Skipping a day of excersise 3 weeks into new program

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I'm just curious about this, and I'm having trouble finding a website which answers this particular question I've got.

I started excersising on my excersise bike at home 3 weeks ago. I've been on it about 25 to 30 min 3 days a week, every Mon, Wed, and Fri. But I skipped my excersise yesterday due to feeling nausous all day. That's happened before and it rarely lasts more than a day or two, and it's better now.

But my question is: I skipped yesterday and will be doing it today instead, it's been 4 days since my last workout, when it's normally been 3 when I've worked out on Mondays, so will me skipping that extra day only 3 weeks into my program be like me starting over from scratch? I've usually always heard that 6 weeks after beginning an excersise routine is when you start feeling results. But with me this time going from Fri to Tues without excersising instead of from Fri to Mon, will it still be 6 weeks from my starting point 3 weeks ago when I'll start to feel more fit? Or will it now be 6 weeks from today when I start to feel more fit?

It's a very specific question that I couldn't quite find the answer to googling it. Do any of you have any ideas on what the answer is to this question?

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SkullsNRoses

1 year ago

I highly doubt that skipping one day will make a noticeable difference, it’s only when skipping days becomes a habit that your progress will slow down.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  1 year ago
  
  I've been quite sure that missing one day won't make any difference, if I've been working out for more than 6 weeks or a couple of months, and/or if I was excersising like 5 days a week. Still working out 4 days a week is pretty good. I just wasn't sure about doing 2 instead of 3 days a week after only 3 weeks of doing only 3/week.
  But you may be right, it still may not make a difference
  
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1WeirdGuy

1 year ago

I dont want to discourage you from keeping up with your routine but 3 days a week is not the optimal amount you'd want to workout anyway. You should not skip days. If anything you should do 4 days a week.

You will feel results I'm sure at the very least when walking up stairs and stuff but generally you want to do more.

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  1 year ago
  
  You are right. They've said that 20-30 min, 3 times a week is the bare minimum for getting in shape. But at my age, now in my mid 40s, that will probably just be maintance and nothing more (maintenance is better than not excersising and letting your heart and muscles continue to lose condition). But if I want to actually build my fitness level, I probably should do 5 days a week.
  
  Also, from what I know, the excersise bike will maintain or build the condition of my heart, but the rest of my muscles will still keep gradually weakening at my age unless I add some strength routines around the excersise bike sessions. I haven't even done that yet. Now may be a good time to start by moving the bike sessions to 5 days a week, and for like 3 of those days to start doing something like sets of pushups and situps to start toning or at least maintaining my chest and abs, at least to start with. Then I can add more excersises as I go on. It's probably best not to start with too much when I'm in my 40s and have been out of shape for years.
  Do you think it'd be better to do the muscle toning excersises before or after the bike?
  
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  - 1WeirdGuy
    
    1 year ago
    
    Its better to do the strength stuff before the bike. That way you can get as much work done to your muscles as possible without being too fatigued. I sometimes do the excersize bike while watching TV and put on sweat pants and hoodie so I dont get sweat everywhere.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      1 year ago
      
      Yeah. I do remember reading somewhere that if you do strength excersises before aerobic, then the extra blood pumping through your just worked out muscles while doing aerobic helps to repair and build them faster.
      
      I've read too though that if you do a little aerobic before strength, then it helps you do strength excersises more efficiently because you've already got blood pumping through your muscles more freely, plus it limbers them up. But I think I read that only around 5 min is all that's nessesary with that. So I'll still do most of the aerobic afterwards. I'll do like 5 min on the bike before the strength excersises, and then 20 to 25 min afterwards. 25 to 30 min is what I'm doin on bike now anyway.
      
      I just haven't started the strength yet, didn't want to bite off more than I could chew, I want to get my body a little more adjusted to not being totally sedentary anymore. I was living a total couch potato lifestyle for a while up til few weeks ago. Actually, a bed potato half the time, I watch alot of TV and YouTube in bed
      
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      - 1WeirdGuy
        
        1 year ago
        
        Yeah thats good then the bike will definitely help you over time be able to exert yourself more over time. Eventually you'll have more energy to lift weights. Cardio actually helps you in your weight lifting if you do it often. But you should also look into intermittent fasting if you wanna drop weight FAST. When I decide to lose weight I just eat after work only and after that time I eat whatever I want after work. So I skip breakfast and lunch then drink protein shake and workout then come home and eat anything I want until I go to sleep. You dont have to do it that extreme but you'd be surprised how quick your body adapts and you no longer even feel like eating through the day. I usually drop from 240lbs to about 215 in only a month in a half or 2 months. But I also use to box and had to lose weight fast so im kinda good at it.
        
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AsterBean

1 year ago

It's your body and the results will be specific to you.

It's not about how long ago you started as long as you get back into the routine. The longer you do the same routine, the more your body will miss it. So right now may be more difficult to get back in the swing of things as opposed to doing the same thing for 5 years where you really notice if you missed a few days.

I think you may be overthinking this a bit. Just get on that bike!

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  1 year ago
  
  Yeah, you're right about missing it more once you're in shape. Years ago when I was like 19 and younger, if I missed days, I couldn't wait til my next workout, it gave me great relief and even got those endorphins going after each workout. I would feel more relaxed, but not wiped out. Now, it's almost the reverse. I hadn't done much excersise in years up until 3 weeks ago, and I'm now in my 40s. I'll take your advice and stay on that bike.
  
  I'll also try and add a few other things around it. The excersise bike is only aerobic, so I think I'll need to start doing some strength excersises too, even if I just begin with some pushups and situps to tone up my chest and abs. It'd be better to start with that and not some heavy body builder program, not when I'm in my 40s and haven't worked out in years. After I've been doing that for a couple of months, then I can up my routine.
  
  One other question which different people have had different opinions about, would it be better to do my sets of pushups and situps before my 25-30 min on the bike, or after?
  
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  - AsterBean
    
    1 year ago
    
    I'm no kinesiologist, but I think strength and toning before aerobic exercise. But try yoga, it will include more muscle groups than a single action like sit ups. Focusing on core strength will make the bike work more effective too.
    
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      1 year ago
      
      Ok, I'll look into that. I'm sure there are better core strengthening excersises than situps. Plus, them and pushups have become pretty old school excersises. I was just mentioning them as basic examples of something not too heavy yet effective to begin with.
      And I think I will choose to do that before the bike
      
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Yaidin

1 year ago

Your body has no calendar. I'm doing a small workout everyday, but had some days where I skip because I feel ill or very weak because of muscle ache. Skipping a day doesn't matter much.

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  1 year ago
  
  Even only 3 weeks in when you've only been working out 3 days a week?
  
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Meowypowers

1 year ago

Pelaton doesn't quit

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  1 year ago
  
  I don't have a Pelaton bike or do a Pelaton style workout, Mr Meowy🐱powers🐆🐈🐱 But eventually if I can work up to a higher level of fitness, maybe I could be ready for Pelaton, and become a really strong fit and slender cat. But I'm working on getting in better shape.
  
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