Stew Smith, CSCS®

Stew Smith is a former Navy SEAL and fitness author certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. If you are interested in starting a workout program to create a healthy lifestyle check out his Fitness eBook store and the Stew Smith article archive on Military.com. Contact Stew with your comments and questions.

Email: stew@stewsmith.com

Latest Articles

Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Bernstein, a sports medicine physician at Naval Branch Health Clinic Mayport, conducts a grocery shopping tour at Naval Air Station Jacksonville’s commissary on Oct. 25. (Jacob Sippel/Naval Hospital Jacksonville)

How Low-Carb Diets Can Affect Your Physical Fitness Performance

If you are running fast to score a competitive time on your PFT or doing calisthenics for maximum scores, the body needs...

Best Warrior competition is about to start.

How Honing Your Mental Game Will Improve Your Physical Training

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What You Should Know About Group PFT Training

Many of the issues the Navy is having with the physical mission stretch across the board within all branches of the military.

Ask Stew: How Should I Address General Health and Wellness as I Age?

Many of the things you got away with in your 20s will become difficult or impossible in your 30s and 40s.

Cadets in Class of 2015 graduate from U.S. Military Academy.

10 Frequently Asked Questions About Service Academies

Every summer, I have the honor of working out with more than 2,000 high school students seeking acceptance into the Naval...

An Army reservist gets done with a workout.

Body Composition Tests

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Marine Corps pool program member works out.

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Members of Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, participate in an Air Force Assistance Fund 5K run at the beach here April 29, 2016. (Matthew Jurgens/U.S. Air Force)

Workout of the Week: ‘Friday Payday PT’ Is No Typical Day at the Beach

If you will be running on the beach for SEAL training or just want to make running a little more challenging, add soft-sand...

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hoists a tactical air control party airman during a training exercise in New Jersey on Nov. 18, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Matt Hecht)

Ask Stew: How Air Force Special Warfare Recruits Tactical Athletes

Air Force Special Warfare builds some of the toughest warriors on the planet, yet finding those top-notch athletes is no...

Spc. Davell D. Collier, Headquarters Company, 66th Troop Command, performs push-ups during an Army Physical Fitness Test Oct. 14, 2017, at the Northwest Rankin Athletic Association Soccer Complex in Brandon, Mississippi. (Sgt. Connie Jones/Mississippi National Guard 102d Public Affairs Detachment)

Are You Fit to Serve?

As our adult population grows in waist size and decreases in fitness level, so has American children's weight and fitness...

Soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord undergo swim test.

Dangers of Underwater Swimming

I get this email often from young recruits training for such programs as Navy SEAL, SWCC, Rescue Swimmer, Air Force PJ, and...

A child jumps into a pool at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. (U.S. Air Force/Scott Poe)

Use a Pool for the Perfect Summer Cooldown Routine

After 5-10 minutes of cooling down in the water, you may find a second wind.

How Does a Tactical Athlete Compare to an Olympic Champion?

Every few years at the Olympics, we get to see the amazing things the mind and body can achieve when it’s operating at full...

Get Moving and Keep Moving: Motion Is Lotion

Most people think that movement and exercise only affect the muscles and joints of the body, but there is a long list of...

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