Biological Age Testing & Optimization
Your resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the number of calories your body burns at rest to keep you alive — powering vital functions like breathing, circulation, and cell repair. It’s more than just a calorie number; it’s a window into your hormonal balance, recovery capacity, and overall metabolic health.
With PNOĒ, your RMR isn’t estimated by a generic resting metabolic rate calculator. Instead, it’s measured accurately through breath analysis, giving you science-backed data to guide your nutrition, training, and lifestyle choices with absolute confidence.
Chronological age only tells you how long you’ve been alive. Biological age measures the actual wear, tear, and efficiency of your body. A higher biological age often correlates with greater risk of frailty, cognitive decline, and chronic disease.
The good news: biological age is actionable. Healthy lifestyle changes – diet, exercise, recovery – can improve it. Lowering your biological age not only extends your lifespan but increases your healthspan: the years you live free of disease and limitation.
Chronological age only tells you how long you’ve been alive. Biological age measures the actual wear, tear, and efficiency of your body. A higher biological age often correlates with greater risk of frailty, cognitive decline, and chronic disease.
The good news: biological age is actionable. Healthy lifestyle changes – diet, exercise, recovery – can improve it. Lowering your biological age not only extends your lifespan but increases your healthspan: the years you live free of disease and limitation.
Your VO2 Max – the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise – is one of the most powerful predictors of biological age. Higher VO2 Max means better cardiovascular health, greater endurance, and, in effect, a younger body.
In 2016, the American Heart Association recommended VO2 Max be recorded as routinely as blood pressure because it predicts mortality risk better than smoking, high blood pressure, or cholesterol. Improving VO2 Max through targeted training can directly lower your biological age.
Aging and metabolism are deeply connected. With age, metabolic rate often declines, muscle mass decreases, and fat mass increases – accelerating biological aging.
Exercise and proper nutrition break this cycle. Regular training improves body composition, insulin sensitivity, and cardiovascular fitness – all key factors in slowing aging.
Many of these metrics – VO2 Max, resting metabolic rate (RMR), oxygen efficiency – are measured through breath analysis using PNOĒ’s clinical-grade system.
1. Comprehensive Breath Analysis
An 8 minute non-invasive breath test measures 23 biomarkers including VO2 Max, RMR, respiratory efficiency, and fat vs. carbohydrate burn rates with lab-grade accuracy.
2. Personalized Action Plan
Based on your results, PNOĒ delivers a tailored exercise, nutrition and bio-optimization plan. If your VO2 Max or metabolic rate is below optimal, it prescribes specific cardio zones, strength training, and dietary strategies to improve them.
3. Longevity Tracking
Your progress is tracked through the PNOĒ Health Dashboard, integrating re-tests, wearable data, and other assessments to show how your biological age is improving.
How PNOĒ Optimizes Your Biological Age
An 8 minute non-invasive breath test measures 23 biomarkers including VO2 Max, RMR, respiratory efficiency, and fat vs. carbohydrate burn rates with lab-grade accuracy.
2. Personalized Action Plan
Based on your results, PNOĒ delivers a tailored exercise, nutrition and bio-optimization plan. If your VO2 Max or metabolic rate is below optimal, it prescribes specific cardio zones, strength training, and dietary strategies to improve them.
3. Longevity Tracking
Your progress is tracked through the PNOĒ Health Dashboard, integrating re-tests, wearable data, and other assessments to show how your biological age is improving.
Biological Age | Insights Across Life Stages
The opportunity: build strong habits now. Regular physical activity, good sleep, and quality nutrition set the foundation for staying younger — physiologically — for decades to come.
This is when aging begins to accelerate for many. Hormonal changes — such as estrogen decline during menopause or a drop in testosterone for men — impact muscle retention and body fat distribution.
Inflammation tends to rise as well, which increases cardiovascular and metabolic risks. But midlife is also the best time to intervene: studies show that targeted exercise, proper nutrition, and recovery habits can significantly delay the onset of functional decline.
With age, cell regeneration slows and the immune system weakens. Cellular stress, loss of lean mass, and reduced respiratory efficiency all contribute to lower physical resilience.
But the aging curve isn’t fixed. Research shows that consistent exercise, a plant-rich diet, and stress management can still improve performance metrics and delay decline. By staying active — both mentally and physically — and tracking health markers regularly, you can continue to move, think, and live well beyond your expected years.
