Ask Stew: How Have You Adjusted Your Workouts as You Age? Years of hard work in the military or law enforcement can take its toll on your joints, lower back, strength and speed.
'The Platoon that PTs Together, Stays Together': How Military Fitness Changed My Life Military fitness is the cornerstone of SEAL team, so much so that platoons use a slogan daily to remind everyone why we...
How Learning from 'Bang-ups and Hang-ups' Will Help You Reach Your Goals The key question is, how do you stay fired up to keep trying, to keep persevering, to keep from giving up?
Immunization Awareness Month Looks to Provide Defense Against Disease The military's immunization awareness program mirrors National Immunization Month, which is observed across America each...
How Much Water You Should Drink and Other Minimum Standards for Health Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, often get asked, "How much of this or that should I do or eat?" Here are...
A Priest's Weight-Loss Journey to Losing 80-Plus Pounds and Becoming a Navy Chaplain Changing your life and doing something different because you yearn to do it is something many people simply read about.
Navy Flyer Expresses Gratitude for Gift of Fitness Perfect Fitness has donated products to every ship in the fleet, and it fires us all up to hear from our sailors.
Why No Surrender and No Retreat Will Lead to No Regrets Every successful person has faced challenges and experienced setbacks and failures on their journey toward success.
Unleash This Powerful Weapon to Accomplish Your Goals Teammates, last Sunday night marked an epic milestone for Canadians when freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau won the gold in...
How a Soldier Dropped 40-Plus Pounds, Changed Her Life Through Fitness This soldier's life clearly defines why we do what we do -- to change lives through fitness.
Check These Running Cues to Improve Your Run Time With any cardio event, improvement starts with technique and ends with conditioning.
Try These Remedies and Ways to Prevent Post-Workout Chafing Chafing and blisters can be a problem during workouts when ill-fitting clothes and moisture mix to rub certain "hot spots" on...
Ask Stew: How Can I Improve Endurance Without Losing Strength? You'll have to make yourself into a cardio machine if you want to succeed at any challenging special program in the military...
Space Force's Wearable Fitness Tech Plan May Have Punitive Consequences After All Fears that the Space Force's new fitness program will lead to micromanagement and punishment for not working out enough, as...
Here’s the Science Behind Hugging Your Way to Better Health, Wellness and Performance Hugging reduces anxiety, blood pressure and helps us to relax with a clear focus on the present situation. Hugging even...