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Your free BOLT score
Two minutes. One breath hold. A simple measure of how you breathe at rest.
What it is
The Body Oxygen Level Test
From the Oxygen Advantage® method: how long you can comfortably hold after a normal breath out, until your body first asks to breathe. Higher usually means lighter, calmer breathing.
- Sit & settleSit upright and relax for a minute.
- Breathe normallyQuiet breaths in and out through your nose.
- Normal breath outAfter a normal exhale, pinch your nose.
- Start the timerHit Start as you pinch.
- Stop at the first urgeStop at the first definite urge to breathe, not your max.
- Breathe calmlyLet go and resume calm nasal breathing.
Don't hold to your limit. Your first breath after should be calm. Skip this test if you're pregnant, or have a heart condition, high blood pressure, epilepsy or any other medical condition, unless your doctor has OK'd it. This is not a medical test or diagnosis.
Step 1
Time your BOLT
seconds
Step 2 · Optional
Nijmegen Questionnaire
16 quick questions. How often do you notice each?
Step 3
Get your results
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