What is the breathing age test?

A simple test: after a normal exhale, you hold your breath as long as it stays comfortable. That time, combined with your age and two answers (smoking, activity), gives your level out of 5 and your breathing age. It is not a medical exam.

The 60-second test, your level and your breathing age are free, no credit card (an email account is all the age needs). The 28-day path and the ten exercises are included in the 7-day free trial, then the subscription starts at $8.99 a month or $39.99 a year, cancel anytime.

You choose 3, 5 or 10 minutes and the time of day that suits you. Every session fits in that time: a single exercise whose number of cycles adapts. You can change the rhythm anytime without losing your progress.

Can I breathe with other people?

Yes. Every Sunday at 8 pm, “Sunday together” brings all members together on the same exercise, each at home, with a reminder one hour before. The “With a friend” feature also lets you breathe with someone remotely, using a session code. You can propose a seven-day duo to a member, send a breath of encouragement and follow the weekly challenge. Your profile stays private if you prefer.

How long does it take to see results?

The effect of a session is felt right away: the breath settles, calm returns. Your breath hold is measured every week with the retest; that is where your breathing-age curve takes shape, week after week.

Are the exercises suitable for beginners?

Yes. The test places you on one of 5 levels and every exercise sets its timing to that level: a beginner inhales for 4 seconds where an advanced practitioner inhales for 8. The first week stays gentle, and the level only goes up when your retests confirm it.

What happens after the 28 days?

You get your review: breathing age before and after, sessions done, streak, best hold. Then you continue for 28 more days with more advanced exercises, or you switch goal. Your streak carries on.

What's the difference with Calm, Headspace or other apps?

BreathLife is 100% specialized in breathing, not meditation or podcasts. The test measures your level, the path follows from it, and every session is guided by a real voice, in English and French, with captions.

Do I need an internet connection?

To create your account, sync your progress and see the community, yes. The voices and exercises are inside the app.

Free test · 60 seconds

What's your breathing age?

60 seconds to measure it. Then 28 days of voice-guided sessions to bring it down: less stress, better sleep, more energy.

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How breathing age is calculated: breath hold after exhale, thresholds by age, limits

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Most of us breathe too fast without realising it

Do you recognize yourself in any of these situations?

Constant stress

Your chest feels tight, your jaw is clenched. The slightest setback overwhelms you.

Restless nights

You wake up tired even after 8 hours of sleep. Your mind races at bedtime.

Unexplained fatigue

You run out of energy by midday, for no apparent reason.

Anxiety episodes

Your heart races without warning. You struggle to regain control.

BreathLife - breath-hold test with personalized levels

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Your breathing level in 60 seconds

After a normal exhale, you hold your breath as long as it stays comfortable. That time, your age and two answers (smoking, activity) place you on one of 5 levels. The test and your level are free, no sign-up.

TightBreathing often under tension right now

ShallowPlenty of room to grow, often with fatigue

OptimalAverage range, room for improvement

EfficientGood breathing control

ExceptionalBreath hold well above the benchmark for your age

Your level then sets the timing of every exercise: inhales, holds, exhales.

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Do you breathe older than your age?

The same test calculates your breathing age: a number that compares your breath with others your age. Your level and your breathing age are free, an email account is all it takes; the 28-day path comes with the 7-day free trial. You retest at the end of each week of your path and watch the curve drop.

🫁Calculated from your breath hold, your age and your answers

📅A retest every week, same time, same position

📉Your curve and your best hold in the Progress tab

Discover my breathing age

BreathLife - today's session of the path

Day 12 · week 2

Clear Mind · 6 min

Tomorrow: Deep Sleep

28-day path

A path, not a list of exercises

Pick your goal. Every day a 3, 5 or 10-minute session is waiting, guided by the voice, with a different exercise from the day before. Weeks build up gently, at your level.

4 goals: less stress, better sleep, more energy, athletic performance

One exercise per session; the number of cycles adapts to the time you chose

Retest every week, milestones celebrated on days 3, 7, 14, 21 and 28

On day 28: your before / after review, then 28 more days with more advanced exercises, or a new goal

Start my path

Measure my breathing age

Free test · 60 seconds, right here on the site

What happens after the test?

Three steps, a few minutes a day

Your tailored path

Goal, current symptoms, available time and practice hour: BreathLife builds 28 days of sessions from your measured level, not from a generic questionnaire.

A guided session every day

A circle that breathes with you, a voice that sets the pace, captions if you prefer silence. All you do is follow.

Your curve goes down

Every week, a 60-second retest. Your breathing age, best hold and minutes breathed show up in Progress, week after week.

Why BreathLife over other apps?

A test, not a questionnaire: your level is measured, and every exercise is tuned to it

A path that moves forward: new exercises over the weeks, a retest every week, a review on day 28

Specialized in breathing, voice-guided in English and French, not a meditation app that does everything halfway

10 voice-guided exercises, tuned to your level

3, 5 or 10 minutes per session · 5 levels · voice and captions in English and French

Popular

Steady Heart

Coherent breathing, 6 breaths a minute

Popular

Instant Calm

Box breathing to calm the nervous system

Deep Reset

Belly breathing, the foundation of everything

Let Go

Long exhale to release tension

Popular

Deep Sleep

4-7-8 for deep sleep

Clear Mind

Alternate nostril breathing to clear the mind

Athlete's Breath

Alternate nostrils with retention, for stability

Energy Boost

Fast breathing to wake up your energy

Grounding

Three equal counts to settle the mind

Gentle Hold

Box breathing with a longer empty-lung hold

Keep going

A streak protected by jokers you earn (the first one is free), stars and badges, a weekly challenge (5 days out of 7 for the green star), “Sunday together” every Sunday at 8 pm, breaths of encouragement and a reminder that adapts to the time you actually practise. On iPhone, your minutes breathed are added to Apple Health.

42 badges to unlock

Daily streak protected by jokers

Star system

1 per session

5 yellow = 1 orange

5 orange = 1 green, or a weekly challenge won (5 days out of 7)

5 green = 1 blue

BreathLife - breathing badges and rewards page

BreathLife - classement communautaire et encouragements entre pratiquants

“Sunday together” at 8 pm: everyone breathes the same exercise at the same time, each at home

Weekly challenge (5 days out of 7: green star, 7 out of 7: a joker), leaderboard, “Right now” feed and breaths of encouragement

Breathe together remotely with a session code, or as a duo for seven days

"The first and last cycles are always voice-guided, the middle rotates: all you do is follow."

Davy— Founder of BreathLife

Pricing

Simple, no surprises

The 60-second test, your level and your breathing age are free: an email account is all it takes, no credit card. The 28-day path, the ten exercises and the tracking come with the trial.

7 days free

then

$8.99 / month

$39.99 / year

that's $3.33 a month

Website prices, cancel anytime from your receipt email. On the App Store or Google Play, monthly is $9.99 and is managed from your Apple or Google account; your store applies your local price.

What the trial unlocks

Your breathing age curve, with a retest every week
The 28-day path tuned to your goal and level
The 10 voice-guided exercises, in English and French
Streak, badges, weekly challenge, Sunday together, With a friend, duo, Apple Health

Start with the free test · 60 s

The test comes first: you see your level before deciding.

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They transformed their breathing

"In 2 weeks, I significantly reduced my stress. The test opened my eyes about my breathing. I didn't think it was that bad."

Sophie M.

— 34, corporate manager

"I sleep much better since using BreathLife. The evening session has become my ritual."

Thomas L.

— 28, developer

"Even as a yoga teacher, I learned things about my breathing. The test is a tool I recommend to all my students."

Camille R.

— 41, yoga teacher

"I had regular anxiety attacks. After 3 weeks on the path, I regained control."

Julien B.

— 52, entrepreneur

60 s

to measure your breath

days of guided path

exercises, EN and FR voice

Take the free test

60 seconds, right here · then a 7-day trial in the app

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