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...
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...
Marine Corps Boot Camp: How to Physically Train for Entrance into the Military The longer running distance and pull-ups alone are the events most people have trouble with when assessing themselves at the...
How This Enhanced ‘Murph’ Workout Will Benefit You During Log PT The Murph Workout -- a Memorial Day tradition that honors fallen Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy -- is popular throughout the...
The Great Pull-Up Grip Debate: Thumbs on Top or Around the Bar? A wide variety of grips can make your pull-up workouts more enjoyable and diversify the strain on wrists, elbows, shoulders...
The Best Fitness Exercises to Target Your Entire Upper Body This workout combination will feature useful combinations of upper-body pushing and pulling exercises for an effective...
How to Equalize Pressure to Relieve Head Pain While Swimming Underwater Many people learn to clear their ears (and sinuses) when swimming or diving underwater out of necessity.