
- Open an active workout, or create or edit a routine.
- Tap Rest Timer below the exercise name.
- Choose your preferred duration and tap Done.
You can choose a different rest duration for each exercise.
Set a Default Rest Timer
A default rest timer automatically applies your chosen duration to new exercises you add to a workout or routine.
Go to: Profile > Settings > Workouts > Default Rest Timer
Choose a duration and tap Done.
Important: Changing the default rest timer only applies to exercises that have never had a rest timer manually set. If you have previously set or changed the rest timer for an exercise, the new default will not override it, even if the exercise is not currently in a routine.
To update the rest timer for those exercises, you’ll need to change the Rest Timer manually for each exercise.
Adjust a Running Timer
During your rest period, use +15 to add 15 seconds or −15 to remove 15 seconds from the countdown.
To change the exercise’s rest duration rather than adjust the current countdown, tap Rest Timer beneath the exercise and adjust the duration.
Change the Timer Sound or Volume
Profile > Settings > Workouts > Sounds
Choose the setting you would like to adjust:
| Setting | What it controls |
| Timer Sound | The sound played when your rest timer finishes. |
| Timer Volume | How loud the rest timer alert is. |
| Check Set | The volume of the sound played when you mark a set as complete. |
| Live Personal Record Volume | The volume of the alert for a new personal record. |
The sound settings let you adjust the timer, set-completion, and personal-record alerts separately.
For Timer Volume, choose High, Normal, Low, or Off. Only the timer offers a choice of alert sounds; the other alerts only have adjustable volume.
Turn Off the Rest Timer
For one exercise: Tap its Rest Timer and choose Off. Completing a set for that exercise will no longer start a countdown.
For newly added exercises: Set Default Rest Timer to Off in your workout settings.
Common Questions
Why can’t I hear the timer?
Start by checking:
Profile > Settings > Workouts > Sounds > Timer Volume
Make sure the volume is not set to Off. Check that you are adjusting Timer Volume, rather than the set-completion or personal-record alert.
Can I keep the timer on without an alert sound?
Yes. Set Timer Volume to Off in the Sounds settings. This controls the sound rather than the exercise’s rest-timer duration.
Why do my rest-timer changes not carry over to future Hevy Trainer workouts?
Hevy Trainer uses its own Rest Timer Length setting. To change rest durations for future Trainer workouts, adjust that setting.
Changing a timer during an active Trainer workout only affects that workout. It does not update your rest-timer setting for future Trainer sessions.