Ask Stew: Can You Recommend Some Summer Swimming Workouts? During the hottest months of the year, it is difficult to find the time to run or walk outside unless you exercise as the sun...
If You Are Getting Bored, Here Are Ways to Switch Up Your Workout Routine Is your workout program getting old? Tired of the same weight training cycle, circuit routine or cardio exercise?
4 Tips to Help Protect Your Shoulders from Injury Oh yes, the shoulder dislocation. That is quite an injury to occur on such a young guy doing something as common as closing a...
Five Most Commonly Asked Workout Questions I have had several emails that require short and sweet answers, so I have compiled a list of the top five questions that were...
Ask Stew: The Benefits of Machine Cardio vs. Running If you use the full-body elliptical machines, you will burn more calories than walking or running at some speeds.
How to Work Out While Lessening Your Risk of Reinjury Sometimes with crazy work schedules, you just have to be creative and arrange cardio and resistance components into your...
How to Gear a Training Program Specifically for Women I typically group men and women into the same workouts, especially if they are seeking military, law enforcement or...
Working Out While Underway Poses Challenges, but They're Surmountable Even when you have just minutes in your day to exercise, you always should do a quick walk around the ship, up a few ladders...
Weekly Fitness Challenge: Fast Interval Cardio Check out a new workout from former SEAL Stew Smith that mixes fast interval cardio via bike, elliptical or running.
Ask Stew: Suggestions on How to Improve Your Balance An email from a physical therapist in the Navy asked me about training people to have better balance.
Why Army Special Forces Candidates Should Include Swimming in Their Cardio Training If you are preparing for Army training that involves much running and rucking, you may not need to spend time in the pool...
7 Reasons Spring Is the Perfect Time to Revive Your Fitness Goals After a long winter of below-average temperatures, so many of us are ready for spring, but transitioning into spring can also...
The Best Running Interval Workouts to Improve Your Cardio Fitness This mix of intervals, sprints, resistance running and goal-mile pace workouts will build your conditioning while providing...
How to Build Mental Toughness for Special Operations Selections Unfortunately, many will do challenging events they are unprepared for physically to test their mental toughness.
The Power of Protein: Why it Matters for Mind and Body Well-Being The missing piece in your quest for stress relief and physical fitness recovery may be as simple as doubling down on protein...