The military’s new height to waist standards aim to better measure health and readiness, but raise concerns about fairness, ...

To anyone following the brouhaha surrounding fitness standards across the U.S. military, the Air Force’s six-month delay in resuming body composition measurements comes as no surprise. Three years ...

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

The scale has never been a friend to Mana Mostatabi. Even back in high school, when she ran a quick 100m on the varsity track team, her BMI – a ratio of weight to height – put her in the overweight ...

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 RunStar 8E SmartScan Pro Body Fat Scale is a fabulous piece of kit for exercise geeks and fitness professionals. That said, beginners may find it overly complex. For some serious athletes, on the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The scale’s Eyes-Closed Mode gives you an alternative way to interact with your weight and body composition data.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KSWO) - The U.S. military is replacing long-standing height-and-weight charts with ‘waist-to-height ratio’ ...

According to a recent study, reducing body fat can improve long-distance running and cross-country skiing performance. However, a more effective way for female athletes to optimize their body ...

As many people begin the year with health and fitness resolutions, Boise State University’s Human Performance Laboratory is ...

In Running for Weight Loss: Body Composition, Jennifer Brown and our experts explain: There are many factors that play a role ...