Workout streak hall of fame
Get a badge for each streak milestone. Missed days do not take away badges you have earned.
Your details
Your streak hall of fame
23 days
next badge at 30 days, 7 days to go
- Best streak40 days
- Badges earned7, 14, 21, 30 days
- Towards the 66 day habit mark35%
- Days missed along the way5: missing one does not undo the habit
In Lally's 2010 study, habits took a median of 66 days to feel automatic (anything from 18 to 254), and missing a single day did not set people back. Rest days are part of training, not a broken streak.
The working
Current streak 23 days, best 40
Your best of 40 days has earned the 7, 14, 21 and 30 day badges. The next comes at 30 days, 7 days away, and 23 days is 35% of the way to the 66 day habit mark.
The badges
Milestones
| Days | Badge |
|---|---|
| 7 | One week |
| 21 | Three weeks |
| 66 | Typical habit |
| 100 | Centurion |
| 254 | Longest habit in the study |
| 365 | A whole year |
What the research says
Lally 2010
In a study of people forming new habits, it took a median of 66 days for a habit to feel automatic, anywhere from 18 to 254. Missing one day did not make a real difference, so a rest day is not the end of anything.
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What this cannot tell you
- Track your streakUse an app or calendar; this works out the badges.
- Make rest days badRest is part of training.
- Score youBadges celebrate effort, nothing more.
Questions
Common questions
How long does it take to form a habit?
A median of 66 days in Lally's 2010 study, from 18 to 254 days.
Does missing a day break a habit?
No. In the study, missing one occasion did not affect habit forming.
Should I work out every day?
Not hard every day. Mix harder days with easy walks, stretching and rest.
What counts in a streak?
Whatever you decide: a walk, a class, 10 minutes of stretching.
Sources
- Lally P et al. How are habits formed: modelling habit formation in the real world. Eur J Soc Psychol 2010;40:998-1009
- UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines (2019)
- Herrmann SD et al. 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities. J Sport Health Sci 2024;13:6-12 (codes noted beside each value; two walking and running values are from the 2011 Compendium)
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