Respiratory Rate
Respiration Rate, or breathing rate, is the number of breaths per minute while at rest. Breathing rates may increase with fever, illness and other medical conditions.
This metric can be used in addition to the Resonant Breathing Score to guide users into a resonant breathing state or during another stress-relieving breathing exercise.
Respiratory Rate is returned as an integer on a scale of 6 – 48 as a part of the output response JSON, with the key respiratory_rate.
Output (breaths per minute) | Definition | Example Color Indicator | Example User Text |
0 - 12 | Slower breathing rate than average | Green | Your breathing rate at rest is low. In general, a respiratory rate for an adult is typically between 12 and 20 breaths per minute. |
12 - 20 | Average breathing rate | Green | Your breathing rate at rest is average. In general, a respiratory rate for an adult is typically between 12 and 20 breaths per minute. |
>20 | Faster breathing rate than average | Yellow | Your breathing rate at rest is high. In general, a respiratory rate for an adult is typically between 12 and 20 breaths per minute. |