Wow, I'm average

[johnridley]

I finally got around to getting blood work done, for the first time in years. I just got the results, and every SINGLE number is almost exactly in the center of the "normal" range. I guess average isn't bad, in this case.

Well, at least I can finally fill out the stupid wellness assessment. Last time I got 96% only because I didn't have these numbers to plug in.

Comments

[jennlk]

Blood chemistry /= fitness level, though. You don't want high or low. Yeah, some of those numbers (ldl/hdl cholesterol, f'rex) can be affected by exercise/fitness level, but most of them are more affected by diet or genetics.

Last year, all my blood numbers were smack dab in the middle of healthy -- there was a smiley face on the printout -- and I certainly wasn't spending 2+ hours a day exercising.

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Well, 75 minutes a day.