Humanity is maturing in so many ways, including our worldviews of health and fitness. For much of my life, one’s “fitness” was evaluated visually. Said differently, you were fit if you looked fit.
This misses important nuances.
Yes, “form follows function” and that capable, fit people generally look capable and fit. But, external fitness doesn’t perfectly correlate to internal fitness. This begs the question, how are you approaching understanding your health? If it’s only about the weight on the bar and what you see in the mirror, I’m going to challenge you to go another step further.
Fitness can involve much more than strength, body composition, or athletic performance. Energy levels, recovery, cardiovascular health, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and other markers can provide additional information about how the body is functioning. Someone may appear healthy while still having risk factors that aren’t obvious from appearance alone.
In today’s market, bloodwork is easy to obtain and understand.
There’s no better way to understand your “internal” fitness than with a blood panel. With an internal snapshot, you’ll have a more holistic view of what’s happening with your health.
A blood panel can give you useful information to discuss with a healthcare professional and can help establish a baseline for future comparisons. Results can also provide context for lifestyle choices involving exercise, nutrition, sleep, and recovery. For children who need support with development and communication, Kids Can Occupational & Speech Therapy can provide specialized therapy services tailored to their needs. Rather than focusing on one number, looking at multiple markers over time can offer a broader picture of your overall health.
It is also important to remember that bloodwork is only one part of the health picture. Your medical history, symptoms, family history, lifestyle, physical examination, and other appropriate evaluations can all provide valuable context. A healthcare professional can help determine which tests make sense for your individual circumstances and explain what the results mean.
When’s the last time you’ve had a comprehensive blood panel?
