Healthspan Assessment

Come rested, normally fed and hydrated, in comfortable clothing and flat shoes you can walk and balance in. Bring your glasses and your usual medication list, and avoid caffeine for 3 hours (it affects blood pressure).

• Important safety noteTell us about any injury, joint replacement, dizziness or balance difficulty before we start
• RequiredNo caffeine in the 3 hours before — it changes your blood-pressure reading
• RequiredNo exercise in the 3 hours before, and no hard training for 24 hours
• RequiredNo alcohol for 24 hours
• Strongly recommendedBring flat supportive shoes you can walk and balance in
• Strongly recommendedBring your glasses and your current medication list
• Strongly recommendedArrive 10 minutes early and sit quietly before we start

Food

Eat normally — a light meal 2–3 hours before. Do not arrive fasted, and avoid a large meal in the hour before.

Hydration

Arrive normally hydrated.

Exercise

Avoid hard training in the 24 hours before, and no exercise at all in the 3 hours before — it raises blood pressure and reduces grip strength.

Caffeine / stimulants

No caffeine in the 3 hours before, as it raises blood pressure and would distort your reading. No nicotine for 30 minutes before.

Alcohol

No alcohol in the 24 hours before.

Medication

Take your prescribed medication as normal. Tell the test leader what you have taken and when, as some medication (for example beta-blockers, asthma inhalers, antihistamines) changes heart rate or breathing and must be recorded with your results. Do not change or stop medication for a test. Blood-pressure medication in particular must be recorded with your reading.

Clothing

Comfortable clothes you can walk, balance and sit-to-stand in, and flat supportive shoes. Not sandals or heels.

Arrival

Arrive 10 minutes early and sit quietly — blood pressure is measured after 5 minutes of seated rest, so rushing in changes the number.

Other

Tell us about any injury, joint replacement, dizziness or balance difficulty before you start, so we can adapt or skip a measurement safely. A skipped measurement is recorded as not performed — never as zero. Cancellation and rescheduling: cancel free of charge with more than 72 hours' notice (full refund). Reschedule free of charge with more than 48 hours' notice. Inside 48 hours the appointment is treated as a late cancellation and the fee is not refundable, because the lab slot, technician and consumables are reserved for you.

What to bring: Comfortable clothing you can move in, flat supportive shoes, your glasses if you wear them, and a list of your current medication.