Healthspan: Data Meets Longevity

Healthspan pairs 24/7 WHOOP data with decades of longevity science to show how today’s choices shape your future health. If you want the deep dive — from the math behind the algorithms to early findings on WHOOP Age and key health metrics  — grab the white paper below.

Head here to read the Healthspan white paper.

Executive Summary

WHOOP has launched a groundbreaking feature designed to translate your daily choices into long-term health insights. Healthspan introduces two powerful metrics — WHOOP Age and Pace of Aging — to help members understand how behaviors like sleep, exercise, and recovery influence their risk of chronic disease and mortality.

• Two metrics that demystify aging, and make it actionable WHOOP Age translates six months of your sleep, activity, and fitness data into a proxy for your physiological age, while Pace of Aging acts like a speedometer that updates every week to tell you the rate at which your WHOOP age is changing.
• Nine science-backed contributors Sleep Duration & Consistency, Steps, Heart Rate Zone Minutes, Strength Activity, VO₂ Max, Resting Heart Rate, and Lean Body Mass each add or subtract “years” to your WHOOP age, based on evidence-based thresholds for health optimization rather than population averages.
• Anchored in all-cause mortality research, not guesswork The Healthspan algorithm maps every contributor to published hazard-ratios for all-cause mortality, then corrects for overlaps so no single habit is double-counted. Internal research demonstrated that WHOOP Age correlates with both perceived health and presence of chronic conditions, validating it as a meaningful metric.
• Actionable by design Unlike other functional and physiological metrics you can’t influence, Healthspan is actionable. It empowers you to make changes now that add up to a healthier, longer life.

What the white paper includes

• Foreword by Dr. Eric Verdin, Buck Institute CEO
• Author roster & acknowledgements
• Introduction: why healthspan matters
• Scientific framework: from Gompertz’ Law to effective age
• Feature deep-dive: WHOOP Age & Pace of Aging
• Component guide: the nine metrics and their targets
• Early insights and normative values
• Strengths, limitations, and future directions

Read the white paper and start exploring the science behind Healthspan.