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Breath work is a powerful tool for stress relief, anxiety reduction, mood improvement, and better sleep. Although many people don’t realize it, breathing exercises are great for your cardiovascular health. With regular practice, they can help improve your heart rate variability (HRV).
BreatheWell takes your breathing practice to the next level. Pro plan users enjoy instant heart performance monitoring. It measures breath work impact on your HRV and shows your cardiac performance improvement as you practice.
Our exercises will help you stay alert, focused and able to get more done during your busy day. They'll also help you relax before bedtime for faster falling asleep and better sleep quality.
Exercising with Breathewell is simple. Chose your exercise, push the Start button and follow on-screen guidance.
Our Pro plan users will benefit from ability to set customizable exercise length for uninterrupted practice up to 10 minutes.
ON REMOTE PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGY (rPPG)
Under the hood of BreatheWell vital signs estimation functionality is remote plethysmography technology. rPPG iuses the same principles as regular plethysmography, the one which is widely used in smartwatches and regular finger pulseoxymeters. rPPG analyzes ambient light reflected from your complexion and changes in capillaries invisible for human eye as blood flows through from heartbeat to heartbeat.
For a deeper overview of the rPPG scientific background, refer to MIT-hosted page on the topic.
http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~djmcduff/assets/remote-physiology.html
IMPORTANT NOTICE
BreatheWell is NOT a medical or diagnostic product. The technology used for vital signs estimation is does not substitute medical-grade devices by any mean. The displayed vital signs are estimations and should be treated as such. They are not intended for medical use, including self-diagnosis or consultation with a doctor. All data is provided solely for general fitness and wellness purposes. To undergo any treatment or diagnosis, consult with a medical professional.
DATA PRIVACY
In order to estimate vital signs, the BreatheWell app uses only a selfie-video stream capturing a small region of skin on the upper cheek of a person's face. No identifiable features are analyzed. For trends and history, the app saves vital signs estimation results only within the secure Apple Health app's storage on an opt-in basis. Users can remove the data from the Apple Health app at any time.
