Calm Mode Breathing
Calm Mode is a guided breathing exercise built directly into your logging flow — evidence-based, fast, and designed to lower your reading before you take it, not just talk about wellness in the abstract.
What Calm Mode gives you
Evidence-based 4-4-6 protocol
Based on published slow-paced breathing research, shown to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and help lower systolic blood pressure before a reading.
Four breathing protocols
Choose Calm (4-4-6), 4-7-8, Box breathing (4-4-4-4), or Coherent breathing (5-5), each paced by an on-screen animation.
Log right after
Take your reading immediately after a session and see the before/after impact saved directly to your history.
How Calm Mode works
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Open Calm Mode
Tap into Calm Mode from the CardiLog home screen before you take a reading.
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Choose a breathing protocol
Pick Calm (4-4-6), 4-7-8, Box breathing (4-4-4-4), or Coherent breathing (5-5).
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Follow the on-screen animation
Breathe along with the paced inhale, hold, and exhale animation for a few guided cycles.
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Log your reading right after
Take your blood pressure immediately after the session — the before/after comparison is saved to your history automatically.
Calm Mode Breathing — FAQ
Does the breathing exercise in Calm Mode actually help?
Calm Mode uses an evidence-based 4-4-6 breathing protocol, based on published slow-paced breathing research showing it can help lower systolic blood pressure before a reading.
How long does a Calm Mode session take?
Sessions are short by design — a few guided breathing cycles, typically a couple of minutes — so it fits right before you log a reading.
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