Muscle, fitness & performance
Markers for recovery, testosterone, and getting more out of your training.
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Niche follow-up, near-duplicate, and rare-disease tests — usually only relevant if a clinician pointed you to one.
Not sure which performance tests you need?
An unexpected drop in performance or recovery can come from anemia, depleted iron stores, thyroid dysfunction, or kidney, liver, and electrolyte issues. This starting set checks those common contributors without treating exercise-related markers as a score.
- Training feels harder at the same workload
- Recovery has slowed without a clear program change
- Shortness of breath, heavy legs, or unusual fatigue
- Performance dropped despite adequate food and sleep
Performance baseline panel
- Complete blood count
Checks hemoglobin and red blood cell patterns that can reveal anemia affecting oxygen delivery.
- Ferritin (iron stores)
Measures stored iron, which can fall before anemia appears on a blood count.
- Comprehensive metabolic panel
Gives a broad baseline of electrolytes, kidney and liver markers, glucose, and protein levels. Hard training can temporarily shift some results.
- TSH (thyroid)
Checks for thyroid dysfunction when fatigue or an unexplained performance decline persists.
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This is a suggested starting set, not a fixed panel. Add or remove tests in your cart. One lab draw fee applies per visit, not per test, and appears at checkout.
Before you test
Blood tests for fitness, muscle health, and recovery
Compare markers for muscle stress, anemia, nutrient deficiencies, thyroid function, and electrolyte balance.
What performance testing can show
- Whether creatine kinase is elevated, providing a clue to recent muscle stress or injury that must be interpreted around exercise.
- Whether anemia or low iron stores could be limiting oxygen delivery and contributing to fatigue or reduced exercise tolerance.
- Whether vitamin B12, folate, or vitamin D levels are low enough to warrant treatment or further evaluation.
- Whether thyroid, electrolyte, kidney, or liver abnormalities could be contributing to weakness, cramps, or poor recovery.
What performance testing cannot show
- Strength, aerobic capacity, body composition, or training readiness.
- Whether raised CK comes from training, injury, medication, or disease.
- Athletic performance from testosterone or cortisol.
- Tendon, ligament, joint, or stress injuries.
How it works
- 1 Order your tests
Get a recommendation on what to test for, or browse our catalog of 1000+ markers with transparent panel pricing. We'll email your lab order form and next steps.
- 2 Provide your sample
Visit a partner lab near you to provide your sample. One quick visit is all it takes.
- 3 Get your plan, and keep it current
Our clinicians turn your results into a plan and keep it current with tracking and retest reminders.
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FAQ
Common questions
Is there a lab draw fee?
Yes — a per-visit draw fee that varies by provider and is shown at checkout. It's charged per visit, not per test, so drawing several tests in one visit keeps it low. We pass it through at cost rather than averaging it.
Do I have to be a member to buy?
No. Anyone can order at the non-member price, no membership required. For $9/mo, membership unlocks member pricing plus the personalized action plan, longitudinal tracking, and AI health chat through Mito Concierge.
Why does the cart push me toward one lab for bloodwork?
If you're ordering five bloodwork tests, drawing all of them at one lab means one order fee instead of five. Scans (DEXA, MRI) and at-home kits are exceptions — they don't share blood draws with the labs, so we don't nudge.
What does $9/mo membership actually unlock?
Membership unlocks member pricing on marketplace panels. It also includes the personalized action plan, longitudinal tracking, and AI health chat — those live in members.mitohealth.com, not the marketplace. Every result is reviewed by a clinician whether or not you're a member; a live 1:1 clinician consult is an optional add-on.
I'm in New York. Why do I only see BioReference?
Direct-to-consumer lab orders work differently in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island — our other partner labs don't serve patients there under our model, so BioReference is the in-state option. Switch your state with the location selector to see the labs available where you are.
What happens when I check out?
You'll enter your email and card details, and we'll confirm your card securely with Stripe. New customers get an email to finish setting up their account and book their appointment; existing members can log in to members.mitohealth.com right away.