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[Now]

What are some good (self-)tests and/or instruments to measure your cognitive- and body functioning and your brain, health and fitness status? I will start with some suggestions.

Psychological:

Cognitivefun.net has a lot of good tests such as:

Reaction time: http://en.wikipedia....i/Reaction_time
Subitizing: http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Subitizing
Stroop: http://en.wikipedia....i/Stroop_effect
Digit span: http://en.wikipedia....span#Digit-span
N-back: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back

Physiological:

BMI: http://en.wikipedia....Body_mass_index
Fat percentage: http://en.wikipedia...._fat_percentage
Blood pressure: http://en.wikipedia..../Blood_pressure
(Resting) heart rate: http://en.wikipedia....ting_heart_rate

Fitness tests:
Multi-stage fitness test: http://en.wikipedia....ge_fitness_test
Cooper test: http://en.wikipedia....iki/Cooper_Test

Urinalysis with a dipstick:
With the aid of routine examinations early symptoms of the following three groups are identified:

• Diseases of the kidneys and the urinary tract
• Carbohydrate metabolism disorders (diabetes mellitus)
• Liver diseases and haemolytic disorders

Parameters:

• Leukocytes
• Nitrite
• Urobilinogen
• Protein
• pH
• Hemoglobin
• Specific gravity
• Ketone
• Bilirubin
• Glucose

Source: http://en.wikipedia....rine_test_strip

Blood tests:

• Cholesterol (LDL, HDL, and triglycerides)
• Glucose

Please post more tests and methods in this topic.

[Now]

Blood alcohol content (BAC) with a breathalyzer: http://en.wikipedia....ki/Breathalyzer

Sperm count:
- With microscope: http://howto.wired.c...n's_Sperm_Count
- With test kit: http://gizmodo.com/5...s-now-available

[Danail Bulgaria]

I am not quite sure if You will be able to do blood tests at home. I mean the test for cholesterol.

The blood test for sugar can be made with portable devices by taking blood by piercing the ring finger.

[Now]

There are a lot of (CE- and FDA approved) cholesterol check kits (paper strips) and devices (such as CardioChek).

[hippocampus]

standing on one (your weaker) leg with eyes shut:



http://www.hindawi.c...gr/2012/516283/


Balance Time Balance-Based RealAge
4 seconds 70 years
5 seconds 65 years
7 seconds 60 years
8 seconds 55 years
9 seconds 50 years
12 seconds 45 years
16 seconds 40 years
22 seconds 30-35 years
28 seconds 25-30 years

[Now]

Thank you Hippocampus. I'm going to try this test soon.

[hippocampus]

It's very interesting test but I suggest not to draw conclusions on this test alone - it's probably not very accurate.

[Danail Bulgaria]

You may google out the Amster grid and check Your vision for macular degeneration.

The macular degeneration is an aging change and an age related disease at one and the same time. The eye doctors claim, that everyone can do the test him/herself. Since it is uncurable and leads to permanent blindness, it will be nice to check Your eyes for that from time to time.