The High Cost of Diabetes and What You Can Do About It Eighteen million Americans have diabetes, but did you know that more than 90% of all diabetes cases can either be prevented...
Why Balancing Cardio and Resistance Training Is Vital to Achieve These Four Fitness Goals What combination of cardio and resistance training is best for fat metabolism, muscular strength gains, overall health and...
How You Can Use That Olympic Spark to Persevere Through Adversity I love the Olympics, but more than anything else, I love to learn about the athletes and their personal stories of...
Understanding the Numbers Behind Your Cholesterol Score and Why They're Important My brother-in-law got a checkup this week as he nears his 40th birthday and was alarmed by his elevated cholesterol scores.
Why Identifying Limitations That Are Holding You Back Is Key to Freedom The key to limitations is about understanding the difference between those that are discovered and those that are self...
Ask Stew: How Drinking Too Much Water Can Become Dangerous Drinking water is essential to living, but there are ways that you can die from drinking too much water.
Our Tactical Fitness Expert Answers Three Common Fitness Questions Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, addresses three common questions about fitness.
7 Tips to Exercise, Stay Fit While Pregnant Consulting with the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I verified the following little-known facts to commonly...
Giving Thanks for My Favorite Holiday of the Year My favorite holiday of the year, Thanksgiving, just edges out Fourth of July in my book because of what it stands for --...
How Doing Your Best Can Put Any Dream Within Reach Teammates, it should come as no surprise that to be an Olympian, you have to be the best at your sport. The catch is, how do...
Friday Favorite Workout — Core and Cardio Day Adding in core training, mobility and flexibility exercises can take a cardio-only day to the next level.
Ask Stew: What Are the Best Routines to Put on Muscle Mass? The primary reason people start lifting weights is to put on muscle mass.
How Military Recruits Can Overcome Fitness Test Issues The most common fitness testing issues for new military recruits are running, push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, swimming and now...
Thanksgiving Day Workouts: What Is Your Favorite Activity? Thanksgiving Day can be a time to enjoy some of your favorite things if you are not traveling or in charge of preparing the...
Ask Stew: When Should I Practice Swim Strokes on Different Sides? When learning the military swimming, treading and swim/dive skills used by special ops, divers, and rescue swimmers alike...
