Driftline Analytics

The science layer missing from every wearable.

TrueZone is the first unified model of human physiology. Three parameters extracted from ordinary heart rate data. Every fitness and metabolic metric derived. No lab required.

Try it — adjust the three parameters

Endurance
65%
Max speed
28.0 km/h
HR peak
190 bpm

Derived outputs

20:01
5K
1:37:00
Half marathon
3:27:17
Marathon
61 ml/kg/min
VO₂max
120 bpm
LT1 heart rate
167 bpm
LT2 heart rate
11.0 km/h
Endurance threshold
15.3 km/h
Critical threshold

The Model

Three parameters. Everything derived.

TrueZone fits a physiological ODE to your heart rate signal using Bayesian accumulation. From three converged parameters, the entire fitness and metabolic profile follows.

E

Endurance

The first direct measure of aerobic endurance. Reflects fat-oxidation capacity, mitochondrial density, and slow-twitch fiber ratio. Scale: 0–100%.

V

Max Speed

Maximum neuromuscular speed capacity. Derived from the model's characteristic speed parameter. Determines the top of the intensity scale.

P

HR Peak

Model-predicted maximum heart rate, determined geometrically from heart rate kinetics. No maximal test needed. Anchors the P-scale.

Derived from E, V, and P

Endurance (E)
True HRmax
VO₂max
Exercise thresholds
Individualized HR zones
Race time prediction
Fat oxidation rate
Energy expenditure
Metabolic Fitness Index
Recovery kinetics
Training load
Cardiac drift
28,000+
Validated sessions
3
Sports validated
~6 bpm
Median prediction error
2045
Patent protection

Beyond Sport

Metabolic health from heart rate.

Endurance (E) is the strongest wearable-accessible predictor of cardiorespiratory fitness—itself the strongest predictor of all-cause mortality. TrueZone extends into metabolic zones, fat oxidation tracking, and the Metabolic Fitness Index (MFI).

MFI

Metabolic Fitness Index

Quantifies metabolic flexibility, fat oxidation efficiency, and glucose response.

MZ

Metabolic Zones

Track substrate strain and metabolic inflexibility in obesity, ageing, and insulin resistance.

EE

Energy Expenditure

Separates basal, activity, and feeding components from HR analytics.

EI

Energy Intake

Pilot-scale modelling of postprandial thermic effect from HR signal dynamics.

“Driftline's work lays the groundwork for next-generation metabolic monitoring solutions that support healthier aging and improved population health.”

Willum Thor Thorsson

Former Minister of Health, Iceland (2021–2024)

For Platform Partners

Today's wearables measure heart rate with millisecond precision. They still can't read what it means.

Across Garmin, Apple, WHOOP, Polar, COROS, and every other platform, the science layer is the same: a VO₂max estimate, fixed percentage zones, and heuristic recovery scores. No individualized thresholds. No endurance modelling. No metabolic insight. TrueZone is the missing layer—an SDK that turns existing heart rate data into real physiology.