Missing Link to Performance: Rest/Recovery, De-Stressing Often life can get in the way of fitness performance as well as your basic health. The missing link to better performance is...
How to Reduce Your Blood Pressure High blood pressure or hypertension is basically a circulatory problem that is an increase in pressure in your veins and...
Health Screening 101 (Part 2 of 3) In this article, we will discuss the recommended courses of action to obtain healthy screening numbers.
4 Tips to Help You Sleep Better The best training plans will not work if sleep and nutrition are neglected.
How Insulin Resistance Evolves into Type 2 Diabetes and Other Costly Diseases Even our military must worry about insulin resistance and diabetes, as more and more of the active-duty members are...
Shining a Spotlight on the Biggest Health Problem in the US Insulin resistance is our nation’s biggest public health problem and potentially will get much worse in our future.
Importance of Sleep Part 2: Rituals You have a lifting schedule, a running schedule and a work schedule. You should create a sleep schedule.
A Thousand Calories Can Kill Us and Save Us Americans are bordering on obese, with lower activity rates and nearly double the daily recommended caloric amount. What's...
Ask Stew: Night Shift (Training, Living, Eating and Sleeping) Working the night shift is common for any tactical profession. Here is an email from a man who is joining the military but...
What Is in Your Snack Drawer? The secret to summer survival is keeping the good snacks in the open and hiding any junk food out of sight.
The 5 Most Effective Push-Up and Pull-Up Workouts Simply performing more reps is a logical start, but how you structure your training volume can mean the difference between...
How Much Weekly Running Is Advisable for Military Special Operations Training? It's better to build your cardio so that running a 7-minute mile pace for 4--6 miles feels sustainable, rather than just...
The Physiological Costs of High-Stress Military Training These exercises build resilience and readiness by simulating combat conditions that involve high stress, including...
How a Low-Cost Home Gym Can Produce Big Fitness Benefits For less than a $200 investment, you can have a functional home gym capable of keeping you in top shape and even preparing...
The Best Strategy to Rebuild Your Mileage After Sustaining a Running Injury Not all injuries are created equal, but when an injury prevents you from running for more than six months, you should build...
