What Should I Do If I Miss A Day Of Working Out?

What if you miss a day of working out?

So your following your routine for P90X, Insanity, Turbofire, etc. and you miss a day; what should you do? Great question a lot of factors can play into this such as is this your first beachbody program, how far along are you, and how many days did you miss.

If you miss a day of working out and it's your first program.

I would suggest continuing on the day that you were supposed to do today. I know your excited about losing weight and your scared if you skip a day then it will derail your progress. I promise you it will not, but if you insist on doing every workout for the full schedule even when you miss then just pick back up where you left off.

How far along are you in your routine?

This plays a major factor. A lot of people come to me who have only been doing the program for 2-3 weeks and miss a whole week. In this case I would pick up where you left off instead of completely starting over again especially if it's a program like insanity or turbofire. The workouts are so exhausting to the body and you don't want to run out of gas and get discouraged if you don't finish.
How many days did you miss?

If you miss a day of working out then don't sweat it! It's not the end of the world. If you know in advance that morning or the night before that you will be missing a workout then you absolutely need to make sure your diet is solid that day and stick to the nutrition guide since you will not be exercising. This is crucial. If you missed a whole week then I suggest picking up where you left off, but if this is your 2nd or 3rd round and your in decent shape you need to go back and do what you missed! If you miss a day of working out make sure you eat a little less calories the next day when you exercise to get you back on the right track.

All in all if you miss a day of working out it's okay. The important thing is that you don't have more off days than workout days, then that becomes a problem. Show up every day. Be consistent with your diet and exercise and the results will pay off in huge dividends!