Tactical Fitness: Advice for Young Teens Considering Military Service If you're just entering your teen years and want to join the military in the future, Military.com's tactical fitness expert...
Tactical Fitness: Improving Muscle and Cardio Endurance for PT Tests A soon-to-be Army recruit asks how to build long-distance muscle to excel at passing the Army physical fitness test.
How PT Tests Are Evolving into Functional Combat Fitness Training The transition from the standard health and fitness test the military has used for decades has evolved slowly, but those...
The PT Reset: Balancing the PT Test Exercises While building up your calisthenics volume to master PT tests or challenging selection programs, there will be days when it...
These Three Workouts Target Your Specific Weakness Whether you are overweight, a running athlete or a strength athlete, everyone has a weakness that can be developed.
Four Common Denominators to Help You Graduate to Spec Ops Because of proper physical training, your body has a better foundation to remain fit throughout training and not become...
Ask Stew: Do Physical Fitness Tests Really Matter? Here is an email from a distinguished military and law enforcement officer concerning physical fitness testing in military...
Ask Stew: What Is a Fair Way to Judge a Fitness Test? Military and law enforcement personnel often ask about how fair fitness tests are and whether they accurately measure someone...
How to Increase Your Mental Toughness for Physical Tests Stew Smith has solid advice on how to increase your mental toughness in preparation for rigorous selection programs.
Get Faster with These Built-for-Speed Workouts Many fitness tests include speed and agility in addition to endurance runs. You need a good workout to take to the track to...
Ask Stew: How to Train for Air Force Special Warfare with Limited Pool Time Here's what I would do with two days a week of swimming to get ready for the challenges of the Air Force pararescue (PJ)...
8 Ways Military PT Has Shaped the Wider World of Fitness Military fitness training has infiltrated our country’s fitness world for decades.
50th Marine Corps Marathon: New Record Set, Marine Major Claims Third Win The 50th running of the Marine Corps Marathon wrapped up with a record performance by the women's winner, as well as a third...
Do This to Get Your First Pull-Up or Improve to Double Digits Federal law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI, have added pull-ups to the special agent candidate fitness test. Here is a...
