The bathroom scale. Almost everyone has one. Some people dread it. Some people hop on daily as part of their morning routine. When people set fitness goals, they are often weight loss goals. This is ...

The Marines’ waist-to-height standard for body composition shall be less than or equal to 0.52, slimmer than the Pentagon’s ...

The Lilliputian tailors measure Gulliver for a new suit of clothing, from Part I of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels." (1726) Illustration (1909) by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) Source: Alamy stock ...

A body composition test measures percentages of fat, bone, and muscle in the body. It can provide a snapshot of your overall health, inform strategies to improve health, and help gauge progress toward ...

The Marine Corps just killed height-and-weight screenings. A completely new method is now the standard for every Marine's ...

For bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts, changing body composition often reflects hard work and discipline—but knowing body composition is useful for anyone, and for more than just bragging rights.

The Marine Corps has begun shipping more than 250 new biometric machines around the globe as part of a new policy to measure body composition standards more accurately before labeling a Marine ...

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 ...