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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight. With this data, the computer spits out your body mass index (BMI) number.

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 Marine participates in a body composition assessment on Aug. 22 via bioelectrical impedance analysis scan at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. (Lance Cpl. George Nudo/Marine ...