For gym-goers and runners
A habit tracker for fitness that keeps rest days in the plan
Progress comes from turning up week after week, and from everything around the sessions: sleep, water, mobility. Streako tracks the habits that support your training, with weekly targets so a rest day never costs you a streak.
Streako is a habit tracker, not a fitness, medical or nutrition app, and nothing here is medical or nutritional advice. Before starting a new training programme, or if you have an injury or health condition, talk to a doctor or qualified professional.
The problem
Why training consistency slips
- 1
Daily streaks punish rest days
Most trackers count days, but nobody should train hard every day. A streak that breaks every time you rest pushes you to skip recovery or to stop tracking.
- 2
The sessions get done, the rest does not
You make it to the gym or out for the run, but sleep, water and mobility work slide. They are boring, so they are the first to go.
- 3
Motivation drops after the first month
The January surge fades by February. Without someone expecting you, a missed week becomes a missed month.
How Streako helps
Built for gym-goers and runners, not for a perfect week
Weekly targets for training
Set training to 3, 4 or 5 times per week. Your streak counts weeks, so a planned rest day is part of the plan, not a miss.
Streaks and XP that reward consistency
Each check-in earns XP, harder habits earn more, and 14 badges mark milestones. Weeks of turning up become something you can see.
Challenges with your gym partner
Create a challenge for one habit, such as 3 workouts a week, and share the invite code. The live leaderboard ranks completed check-ins between the dates you set.
How each session felt
Add a mood from 1 to 5 and a short note to any check-in. Over time you can spot the weeks where sleep or stress showed up in your training.
Choosing an app
What to look for in a habit tracker for fitness
A training log records the session. A habit tracker keeps you turning up. Here is what matters for the second job, and how Streako handles it.
- Times-per-week targets
- Schedule training 3 or 4 times per week. The streak counts the weeks you hit it, so rest days are built in.
- Counts and minutes
- Count habits for glasses of water or steps, Duration habits for minutes of mobility or easy running.
- A training partner
- Start a challenge with your gym partner or running club, with one live leaderboard for up to 100 people.
- Honest stats
- Completion rates over 7, 30 and 90 days, trends and your best day of the week.
- A record of how it felt
- Add a mood from 1 to 5 and a short note to a check-in, such as a heavy legs day or a new best.
In practice
A training week, not just a session
A sample week for someone who lifts or runs. The sessions are the headline; the habits around them do the quiet work.
4 times a week
Train
Gym, run or class, tracked as a Yes / No or a Duration habit with a weekly target. Rest days do not break the streak.
Exercise: ready-made setupEvery day
Drink water
A Count habit with a target that suits your day. Add a glass or two around each session.
Drink water: ready-made setupAfter each session
Ten minutes of mobility
Stretching or mobility work, logged as minutes. The part of training most people skip.
Stretch: ready-made setupRest days
Easy steps
A walk keeps you moving without adding load. Enter your step count at the end of the day.
Walk 10,000 steps: ready-made setupWith meals
Hit your food target
If you and a coach or dietitian have set a target, such as protein servings or portions of vegetables, track it as a Count habit.
Eat vegetables: ready-made setupEvery night
Sleep on time
A consistent bedtime with an evening reminder. It is the habit that makes the others easier.
Sleep on time: ready-made setup
Start here
Good habits for gym-goers and runners
Each one comes with a ready-made setup: type, target, schedule and reminder.
Exercise
Training sessions on a weekly target, with rest days built in.
Read moreStretch
Mobility work after sessions, the habit most people skip.
Read moreDrink water
A daily count, topped up around training.
Read moreSleep on time
A steady bedtime supports everything else in the week.
Read moreWalk 10,000 steps
Easy movement on rest days, entered by hand.
Read moreEat vegetables
A simple daily count to go alongside your training.
Read moreTry a challenge
The 4-week workout challenge
Three sessions a week for four weeks, with your gym partner or running club on the same board. Rest days are built in.
See the rules and planRead the guide · 6 min
Why habit streaks work (and when they backfire)
Why a visible streak keeps you turning up, and why a weekly streak suits training better than a daily one.
Read itWhen Streako isn't the right fit
- You want to log sets, reps, weights, splits or routes. Streako tracks whether you trained, or for how many minutes, not the details of the workout.
- You want steps or workouts imported from a watch, Google Fit or Health Connect. Streako does not sync with fitness trackers; you enter totals yourself.
- You want a training plan, coaching or nutrition advice. Streako keeps the habits you choose; a coach, doctor or dietitian can help with the plan.
- You use an iPhone. Streako is Android only for now.
FAQ
Streako for gym-goers and runners: common questions
Not if you schedule training a set number of times per week. The streak counts weeks where you hit the target, so rest days are simply part of the week.
No. Streako is a habit tracker, not a workout log. Track the session as Yes / No or in minutes, and keep the detail in your training log or notebook.
No. Steps and workouts are not imported. You enter your step count or session as a check-in, which takes a few seconds.
Yes. Create a challenge for one habit, share the 8-letter invite code or QR, and up to 100 people can join the same leaderboard.
No. Streako tracks a target you choose; it does not give nutritional advice. A doctor or registered dietitian can help you set one.
No. This page explains how the app works. Talk to a doctor or qualified professional before a new programme or if you have an injury or health condition.
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Who else uses Streako
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