Ask Stew: Help! I Need to Pass My APFT or I'll Lose My ROTC Scholarship Depending on the situation and your prior preparation, there could be many reasons why you need to focus on the exercises and...
Feel the Burn of 2-Minute Push-Ups and Max Pull-Ups Without the Reps Give this workout setup a try if you are finding endless reps of calisthenics are not working for you.
Here Are the Pros and Cons of Seasonal Changes to Workouts Here are some ways to take advantage of the seasonal change that could prove to be a seasonal habit that you can follow for...
Lose the Love Handles You Hate! — Part 2 The question I am asked more than any other, is "How do I lose my love handles?" It's the reason I created my Hard Core Abs...
How to Stay Fit All Year Round Many people have developed a seasonal approach to fitness, adding or subtracting exercises over the course of a year.
Workout of the Week: Try This Leg Day Mixed with Endurance Events If working your lungs and legs is something you need to do to improve overall endurance and muscle stamina, here is a good...
Try This Military Swim and Water Confidence Combo Workout When you’re undergoing military training for rescue swimming or scuba diving, you are definitely going to face challenging...
These Options Could Make You a Faster Swimmer People often email Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, asking about swimming skills and techniques to get...
How to Relieve Pain from Overuse Injuries Tendinitis can flare up quickly if you are running several times a week for several miles.
Try the 8-Count Body Builder Push-up/Pull-up Pyramid This new workout is one we developed with the Naval Academy spec ops team when when we were trying to simulate an obstacle...
Watchdog Finds 50% Increase in VA Medical Center Jobs with 'Severe' Shortages This year, Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in jobs ranging...
4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into...
National Guard Rehearsed Show of Force Against Immigration Raid Protesters, General Testifies National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force...
San Diego Espionage Trial Begins for Sailor Accused of Spying for His Native China Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, is accused of seven counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending...
Trump and Putin Will Meet at an Alaska Military Base Long Used to Counter Russia The base created by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Army Fort Richardson in 2010 has played a key strategic role in...