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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.