(Bloomberg) — In the fitness centerat an investment management firm, ChrisSerrano swipes cold goo across my stomach and wavesan ultrasound wand. He’s about to perform a test “very similarto what they would do if you were pregnant,” he explains, only thisone will measure, to the nearest tenth of apercentage point, just how much of my body is fat.

Already he’s grilled me on my health: How many glasses of waterdo I drink each day? (Not enough.) Can I namethree foods with omega-3 fatty acids? (Apparently not; Ithought broccoli had all the nutrients.) Next, he’ll have medo lunges, squats, leg lifts and side planks that willreveal, unsurprisingly, that my core and hips are weak. (Hisprescription: Work out more.)

Serrano, a former college footballplayer-turned-fitness trainer, is one of the key perks ofworking at FS Investments. He’s also one of the very first peoplenew recruits meet when they start. Their meetings with him, atwhich they, too, will get their bodies and exercise analyzed, arejust phase one in the company’s elaborate,all-encompassing employee-wellness program.

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