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Streak with rest days
A streak should get you to the gym, not give you a guilty conscience.
In GymButt a day counts for your streak if you trained, hit your step goal or it's a planned rest day. If you miss a training day, a freeze covers it: one per month, two with Pro. You never lose levels or items.
The problem with the classic streak
Many apps only count days with a workout. If you take your rest days, you lose the chain. That rewards the wrong thing: you train sick or exhausted just to keep a number going. Rest days are part of training because muscles recover between sessions.
How the streak works in GymButt
- In Settings you choose your training days, for example Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
- All other days are rest days. They count for your streak and even give XP.
- Reaching your step goal also keeps the streak going.
- If you miss a training day, a freeze covers it. You get one per month, two with Pro.
- If a training day is still open, GymButt reminds you at 8 pm.
What happens when the streak breaks?
You start again from zero, but you lose nothing: levels and items stay. Only Butt's mood drops when several days pass without movement. The streak is a rhythm, not a punishment.
Why this works
A study on habit formation (Lally et al., 2010) found that a single missed day didn't destroy the habit. What counts is being back at your next planned workout. A streak that plans for breaks reflects that.
Streak with friends
A Butties group has a shared streak. It grows every day on which everyone has trained or has a rest day. Once a week one person can miss with a freeze without breaking the chain. There is deliberately no leaderboard.
With GymButt
Plan training days you can manage even on bad days. Two or three are enough to start. The rest are rest days, and they count.
FAQ
Do rest days count for the streak?
Yes. Planned rest days count for your streak and even give XP. You choose which days are training days in Settings.
How many freezes do I get?
One freeze per month for free, two per month with GymButt Pro. It automatically covers a missed training day.
Do I lose levels or items when the streak breaks?
No. Breaks never cost levels or items. Only Butt's mood drops after several days without movement.
Get Butt off the couch
GymButt is free on the App Store, for iPhone.
