New Year, New You: 7 Reasons to Schedule Your Annual Physical Exam Now
Jan 16, 2026
January rolls around with a familiar promise: This will be the year you finally prioritize your health. Perhaps you’ll join a gym, meal prep on Sundays, and even learn to meditate. Before you commit to fulfilling any resolutions, you need to know where your health stands right now.
Our board-certified physicians at Tru Medical Management in East Williamsburg and Clinton Hill can help you understand your current health status. An annual physical exam gives you that baseline — and often catches problems you didn’t know existed.
Here are seven reasons why scheduling your physical now sets you up for a healthier year ahead.
Early detection saves you from dealing with advanced disease later. Hypertension (high blood pressure), prediabetes, and high cholesterol often develop without obvious symptoms. By the time you notice something is wrong, these conditions may have already damaged your heart, kidneys, or blood vessels.
Your annual physical includes screenings that identify these issues when treatment is simpler and more effective.
Saying you want to “eat better” or “lose weight” sounds good, but it doesn’t give you much to work with. Your physical exam provides specific data about your blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar, and body mass index (BMI). These numbers tell you exactly what needs attention.
If your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is 160 mg/dL, you have a clear target to lower it below 100 mg/dL. If your A1C is 5.9%, you know you’re in the prediabetic range and need to focus on preventing full diabetes. Real numbers create actionable goals that you can achieve throughout the year ahead.
Adults need more vaccines than just an annual flu shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends adults get updated on:
Your physical exam is the time to get caught up. We can administer vaccines during your visit, so you don’t need a separate appointment.
Your body changes over time, and the medication that worked perfectly three years ago may no longer be the right fit.
Your annual physical allows us to evaluate all the medications you’re taking, including prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, and supplements. We can identify drug interactions, eliminate redundant medications, and offer you more effective options.
That persistent lower back pain, heartburn that shows up after every meal, fatigue that never quite goes away — you’ve learned to live with these issues because they don’t seem serious enough to warrant a doctor’s visit. Your annual physical is the time to bring them up.
Minor symptoms sometimes hint at larger problems that need treatment. Even mentioning something that seems small to you helps us spot patterns that warrant deeper investigation.
When you develop an urgent health issue, you want an established relationship with a doctor who already knows your medical history. Walking into urgent care as a new patient means starting from zero every time. The provider doesn’t know your baseline health, your medication allergies, or your family history.
Your annual physical creates a medical record and relationship with our practice. If you become sick or injured later in the year, we can provide same-day sick visits because you’re already an established patient.
Most insurance plans cover one annual physical exam per year at no cost to you. Using your preventive care benefit early in the year also gives you time to address any problems discovered during your exam before you’ve used up other insurance benefits.
If you need follow-up appointments, additional testing, or specialist referrals, you have the rest of the year to manage them.
Our team at Tru Medical Management provides comprehensive annual physical exams, chronic disease management, preventive care, and walk-in visits for unexpected health issues. We accept most insurance plans and offer flexible scheduling at our East Williamsburg and Clinton Hill locations.
Call us at 347-851-8133 or book online to schedule your physical exam today.