Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Army gym goers may soon see shorter lines to use neck exercise machines, as the service announced Monday that it will phase out ...

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

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 ...

The move replaces traditional height-and-weight tables as the primary measure of body fat standards.

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 ...