Turn nervous into ready before your BIG moment.
Rilo gets you ready for the moments that matter, with a personalized warmup built on performance science. You keep the energy. You lose the shakiness. You go in ready.
Start my free warmupWhen it matters, you need
Energy
The adrenaline doesn't go anywhere. It stops feeling like fear and starts feeling like drive, and you walk in switched on.
Clarity
The loop of what-ifs goes quiet. You hear the question, read the room, and think in full sentences.
Focus
Not everything at once. One thing: how you'll start. Your first line, your first answer. The rest follows.
Composure
Steady voice. Still hands. A pace you control. You look like you belong in the room, and you feel it.
Built for the moments that make your heart beat faster.
Interview
Walk in present and answer like you prepared.
Exam
The noise settles. You read the question and start.
Presentation or speech
Take the floor steady and hold it.
Sales call
Get out of your head and into the conversation.
A day that matters
Start strong instead of catching up all morning.
Three steps. Then you go.
Pick your moment.
Interview, exam, presentation, sales call, or any big day.
Follow the warmup.
A few minutes that turn the nerves into drive.
Walk in.
Energy up, hands steady, head clear.
The research says: don't calm down. Get ready.
Reframing your nerves as excitement helps you perform better.
Trying to calm down doesn't help much. Saying “I'm excited” does: people who reframed their nerves as excitement sang, spoke and solved maths problems better than people who tried to relax. Rilo helps you make that switch before you walk in.
Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business School
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2014A set routine helps you perform when the pressure's on.
Top athletes use one before every big moment, and it works: across 15 sports, a routine improved performance, including under pressure. Rilo gives you your own routine for interviews, exams and presentations.
Anton Rupprecht, Ulrich Tran and Peter Gröpel, University of Vienna
International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2021Slow breathing settles a racing body.
A few minutes of slow, paced breathing switches on your body's calming response, so the shakiness eases and you feel steadier. A review of 223 studies found the effect holds up again and again.
Sylvain Laborde and colleagues, German Sport University Cologne
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022
Rilo turns these findings into a warmup you can do in a hallway, before any moment that matters.
Walk in ready, every time. Make Rilo part of your routine.
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For people who perform every week.
- Unlimited warmups
- Build your warmup
- Voices library
- Custom blocks
10 Warmups
$9.90 once
99¢ per warmup. No subscription.
For the occasional big moment.
- 10 warmups
- Valid for 12 months
Lifetime
Founding offer$29.90 once
No recurring payment.
Pay once. Keep it.
- Unlimited warmups, for good
- Build your warmup
- Voices library
- Custom blocks
Every plan includes all six event types, narration, music, and scheduled reminders.
FAQ
How do I turn nerves into excitement?
Treat the racing heart as a sign you're ready, not a sign something's wrong. Nerves and excitement feel almost the same in your body, so you don't need to calm down. In a Harvard study, people who made that switch performed better than people who tried to relax. Rilo's warmup takes you through it in a few minutes.
What should I do right before a big moment?
Use the last five minutes for three things: slow your breathing, reframe the nerves, and say your opening line once. Breathe in for 4 and out for 6 for about two minutes. Then say “I'm excited” and picture your first 30 seconds. That's the warmup Rilo builds for you.
Why do my hands shake when I'm nervous?
It's adrenaline. Before a big moment your body speeds up your heart and breathing to get you ready to act, and shaky hands come with that. Slow breathing with a longer exhale, around six breaths a minute, is the quickest way to steady them. You keep the energy and lose the shake.
Will it calm me down?
That's not the goal. Rilo gets you ready. You keep the energy and use it.
Is this meditation?
No. Meditation is a daily habit. Rilo is for the minutes before your moment.
Can I use it on a normal workday?
Yes. Pick “Something else” and use it before any day you want to start strong.
Do I need sound on?
No. Everything is on screen. Sound adds narration, music and breathing cues.
Is it free?
Your first warmup is free. No card required. After that, plans start at $3 a month.
Is this a treatment for anxiety?
No. This is a pre-performance tool, not mental-health treatment or a substitute for professional care.
Your nerves are already here. Put them to work.
A few minutes, then go do your thing.