Modeling isn’t just a matter of strutting your stuff on the catwalk—it also means that you need mathematical precision when it comes to taking your body measurements. Having precise measurements is ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images The number on the scale does not tell the whole story. Your body weight does ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tell us that more than two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, and the numbers keep climbing in our children. Although we ...