Let’s face it, every now and then life gets in the way and we can’t make it to a workout. That’s perfectly fine. We don’t expect you to be 100% consistent with your workout routine. In the event that you do miss a workout, however, you have a couple of options.
Option 1:
Simply continue with your week as you normally would and show up to your next scheduled workout. This is a good option if you have set days where you work out and don’t want to change this up. For example, let’s say you usually do an “upper body workout” on Monday and a “lower body workout” on Tuesday. If you miss Monday’s workout, that’s fine, just continue on Tuesday with your “lower body workout”.
The only downside with this approach is that for one week, you will miss out on the specific workout and exercises you couldn’t get to. This is perfectly fine but can be resolved with option 2.
Option 2:
The other option is to move the workout you missed to the following day. For example, In the previous example, you would move the “upper body workout” you missed to Tuesday instead, and then perform your “lower body workout” on Wednesday.
In this case, the days you work out will change since all your workouts will be pushed forward by a day. This is fine if you don’t mind it changing up your schedule. If you want the change in schedule to only occur during that week though, then for that week you can choose to swap out one of your rest days for a workout instead. I would only recommend doing this if your body doesn’t feel excessively sore or fatigued and is capable of going through the week with one less rest day.
What do we recommend?:
For the most part, we’d suggest sticking to option 1. Avoid letting 1 or 2 missed workouts get to your head. It won’t make a significant difference in the long run. Simply focus on improving your consistency over time, as that’s what’s most important.
For those who don’t struggle with consistency and would be bummed out if they missed a workout, however, option 2 is a viable option.