Diagnostics & Assessment
A 60-second bioelectrical impedance scan of muscle, fat, visceral fat and body water by body segment, reviewed with a physician.
Your bathroom scale tells you one number — total weight. That number is practically useless for understanding your health, because it cannot distinguish between the muscle that protects your metabolic health and the visceral fat that destroys it. Two people at identical weight can have radically different disease risk profiles based on their body composition.
InBody bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) sends multiple frequencies of electrical current through your body to measure resistance across different tissue types. Muscle, which is approximately 73% water, conducts electricity efficiently. Fat tissue, which contains very little water, resists it. By measuring impedance at multiple frequencies across five body segments (right arm, left arm, trunk, right leg, left leg), the InBody device constructs a detailed map of your body composition.
The clinical metrics that matter: body fat percentage (a far better predictor of metabolic health than BMI), visceral fat area (the metabolically active fat surrounding your organs that drives inflammation and insulin resistance), segmental lean mass (identifying muscle imbalances between left and right sides that predict injury risk), skeletal muscle mass (an important modifiable marker of healthy ageing), and extracellular water ratio (ECW/TBW — an emerging marker of systemic inflammation when elevated above 0.390).
Muscle mass matters for survival. In a study of 3,659 older adults from the US NHANES III survey, those in the highest quarter of muscle mass index had lower all-cause mortality than those in the lowest quarter (Srikanthan P, Karlamangla AS, American Journal of Medicine, 2014). That study used bioelectrical impedance, the same principle as InBody. Your muscle mass is not vanity. It is a metabolic organ and a reserve for later life.
InBody testing takes 60 seconds, requires no preparation beyond removing shoes and socks, and provides an immediately printable result sheet that your physician will review with you. We use this as a baseline metric tracked over time alongside your biomarker data. Book a consultation with our longevity physician to incorporate body composition analysis into your health optimization plan.
Well supported when your results or diagnosis call for it, and only then. How we grade evidence
What it shows
Bioimpedance estimates muscle and fat well in people who are normally hydrated, and more muscle mass predicts longer survival in older adults.
What it does not show
It is less precise than DEXA at extremes of weight or when hydration is off, so we read it as a trend rather than a single exact number.
ESPEN guidance: BIA is valid in stable, normally hydrated people, and not recommended at extremes of BMI or with abnormal hydration.
In 3,659 older adults, those in the highest quarter of muscle mass index had lower mortality.
Numbers in brackets point to the studies above. Medical review: a physician who did not write this page checks each line against the source it cites, and checks that nothing reads as a promised result. How we review
A good fit
Talk to us first
Your physician confirms at screening whether this is right for you. If anything above applies, tell us when you book.
Before you arrive
Preparation instructions, such as fasting for blood work, are sent when you book.
The test
Consent and basic vitals, then the assessment itself: 60 seconds (scan) + 15-minute physician review.
Physician review
A Genoryx physician takes you through the results against your history and goals.
Your plan
A written summary with clear next steps and when to retest.
Every result is reviewed with you by a Genoryx physician, against your history and goals. Results are interpreted in context, not as a stand-alone diagnosis, and anything that needs specialist follow-up is referred on.
Meet the clinical teamInBody medical-grade devices correlate within 2-3% of DEXA for body fat measurement in clinical validation studies. InBody excels at tracking changes over time due to its excellent test-retest reliability. For an absolute gold-standard measurement, we also offer DEXA scanning. Many patients use InBody for frequent tracking and DEXA for periodic validation.
For best accuracy: test at the same time of day, avoid eating or drinking for 2-3 hours before, avoid exercise for 6-12 hours, and use the bathroom beforehand. Consistency of conditions matters more than perfection — the value is in tracking trends over time.
Optimal ranges differ by sex and age. For men, 10-20% body fat is generally considered healthy, with longevity research suggesting 12-18% as ideal for metabolic health. For women, 18-28% is healthy, with 20-25% considered optimal. Your physician will contextualize your results against your age, activity level, and health goals.
Evidence · Established
The fasting blood panel in the 400+ parameter entry assessment: heart, metabolic, hormone, liver, kidney and inflammatory health, read with a physician.
30-45 minutes (blood draw) + 60-minute physician consultation
Evidence · Established
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, a reference method for measuring fat, lean mass, visceral fat and bone density region by region.
10-15 minutes (scan) + 30-minute physician review
Evidence · Established
A cardiopulmonary exercise test of your maximum oxygen uptake, one of the strongest predictors of long-term health, with your training zones.
45-60 minutes (including warm-up, test, and cool-down)
Start with the 400+ parameter entry assessment and a 60-minute physician consultation at either Hyderabad clinic. Open seven days, 11 AM to 9 PM.
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