Sun Lee
Sure, you get your temperature checked all the time now. And traditional vital signs like that plus heart rate and blood pressure can say a lot of important things about you really quickly.
But if you haven’t set foot in a doctor’s office since the pandemic started, you probably don’t know how you’re really doing (other than that you don’t have a fever at whatever moment in time you walked into the place that measured it).
There are a number of tests you can do at home for free that give you a feel for whether your body is in top shape. We’re calling them the new vital signs. Here’s how to check yours and act on them if your body’s telling you it needs some attention.