With the explosion of smartwatches and other wearable devices in recent years, it’s now easier than ever to track your fitness progress on the way to a healthier lifestyle. However, not everyone who ...

As obesity rates climb across America, the Army’s new body-composition policy arrives at a critical moment. This is not just ...

There are plenty of bad connected gadgets, but sometimes it’s not the device itself that’s bad—it’s the execution. The idea of using a connected tape measure to track your fitness goals is not a bad ...

Petty Officer 1st Class Bince Bucaneg, a company commander for recruit company Golf-197, assists a recruit in meeting the Coast Guard physical fitness standards, March 15, 2019. (Official U.S. Coast ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ever wondered how body fat is calculated? There are lots of ways to do it, including smart scales ...

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 ...

The Army has launched a review of its body fat standards in a high-tech study that aims to understand the relationship between height, weight, fat and fitness. The research study, which began Monday ...

Later this year, the Navy plans to publish results of a wide-ranging comparative test spanning two years and involving nearly 800 volunteers that may bring it - and perhaps the other services - closer ...