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BlueSkies Home Health MOTs
BlueSkies Health MOTs provide a comprehensive health screening service for a large number of people every year. However, for various reasons, many people will be unable to attend organised sessions and it can often be difficult for them to find time to visit their GP for screening. This is the reason that BlueSkies have developed our Home Health MOT service.
A BlueSkies Home Health MOT is exactly as it sounds - a version of our very successful Health MOT service which you can carry out at home! Home Health MOTs allow you to assess your health from the comfort and convenience of your own home with full guidance and support from us.
Although your Home Health MOT is carried out in your home, you are certainly not alone once you have determined the results. We will support and advise you about how you can improve your health and reduce your health risks through the BlueSkies Members Website and Forum to which you will receive 8 weeks complimentary access.
With a BlueSkies Home Health MOT, you get all of the benefits of a traditional BlueSkies Health MOT but you get to do it in the comfort of your own home. You can even ask a friend or partner to help you out with the testing if you like!
For more information on BlueSkies Home Health MOTs, click here.
Bronze Health MOT
- Total blood cholesterol
- Blood glucose and diabetes risk
- Blood pressure
Silver Health MOT
- Total blood cholesterol
- Blood glucose and diabetes risk
- Blood pressure
- Waist circumference
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Body composition - body fat, visceral fat, skeletal muscle & body water
Gold Health MOT
BlueSkies Gold Health MOT is a 20 minute screening that provides the attendee with a high level screen that includes cholesterol profiling. Our consultants can perform up to 22 Gold Health MOTs per day. The Gold Health MOT includes:
- HDL blood cholesterol
- Total blood cholesterol
- Blood glucose and diabetes risk
- Blood pressure
- Waist circumference
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Body composition - body fat, visceral fat, skeletal muscle & body water
Platinum Health MOT
Our Platinum Health MOT is an extremely comprehensive service that provides attendees with a rigorous health screen within 30 minutes. Our consultants can perform up to 15 Platinum Health MOTs per day. The Platinum Health MOT includes:
- HDL blood cholesterol
- Total blood cholesterol
- Blood glucose and diabetes risk
- Blood pressure
- Waist circumference
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Body composition - body fat, visceral fat, skeletal muscle & body water
- Resting metabolic rate
Platinum Plus Health MOT
The Platinum Plus Health MOT provides the same comprehensive health screen as the Platinum Health MOT but it also includes a nutrition and lifestyle consultation. Our consultants can perform up to 10 Platinum Health MOTs per day with each screen taking 45 minutes. The Platinum Health MOT includes:
- HDL blood cholesterol
- Total blood cholesterol
- Blood glucose and diabetes risk
- Prostate assessment
- Haemoglobin assessment
- Blood pressure
- Waist circumference
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Body composition - body fat, visceral fat, skeletal muscle & body water
- Resting metabolic rate
- Nutrition & lifestyle consultation
Health MOT Prices
- Bronze Health MOTs start from £8.00 per person
- Silver Health MOTs start from £13.33 per person
- Gold Health MOTs start from £18.18 per person
- Platinum Health MOTs start from £26.67 per person
- Platinum Plus Health MOTs start from £40.00 per person
Health MOTs are available as part of the Workplace Well-Being packages offered by BlueSkies which qualify you for fantastic discounts on the prices quoted for individual services. Please contact us for more details either by e-mail or by phoning
How to reduce your risk of heart disease
It can be hard to get hold of sound, evidence-based advice on how to reduce your risk of heart disease and the conditions that magnify your risk. For this reason, BlueSkies have made some available to you!
Anyone who has undergone a BlueSkies Health MOT will be given a password to access the Member's Area of this website. This will provide access to further information on lifestyle modifications that can be made to improve their results. Additionally, members also have access to the BlueSkies Forum where they can talk to each other and get free advice from our experts. To read more about BlueSkies membership, please click here.
To access the information that BlueSkies has written for you, please click on the appropriate link below:
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Weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference & body composition - click here
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Blood pressure & hypertension - click here
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Cholesterol & hypercholesterolemia - click here
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Diabetes & hyperglycemia - click here
If you would like more information on BlueSkies Health MOTs, please contact us by clicking here.
BlueSkies Health MOT service is a very cost-effective way to deliver health screening. Prices for BlueSkies Health MOTs will depend upon the exact service you require, the location and the number of attendees.
The following 'per person prices' can be used as a guide:
Silver Health MOTs provide a comprehensive health screen to all attendees and take just 15 minutes out of your day. One BlueSkies consultant can perform up to 30 Silver Health MOTs per day. The Silver Health MOT includes:
Our Bronze Health MOT is our 'entry-level' service that allows a large number of people to be screened. Each Bronze Health MOT takes 10 minutes and one BlueSkies consultant can perform up to 40 Bronze Health MOTs per day. The Bronze Health MOT includes:
Health MOT information
BlueSkies Health MOTs are cost-effective and can be carried out anywhere – they are especially suited to workplaces or community locations. We can tailor Health MOTs to your requirements, but we offer the following standard 'packages'.
Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Platinum Plus
Every Health MOT is followed up with a full verbal and written explanation of results and we will make recommendations to help attendees improve their CVD risk profile if necessary. Additionally, every Health MOT attendee is provided with complimentary BlueSkies membership for 8 weeks giving them free access to expert advice on how to improve their health and reduce their risks.
For workplace or group assessments, if there is a need for group interventions we will detail how BlueSkies could implement these at your location i.e. BetterShape weight management programme.
BlueSkies provide Health MOT services to a wide range of clients, here's an example of one of our testimonials from Somerset County Council :
"The service offered to Somerset County Council by BlueSkies Fitness Ltd is excellent..........I have no hesitation at all in recommending BlueSkies to other companies and organisations."
For the full version of this testimonial and other BlueSkies testimonials click here.
What's included in a BlueSkies Health MOT?
BlueSkies Health MOTs can be tailored to meet your requirements. You can choose which assessments you would like to include and how long you would like each MOT to last. For more information on our recommended testing packages, click here. The factors that we can assess include:
Blood Pressure – CVD risk is directly linked to Blood Pressure (BP). Adults aged 40-69 double their risk of CVD if their Systolic BP increases by 20mmHg or their Diastolic BP increases by 10mmHg. It is estimated* that 22% heart attacks in Western Europe are due to a history of high BP.
Total Cholesterol – risk of CVD is directly linked to blood cholesterol levels. Estimates* say that over 45% heart attacks are due to excess blood cholesterol levels in Western Europe. People with high cholesterol are over 3 times more likely to have a heart attack than those with normal levels. For more information on cholesterol, click here.
HDL Cholesterol - not all cholesterol is bad cholesterol so it is important to be aware of the amounts of the different types of cholesterol that you have - especially if your total cholesterol is high. A low level of HDL (good) is one of the key factors in Metabolic Syndrome along with a high visceral fat level, high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar which will increase your risk of CVD.
Triglycerides - BlueSkies can offer triglyceride assessment as part of the Health MOT service. This is an important, often overlooked, parameter when it comes to assessing health risk. At the very least, high triglycerides may indicate that heart health is at risk but they can also reveal a number of other conditions such as cirrhosis of the liver, underactive thyroid gland, diabetes and inflammation of the pancreas.
Metabolic Syndrome - people who have metabolic syndrome are more at risk of heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease and type II diabetes. BlueSkies are the only on-site screening provider offering metabolic syndrome assessment.
Diabetes risk – the risk of CVD is significantly increased for people who suffer from diabetes. Men with Type II diabetes have a 2 to 4-fold higher risk of CVD whereas women have a 3 to 5-fold increased risk. Diabetes also magnifies other risk factors such as high cholesterol, high BP and obesity.
Prostate assessment - Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) will be elevated if a man is suffering from malignant conditions such as prostate cancer or benign conditions such as enlargement/inflammation of the prostate. Many studieshave indicated that PSA is the most useful and meaningful tumour marker known for prostate cancer and prostate infection.
Haemoglobin assessment - haemoglobin is responsible for transporting oxygen around the body. If haemoglobin levels are lower than normal, a person may experience shortness of breath, tiredness and faintness amongst other things. Low haemoglobin level is characteristic of anaemia and can be caused by a lack of iron in the diet or blood loss.
Weight & body composition – being overweight or obese increases the risk of CVD and the risk of developing other major risk factors such as high BP, high cholesterol and diabetes. We can assess your current weight as well as your body fat percentage, visceral fat percentage, body water percentage and skeletal muscle mass.
Waist to Hip Ratio – excess weight carried around the abdomen is called 'abdominal obesity' and measuring Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR) assesses this. The risk of CVD increases for people with a high WHR – even in ‘normal’ weight people. It is estimated that 63% of heart attacks in Western Europe are due to abdominal obesity and people with high WHRs are at twice the risk of heart attack than those with a normal WHR.
Body Mass Index – Body Mass Index (BMI) is an assessment of weight in relation to height. As BMI increases above normal, so does risk for CVD.
* Estimates from INTERHEART case control study
Why have one? What's included? Information
Prices Home Health MOTs Reduce your risk
Heart and circulatory disease is the UK's biggest killer and many of the major risk factors have no symptoms. However, it can be prevented through a combination of a healthy lifestyle and BlueSkies simple, yet comprehensive, screening programme - the Health MOT.
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Why have a BlueSkies Health MOT?
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) was responsible for 39% deaths in the UK in 2002, killing just under 238,000 people. The term CVD includes diseases such as coronary heart disease - heart attacks, strokes, hypertension (high blood pressure), heart failure and rheumatic heart disease.
Of these conditions, coronary heart disease is the biggest killer causing over 117,000 deaths a year in the UK. In fact, approximately one in five deaths in men and one in six deaths in women are attributable to coronary heart disease.
When people think of heart disease, they generally think of heart attacks and they are often assumed to be fatal. However, over 2.5 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with CVD and are having to ‘manage’ their condition through combinations of lifestyle and pharmaceutical interventions.
The good news is that the majority of potential CVD is preventable IF you tackle your risk factors earlier enough. In fact, recent Australian research (2008) has shown that just a 10% decrease in 'bad' cholesterol could save 3,000 lives every year in their country. This goes to show that even small improvements to heart disease risk factors can have a significant impact upon an individual's health outlook.
There is a wide range of risk factors for CVD and BlueSkies Health MOTs screen for many of these. Knowing that you are at risk allows you to change your lifestyle and prevent future cardiovascular complications.