Dale W. Russell, Joshua Kazman, Cristel Antonia Russell, Body Composition and Physical Fitness Tests Among US Army Soldiers, Public Health Reports (1974-), Vol. 134, No. 5 (September/October 2019), pp ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a “rapid” services-wide review of existing standards for military physical fitness, body composition and grooming, according to a Pentagon news release.

U.S. Army to evaluate relationship between body composition and physical fitnessFORT EUSTIS, VA – The U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training (U ...

In addition, monitoring body composition, particularly the percentage of body fat, is essential to avoid its negative effect on physical performance," adds Cíntia França.