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.
What Service Members Should Do to Prepare for Casualty Evacuations CASEVAC tests every facet of physical strength and endurance, as well as team cohesiveness, leadership and communications.
The Best Workouts to Improve Your Swimming Times on Military Fitness Tests When you are a non-swimming athlete and your time in the pool is basically limited to backyard games such as Marco Polo and...
How the Growth of Tactical Fitness Has Improved the Military The concept of the "tactical athlete" is a relatively recent development in military fitness training.
How Your Eating Habits Affect Sleep Quality Understanding the relationship between the stomach, brain and sleep can lead to more restful nights, as well as increased...
The Best Strategy to Recover from a Running Injury Without Overdoing It Resuming running mileage after an injury and some recovery time can often create a training dilemma that could lead to...