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.
Forever Fit: Vietnam Veteran, 80, Logs 20,000 Steps Per Day "I work out religiously." Roger Quindel refuses to let age slow him down, going the extra mile (or nine) for mental and...
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...
Waist-to-Height Ratio Now Central to Military Body-Composition Standards The military’s new height to waist standards aim to better measure health and readiness, but raise concerns about fairness...
Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test (CFT) The Marines' combat fitness test, taken every six months, is intended to keep Marines ready for the physical rigors of...
How Much Weekly Running Is Advisable for Military Special Operations Training? It's better to build your cardio so that running a 7-minute mile pace for 4-6 miles feels sustainable, rather than just...
The 5 Most Effective Push-Up and Pull-Up Workouts Simply performing more reps is a logical start, but how you structure your training volume can mean the difference between...
The Do's and Don'ts for Training Safely in Extreme Heat Many special operations dreams have ended in the heat of rigorous physical activity during selection, just as it occurs in...
Tips to Help You Run Faster on Your Physical Fitness Test It is wise to practice taking military fitness tests, long before the real ones count toward your record or your chances of...
How to Balance Preparing for Special Operations with Playing a Sport If you are a competitive athlete considering adding a Special Operations prep program to your routine, it's important to...
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...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
US Navy Sends Submarines Under Arctic Ice for 100th Time in Milestone Exercise The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
