How to Make Your ‘Spring Forward’ Workout Week Productive and High-Energy Avoid the post-daylight saving time, end-of-the-week, beatdown feeling. This week does not have to be a slog. Proactively...
Ask Stew: What’s Better? Working Out Once vs. Multiple Times Per Day Use spread-out exercise sets to build capacity (total daily reps), and use single-session workouts to test that capacity.
Quick Workouts in Groups Can Help With Depression and Anxiety If you need to unwind from a stressful day, or if you struggle with depression and anxiety, the “go hard or go home” approach...
What to Know About Creatine and Why the Military Regulates it for Special Forces Creatine's reputation is built on decades of scientific research and practical results, making it a common addition to sports...
It’s Almost Spring: Let’s Get Ready for the Murph! As with any fitness goal, a logical progression is needed to accomplish the Murph. Here is how to add in Murph prep training...
Ask Stew: Swimming with Fin Pain and Other Issues When swimming with scuba fins, especially the type that the military issues, Rocket or Jet Fins, you may find a learning...
The Power of the Pushup: Health Improvements Across the Board While pushups alone won’t save your life, they will always be a solid marker of fitness, health and wellness, and they can...
3 Full-Body Sandbag Circuits Here are three versions of a circuit workout we did last week that simulates load-bearing, equipment carry, and log PT. All...
Ask Stew: How to Gain Pool Skills for Dive School or Rescue Swimmer Prep Here is a question from a future Navy diver or rescue swimmer who is considering his options and working on becoming better...
3 Running Workouts to Help Ace Your Next Fitness Test Combining Zone 2 running, goal pace running and sprinting in your weekly training plan can be ideal for developing aerobic...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...