How Much Protein? Depending upon who you listen to, you'll get different answers regarding how much protein you should consume in order to...
Ask Stew: How to Earn Your Food These basic guidelines can help you move more, eat less and feel better about your training, even when working all day.
The 'Get Lean' Diet The nutritionist who helped me with this diet is also a body builder who knows how to trim the fat off every area of your...
How to Lose Weight During the Holiday Season Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, gives his top tips on how to lose weight (or not gain) during the holiday...
Ask Stew — Work Hard with No Weight Loss Even if you are highly active with a manual labor job, it can be difficult to lose that stubborn 10-15 pounds that lingers...
Ask Stew: Alcohol and Advanced Physical Training Alcohol has a negative impact on aerobic performance as well as muscle recovery from resistance training.
Tactical Fitness with Stew Smith: Meals Before PFT Is it OK to eat before the physical fitness test? How long beforehand, and what should you eat? Stew Smith tells all.
How to Turn Swimming into a Strength for Special Operations Selection Programs Preparing for any military diving or rescue swimmer course requires a significant time investment, not only to get into...
The Hardest Part of Special Operations Selection Programs – and How to Handle It Contrary to what one might expect, the most arduous part of a U.S. special operations selection program is not the actual...
How to Become a Better Swimmer Before Navy Dive School Many fitness and pool competency skills must be acquired before attending special ops programs.
5 Ways to Spice Up Your Push-Up Workout Routine You can try many options, from where to place your hands and adding a weight vest to the range of motion and choreography of...
Grounding: Does Touching Earth Provide Health Benefits or Is It Pseudoscience? Whether it is taking relaxing breaths in nature or your body's vitamin D response from the sunlight, you can lower your blood...