Advanced Fitness Blood Test, from our experts to you.
Dr Sam Rodgers MBBS, MRCGPChief Medical Officer
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What is a fitness blood test?
Our Advanced Fitness Blood Test is a venous test (which means your blood is taken from a vein in your arm) that offers an advanced understanding of biomarkers that can affect your fitness goals, whether in the gym or on the sports field.
What can I learn from a fitness blood test?
With insights into muscle mass (testosterone), anaemia and low energy (iron status and vitamin B12), as well as stress and over-training (cortisol), you can also check nutritional markers which can affect your training progress. Our profile also includes tests for general health, such as liver and kidney function, cholesterol, and diabetes.
When should take this test?
You can take our test as a snap-shot at any time or take it over a period of time to track your results and help you understand what works for you.
What's Included?
How to prepare for your test?
Special Instructions
Prepare for your Advanced Fitness Blood Test by following these instructions. Please take your sample before 10am. Take this test when any symptoms of short-term illness have settled. Avoid heavy exercise for 48 hours beforehand. Avoid fatty foods for eight hours before your test, you do not need to fast. Hormonal contraception can affect this test, taking a break from this and using barrier contraception will give more accurate results. Corticosteroid medication can affect this test, ask your doctor whether to stop before testing. You should take this test before you take any medication or vitamin/mineral supplements. Do not take biotin supplements for two days before this test, discuss this with your doctor if it is prescribed. Do not take vitamin B12 for two weeks prior to this test. If your B12 is prescribed ask your doctor whether to stop.