What would your wellness screening reveal? Health 6 min ago

She handed me over to the nurse, Ann Wanyoike, who checked my blood pressure, weight, height, waist circumference, muscle mass, body fat and visceral fat.

I have reported on health for nearly six years, yet I walked into a wellness clinic recently and left questioning how carefree I have been with my own body the whole time.

To arrive at my metabolic age, the machine used bioelectrical impedance, sending a safe, low-level electrical current through sensors on my hands and feet to measure body water, body fat, muscle mass, visceral fat and bone mass, then combined these with other personal data.