I am always looking to learn about the latest and greatest health and fitness research and techniques in training. Last week I had the opportunity to experience a method of body-fat testing that is ...

Gone are the days of body fat testing for Fargo police officers. The department now offers incentives to keep in shape and meet fitness goals by rewarding employees with up to three extra days off ...

March 12 (UPI) --The U.S. Army will continue to use the antiquated "tape test" to measure soldiers' body composition in spite of a study that shows the test to be flawed. The army has researched ...

The Army will now determine the body fat of soldiers using a simplified tape test at the navel that is proven to have more consistent and accurate measurements, according to a new directive. The new ...

Soldiers often call plastic surgeon Adam Tattelbaum in a panic. They need liposuction – fast. Some military personnel are turning to the surgical procedure to remove excess fat from their waists in a ...

Army gym goers may soon see shorter lines to use neck exercise machines, as the service announced Monday that it will phase out the current system for measuring body fat by mid-2024. Don’t throw away ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you want to know what you're made of, you'll need to be dunked in a tank of water, hooked up to electrodes, pinched or climb half naked into a giant egg like Lady Gaga at the Grammy Awards. In ...