How to pause a fitness challenge when you're sick or traveling

To pause a fitness challenge in Puffin' when you're sick or traveling, turn on Rest in Settings. Since version 1.3 (release notes), rested days aren't held against you and Puffin' stops nudging you until you're back.

I built Puffin' because the apps I tried with my siblings felt like homework. Nothing feels more like homework than a streak reminder while you're in bed with a fever.

What Rest does

Rest marks a stretch of days as time off. You pick Traveling or Unwell, and everyone in your challenges sees that reason.

A day you rested isn't counted against you in the ✅ grid. You won't get nudges about falling short while you're resting.

Does resting change my score?

No, your total and your place in the standings stay the same. Rest doesn't add anything or take anything away.

Your workouts still count while you're resting, too. If you feel better and go for a walk on day three, it goes in like any other.

How to turn on Rest

Rest lives in Settings, under your puffin on the Feed tab.

Step	What you do
1	On the Feed tab, tap your puffin at the top, then Settings
2	Tap Rest
3	Pick Traveling or Unwell
4	Tap the first day on the calendar, then the last day
5	Tap Start resting

To rest for one day, tap the same day twice.

How long can I rest?

One rest can last up to 30 days. You can start it up to two days in the past, for the days you were too sick to open your phone, and you can book one up to 180 days ahead.

Rest ends on its own on the last day you picked. Feel better sooner and you can tap End rest now, or move the last day later if the trip runs long.

What it doesn't do yet

A rest can't run past 30 days in one go. For a longer trip, end the current rest and start another.

Rest also doesn't pause the challenge for everyone else. Your friends keep going, which is probably for the best.

Try it

Open Settings from your puffin on the Feed tab, then tap Rest. Puffin' is free on the App Store for iPhone. More at startpuffin.com.