Stew Smith Article Guide If you are looking for answers to questions about military fitness, it is probably in the article archive for Military.com's...
How to Relieve Pain from Overuse Injuries Tendinitis can flare up quickly if you are running several times a week for several miles.
What You Should Know About Five Common Fitness Injuries Nagging injuries and small aches or pains can occur at any time. Here's some suggestions about how to prevent them or recover...
Ask Stew: How to Keep Shin Splints from Sabotaging Your Workouts For people starting to run or run again after a long period of time, shin splints is often one of the first issues you may...
Ask Stew: Recovery and Building Back a Fitness Program Need advice on how to get "back on the fitness wagon" after an injury? Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and a fitness expert...
Ask Stew: Continue Training Even with Swimming Injury Military.com fitness guru Stew Smith fields a question from a retired Navy master chief on how to continue a swim workout...
5 Ways to Prevent Workout Injuries Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, details five ways to prevent workout-related...
Ask Stew: Plantar Fasciitis — How to Keep Running Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, details how to continue training if you think you...
Gear to Help Your Post-Workout Recovery Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, offers recommendations on gear to help you...
7 Ways You're Exercising Wrong and Causing Injury Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, explains how to prevent injuries when you work...
Get Stronger for the Hex Bar Deadlift, a Common Fitness Test Lift Depending on your job, you may be required to lift weights or carry a load in a military fitness test. Learning how to...
The Fitness Cure: Veteran Helps Others with PTSD Get Healthy As the saying goes, “Never underestimate the power of fitness,” and Erica Liermann is a prime example of that message.
Ask Stew: When Should I Breathe During Exercises? A reader asks whether Stew recommends exhaling while performing eccentric movements or concentric movements.
If You Think Nasal Breathing Is Helpful, Try Left/Right Nostril Breathing During physical activity, working in high stress situations, and sleeping, being a nose breather can improve mood, physical...
A Leg Workout for Days When You’re Sore and Need to Work It Out This is designed to warm up the legs with light, full-range-of-motion movements combined with cardio, stretching and/or foam...
