It's official -- the Army will now assess body fat using a tape measurement around the waist only. The service announced Monday it has simplified one of the key ways it judges soldier physical fitness ...

Troops must have a waist measurement close to or less than half their height or risk being placed in their service's remedial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Army gym goers may soon see shorter lines to use neck exercise machines, as the service announced Monday that it will phase out ...

Soldiers who hit the weights a little too hard, or maybe over-indulged during the holidays leading to a bit of weight gain, can find themselves failing the U.S. Army’s height and weight standards.

The Army is wrapping up research on how best to measure a soldier's body fat -- but the service's controversial tape test might not be dead yet. The Army is in the midst of totally revamping health ...

A soldier receives a 3-D body scan at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Oct. 18, 2021. The scan/study is part of a comprehensive body composition study examining the association between body composition and Soldier ...

A simple tape-measure test is helping pediatricians more accurately determine if a child is at risk for diabetes. In adults, a measure of waist size and analysis of body type - apple vs. pear-shaped - ...