CrossFit®, the largest fitness community in the world, has announced the launch of CrossFit® Precision Care, a new primary care service developed by Dr. Julie Foucher and other CrossFit® trained physicians, offering an individualized, proactive, and patient-specific approach to health.
What is it, you may be wondering?
CrossFit® Precision Care doctors and health trainers use accurate genomic profiles, advanced labs and biomarkers to help each person build a plan to protect and improve your health.
The result is a totally personalized and comprehensive health optimization plan that covers diet, sleep, exercise, chronic disease risk and other areas.
“You deserve healthcare that is as effective as your CrossFit® workout. CrossFit® Precision Care delivers measurable and repeatable results and is the perfect complement to your CrossFit® workout ", said Eric Roza, CEO of CrossFit®.
"CrossFit® Precision Care offers a better model, in which each patient is treated as a unique human being and participates in developing a personalized plan to achieve their health and fitness goals with doctors who also believe that CrossFit® is fundamental to Health."
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Key benefits of CrossFit® Precision Care include:
- CrossFit® trained doctors who understand the fundamentals of good health
- Personalized assistance based on precise genomic tests and biomarkers to meet the specific needs of each person and assess their risks
- Data-based recommendations accompanying current scientific research and best practices
- Proactive lifestyle changes to keep people healthy as they age, rather than prescription pills and medications
- Health optimization through continuous and measurable improvements that will be monitored through an interactive dashboard for patients.
CrossFit® Precision Care was developed in collaboration with Wild Health, a precision health care provider in telemedicine, and Dr. Julie Foucher, a former CrossFit® Games athlete who specializes in family medicine.
Wild Health patients experienced dramatic improvements in key biomarkers, seeing - on average - a reduction in 52% inflammation, a 15% increase in heart rate variability, and a 22% reduction in cholesterol bad.
"People shouldn't be treated as if they are statistics in a 'one size fits all' model," said Dr. Matt Dawson, CEO of Wild Health and co-founder of CrossFit® Precision Care.
“We are all unique, with different genes, lifestyles and goals. We need to be treated as such and CrossFit® Precision Care's genomic-based approach does just that, to truly maximize human potential. "
Each person's individual health optimization plan for CrossFit® Precision Care is developed through a comprehensive data-driven analysis that may include:
- Genomic testing to determine a person's advantages, disadvantages and genetic predispositions so that the results can be used to optimize health
- Blood tests to assess lipids, thyroid function, cardiovascular risks, hormone status, minerals, vitamins, and any other factors that affect health and performance
- Longevity analysis to assess a person's biological age using a DNA methylation test kit that is combined with blood and genomic test results
- Lifestyle review covering exercise routines, eating habits, family and social life, sleep patterns, hobbies, recreational activities, and goals.
Here are some examples of the information panel to which each patient will have access:
CrossFit® Precision Care combines this information to help each person determine their ideal diet, exercise, supplements, bedtime, and other lifestyle factors to help improve their health and mitigate any factors risk for chronic diseases.
“Combining our state-of-the-art precision medicine approach with the transformational methodology that occurs at the affiliate pits will enable us to redefine primary care,” said Foucher, co-founder of CrossFit® Precision Care.
How to register?
Anyone who wants can pre-register on the site care.crossfit.com
Initially, the service will be available to over 50% of US residents before expanding to the rest of the country and later to other parts of the world.