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US Marine Corps candidate does push-ups.

Try This Easy, Go-To Workout With No Equipment

US soldiers conduct swim training.

Here's How to be a Better Military Swimmer

SEAL BUD/S training

Special Forces Training Too Hard? Keep These Tips in Mind

A sailor chops vegetables.

Ask Stew: Should a Tactical Athlete Go Vegetarian or Vegan?

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No More Morning PT? Here Are Some Easy Ways for Veterans to Stay Fit

Soldiers do the Murph workout in Djibouti.

Navy SEAL TAP Test Pyramid Workout

Army senior leaders run during test.

Prepping for the ACFT? The Two-Mile Run Is Here to Stay

Lance Cpl. Christopher Talbot, with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, curls a 50-pound dumbbell in Iraq. The Marine Corps will soon begin handing out awards for superior physical fitness. (Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson/Marine Corps)

Workout Plan: Balance Strength Growth and Maintenance

A runner trains on a track. (National Guard/Cristina J. Allen)

How to Learn to Run in the Military

Trainer: Stew Smith, Navy SEAL

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct their two-mile run during the Army Physical Fitness Test (Photo courtesy of militaryonesource.mil)

Ask Stew: Fitness Goals Using the PT Pyramid

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers a question from a reader on how to set appr...

Workout of the Week: Leg Day (No Equipment Option)

Swimming was one of the events at the 21st Ordnance Company Challenge, a three-day team competition at Kirtland testing physical and mental fitness. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)

Swimming Intervals: The Century Challenge!

Airman 1st Class Robert Miles (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jon LaDue)

How to Train for Timed Runs (Ask Stew)

Specifics and Opposite: Building the Complete Tactical Athlete

PT Pyramid

The PT Reset: Balancing the PT Test Exercises

US Marine Corps Recruit Training

Marine Corps (USMC) Recruit Training

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THOR3: The Army's Answer to Human Optimization

Army fitness run.

5 Easy Ways to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

Future sailors enlist.

He Lost 100 lbs. Is He Ready to Serve?

U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class James Nichols and another NCO drag a 90-pound sled, Aug. 27, 2019, during the sprint-drag-carry station of the Army Combat Fitness Test on Fort Carson, Colorado. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Neysa Canfield)

After Contract Delays, Army Units Finally Close to Getting New ACFT Equipment

North Carolina National Guard Fitness Manager Bobby Wheeler explain the proper lifting technique of the ACFT deadlift event to the students of the Master Fitness Trainers Level II Certification Course, September 25, 2019, at Joint Forces Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. (U.S. Army/Spc. Alonzo Clark)

New Data Shows Performance Divide on Army Combat Fitness Test

SEAL candidates participate in training.

This is the Best Height and Weight for Special Ops Selection and BUD/S Training

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Military Health and Wellness

To Keto or Fast? What Diet Works?

Soldiers participate in the Soldier Strength and Conditioning Course at Frederick Fitness Center (Photo Credit: Abbie BennettParaglide).

Training With Mobility: Assessing Movement and Performance

Preparing Meas in Advance

The Importance of Planning and Preparation with Training and Nutrition

Pvt. 2 Naudia Glass, left, performs a routine physical on a resident during her clinical training at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons)

When Friends Die Too Young

An Air Force pararescue trainee low crawls during an obstacle course event at Medina Annex, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 18, 2011. The initial course for a Pararescuemen trainee is a 9-week extensive physical conditioning indoctrination program at Lackland AFB, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erik Cardenas/Released)

How to Deal with Failure: Reframe and Move Forward

Air Force Senior Airman Niketa Wilson, 90th Force Support Squadron fitness specialist, lifts a curl bar at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Jan. 11, 2017. Wilson uses her dream of becoming a professional bodybuilder to stay resilient in the face of adversity. Air Force photo by Breanna Carter

Face of Defense: Bodybuilding Helps Airman to Maintain Focus

Soldier drinking water out of a canteen

Hydrating for Both Performance and Life

Pfc. Anthony Muratore, scout sniper screener candidate, conducts a max set of push-ups after completing a 1.5 mile ruck run at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Kirstin Merrimarahajara)

Workout Failure — Motivate or Discourage

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Get Special Operations Fit

Navy SEALS (Photo courtesy of DoD).

Ask Stew: The Physical Standards of Navy SEAL BUD/S Training

Special Forces Qualification Course graduates stand at attention while wearing their green berets for the first time at their graduation ceremony (Photo Credit: Dave Chace, SWCS Public Affairs Office)

An Overview of Special Ops Prep Courses and Pre-Selection Programs

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Lawrence and Spc. Zach Bouley, two infantrymen assigned to Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, recon a landing site in advance of an inbound F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a training exercise in Buffalo, N.Y. (Photo by Alexander Rector).

Enlisting in Army National Guard Then Join Special Forces

How to Increase Your Mental Toughness for Physical Tests

Air Force Special Tactics Fitness Training

Air Force Special Tactics Fitness Training

Tactical Fitness: BUD/S log carry

Tactical Fitness: PST Training and BUD/S Fitness

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