Stew Smith Article Guide If you are looking for answers to questions about military fitness, it is probably in the article archive for Military.com's...
The Importance of Training Before You Enter the Military Here is a list of just a few of the many former military officers and enlisted who train civilians to lose weight and prepare...
This New Fitness Product Buys into the F.A.S.T. Principle Every now and then, Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, finds a new fitness product or idea that he thinks...
Here Is Our Top 10 List for Mental Toughness Mental Toughness – How do we obtain it? Make it stronger?
What Makes Some Service Members More Mentally Tough What makes some people tougher than others? What are the common traits of ordinary people doing extraordinary things?
The Mind and Body Connection There is very little doubt that our mind and body are connected. The super highway of nerves and a variety of hormones in the...
Four Powerful Ways to Improve Your Health … with Herbs Nature has long provided mankind with powerful health solutions. Thankfully, these natural healing properties are available...
How to Relieve Pain from Overuse Injuries Tendinitis can flare up quickly if you are running several times a week for several miles.
How to Train After an Injury or Illness After an illness or injury, it is often difficult to regain the same level of fitness you worked so hard to achieve.
Failures in Nutrition: Why We Easily Stray from Good Habits No matter what your training goal is, you can’t do it without putting the right fuel into your body. What's the solution?
The Best Running Interval Workouts to Improve Your Cardio Fitness This mix of intervals, sprints, resistance running and goal-mile pace workouts will build your conditioning while providing...
How to Build Mental Toughness for Special Operations Selections Unfortunately, many will do challenging events they are unprepared for physically to test their mental toughness.
The Power of Protein: Why it Matters for Mind and Body Well-Being The missing piece in your quest for stress relief and physical fitness recovery may be as simple as doubling down on protein...
The Most Comprehensive Upper-Body Workout that Includes Cardio If you want a well-rounded, upper-body workout program that blends strength training, conditioning and cardio training, try...
How to Manage Rest Intervals to Improve Military Calisthenics Scores A combination of strength and muscle stamina (conditioning) improves calisthenics scores.