The Human Performance Centre promotes healthy lifestyles, elite performance and innovation. With specialist biomechanics, physiology and gait analysis laboratories, we have assisted elite and Olympic level as well as developing athletes, and our reputation grows year on year.

The full blood count (FBC) is a procedure that is completed in all GP practices. The FBC provides valuable information about the immune system - White Blood Cell Count (WBC) and differential count which measure different types of white blood cells - and the efficiency of oxygen transport in the body - Red Blood Cell Count (RBC) and Haemoglobin and Haematocrit.

Regular blood testing is one of the most effective ways to check:

• How well the body copes with inflammation and infections.
• How effective a exercise training program was for increasing the numbers of different cells in human’s blood, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
• Abnormalities and irregularities in the blood.

• 1 visit to the laboratory (~30min) where 2 x 3ml blood samples will be taken. The first sample will be used for the full blood count and the second sample will be used to determine your blood type.
• After the service (<1 week) you will be provided with a personalised digital report with the results of your full blood count compared to normative values and interpretations (above average, average, below average). Unfortunately, we cannot provide any medical advice on how this can be improved but this information can be used to discuss next steps with your GP.

We will meet you outside the Faraday Wing Building. From here we will direct you to E132 – Environmental Psychophysiology Laboratory - where the service will take place. Please see a picture of the laboratory below.

This service is completed by Dr Freya Bayne.

You can see examples of Dr Freya Bayne's previous consultancy services here.

For information on our policies (payment, cancellation, terms and conditions, etc.) visit our general information page.

If you have a question that we haven’t answered here, please contact lsbushortcourses@lsbu.ac.uk and Dr Freya Bayne – baynef@lsbu.ac.uk and we will respond to your query within 24 hours.

Is there a particular time throughout the year where I should think about having this service completed?

We recommend that this service is completed before and after partaking in any new exercise training program or exercise challenge (i.e. big hike), or supplementation to determine your baseline values and then test the effectiveness of the program/supplementation on your overall health and wellbeing.