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Pace of Aging Test

February 5, 2026
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Do I need a Pace of Aging test?

A Pace of Aging test is most useful if you’re experiencing changes that make you wonder how quickly your body is wearing down compared to your actual age. This might include new or worsening symptoms like fatigue, memory lapses, or slower recovery from exercise. It’s also relevant if you have a family history of early-onset age-related diseases, or if you’re entering a major life stage—such as midlife, menopause, or retirement—when health risks can shift. Big changes in your lifestyle, like starting a new medication, intense training, or a significant diet overhaul, are also good reasons to consider this test. In these moments, knowing your biological pace of aging (sometimes called “biological age acceleration”) can help you understand how your choices or genetics may be influencing your long-term health.When combined with its usual partner tests—like standard blood panels or inflammation markers—a Pace of Aging result adds a broader perspective. It helps you see not just where you are now, but how fast you’re moving along the aging path. Repeat testing is most valuable if you’re actively making changes or managing a condition, as it can show whether your efforts are slowing or speeding up your biological aging. If your health and habits are stable, retesting often won’t change your decisions.

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If you’ve been postponing blood testing for years or feel frustrated by doctor appointments and limited lab panels, you are not alone. Standard healthcare is often reactive, focusing on testing only after symptoms appear or leaving patients in the dark.

Superpower flips that approach. We give you full insight into your body with over 100 biomarkers, personalized action plans, long-term tracking, and answers to your questions, so you can stay ahead of any health issues.

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Key benefits of Pace of Aging Test

- Reveal how quickly your body is aging compared to your actual age. - Spot early signs of accelerated aging before symptoms appear. - Flag hidden health risks linked to faster biological aging, like heart or metabolic issues. - Guide lifestyle or treatment choices to slow aging and protect long-term health. - Track how changes in diet, exercise, or sleep impact your aging pace over time. - Clarify if unexplained fatigue or slow recovery may relate to faster aging processes. - Support planning for fertility or pregnancy by highlighting age-related health trends. - Best interpreted alongside other health markers and your personal health history.

What is Pace of Aging Test

Pace of Aging is a composite biomarker that measures how quickly or slowly a person’s body is aging at the biological level, compared to their actual years lived. It is not a single molecule or gene, but rather a calculated score derived from tracking changes in multiple biological systems over time. These systems include cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, kidney, and lung function, among others. The Pace of Aging is typically determined by analyzing patterns in a set of blood-based and physiological markers (such as cholesterol, blood sugar, inflammation markers, and organ function tests) collected at different points in a person’s life.

This biomarker reflects the overall rate at which the body’s tissues and organs are accumulating wear and tear, or “biological aging,” as opposed to simply counting birthdays (chronological age). A faster Pace of Aging suggests that the body is experiencing age-related changes more rapidly, while a slower pace indicates more resilient, youthful function. By capturing the dynamic process of aging across multiple systems, the Pace of Aging provides a holistic snapshot of how well the body is maintaining itself over time.

Why is Pace of Aging Test

Pace of Aging is a biomarker that captures how quickly your body’s cells, tissues, and organs are wearing down compared to what’s typical for your age. Unlike a single lab value, it reflects the cumulative stress and repair happening across all major systems—cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, and more. This measure matters because it predicts how resilient you are to disease, how well you recover from stress, and how long you’re likely to stay healthy and independent.

Most people fall in the middle of the reference range, which aligns with the expected rate of biological aging for their chronological age. When the pace is slower than average, it signals that your body is maintaining and repairing itself efficiently. People with a slower pace of aging often feel energetic, recover quickly from illness, and show fewer signs of age-related decline. In children and teens, a slower pace supports healthy growth and development; in adults, it’s linked to better cognitive and physical function.

A faster pace of aging means the body is accumulating damage more quickly than expected. This can show up as fatigue, slower healing, memory lapses, or early onset of chronic conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes. Women may notice changes in reproductive health, while men might experience earlier declines in muscle strength. In pregnancy, a faster pace can affect both maternal and fetal health.

Ultimately, Pace of Aging weaves together signals from every organ system, offering a window into your body’s true biological age. It connects deeply to inflammation, metabolic health, and resilience, making it a powerful predictor of long-term vitality and risk for age-related diseases.

What insights will I get from Pace of Aging Test

Pace of Aging estimates how fast your body is accumulating biological wear compared with the passage of calendar time. Instead of looking at one organ or one molecule, it combines patterns in many biomarkers to capture whole‑system aging processes across metabolism, cardiovascular and lung function, kidney and liver health, immune activation, and tissue repair. It essentially asks: “How many years of biological change are happening for each year you live?”

Low values usually reflect a slower-than-average rate of biological change. In plain terms, your organs and tissues are “wearing in” more slowly. This often tracks with better cardiorespiratory fitness, more resilient blood vessels, steadier blood sugar and lipids, less chronic inflammation, and more robust repair mechanisms. Younger adults naturally tend to show lower Pace of Aging, and in large studies this pattern associates with better physical function, sharper cognition, and healthier reproductive and immune profiles over time.

Being in range suggests your biological changes are roughly keeping pace with your chronological age. This implies relative stability: organ systems are adapting without clear evidence of accelerated damage or decline. Many research groups consider values near or modestly below a one‑to‑one pace (one biological year per calendar year) as desirable, though exact thresholds differ across algorithms and cohorts.

High values usually reflect faster-than-average biological change. Multiple systems may be under higher strain: stiffer blood vessels, rising metabolic and inflammatory burden, slower tissue repair, and reduced physiological reserve. In population studies, higher Pace of Aging is linked with earlier onset of age‑related conditions, reduced physical capacity, and greater cognitive and immune vulnerability, even when standard lab tests still look “normal.”

Notes: Interpretation depends on the specific algorithm, the biomarkers included, age, sex, ethnicity, and acute illness at the time of measurement. Different research groups and commercial tests may report values on slightly different scales.

Pace of Aging Test and your health

Pace of Aging estimates how quickly your body is accumulating wear and tear compared with the average person your age, integrating signals from many organs and systems over time.

Energy & Muscles

A *faster* Pace of Aging is often linked to lower endurance, slower recovery from exercise, and loss of muscle strength (sarcopenia). Mitochondrial efficiency, chronic inflammation, and hormonal balance (thyroid, testosterone/estrogen, cortisol) all influence this. A *slower* pace tends to track with better physical performance and resilience.

Brain & Mood

An accelerated pace is associated with reduced cognitive sharpness, slower processing speed, and higher risk of depression or anxiety. Vascular health, chronic stress, sleep quality, and B12/folate status can all shape this brain aging signal.

Metabolism, Heart & Circulation

Faster aging often travels with higher blood pressure, insulin resistance, unfavorable lipids, and belly fat—conditions tied to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Liver function, kidney function, and thyroid status are common biological drivers.

Immunity & Inflammation

An increased Pace of Aging usually reflects higher chronic inflammation and immune “exhaustion,” which can mean more frequent infections and slower wound healing.

Tracking Pace of Aging helps you see how lifestyle, environment, and medical conditions are influencing long-term healthspan—early enough to change course.

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While you will have a Superpower care team, your annual membership is designed to complement a primary care doctor if you have one, not replace them.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pace of Aging Test

What is Pace of Agingbiomarker and why is it important in health?

Pace of Aging measures how quickly a person's body is aging at the biological level, reflecting changes in organs and tissues over time; it helps assess overall health and risk for age-related diseases by indicating whether someone is aging faster or slower than average.

How does a Pace of Aging test help diagnose specific conditions?

Pace of Aging tests don’t diagnose diseases; they measure biological aging speed, signaling higher risk for cardiovascular disease, dementia/cognitive decline, frailty, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney or lung disease, cancer, and mortality—guiding earlier evaluation, targeted screening and prevention, and monitoring of response to interventions to identify at-risk individuals.

What are the symptoms and risks associated with abnormal Pace of Aging levels?

High Pace of Aging: early fatigue, frailty, cognitive/memory complaints, reduced fitness, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, immune dysfunction, depression, faster disability, hospitalization, and mortality; women and disadvantaged groups often face higher burden. Low Pace of Aging: generally fewer symptoms and risks (slower functional decline).

What causes Pace of Aging levels to become abnormal?

Abnormal Pace of Aging reflects genetic predisposition; demographics (male sex, older age); and exposures: smoking, obesity/poor diet, inactivity, stress, poor sleep, pollution, heavy alcohol, and chronic disease (cardiometabolic, lung, kidney, HIV). Medical drivers include cancer therapies (chemotherapy, radiation); healthier behaviors (exercise, caloric restriction) can reduce it.

How should I prepare for a Pace of Aging test and what do the results mean?

Prepare by following kit/lab instructions: no special fasting unless told; if saliva, avoid eating, drinking, smoking 30 minutes; if blood draw, hydrate. Results: normal about 1.0 year/year; low <1.0 slower aging; high >1.0 faster aging; interpret with other labs, health history, and trends over time.

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