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...
Should You Do Farmer’s Walks with Weight in One or Both Hands? Farmer’s walks improve your overall strength and grip strength, as well as your balance and core muscles.
What You Should Know About Carb Loading for Military Fitness Tests and Training A highly active person requires carbohydrates, proteins and fats to provide energy for and support recovery from physically...
Fitness at Sea: Workouts You Can Do on a Ship and Ace the Navy Fitness Test Staying fit in tight spaces with little to no equipment is always a challenge, whether you are in a hotel room or living and...
How to Prepare for the Coast Guard’s Mandatory Physical Fitness Tests The service announced this week that all military personnel will be required to undergo mandatory physical fitness tests, or...
Coast Guard to Launch Service-Wide Physical Fitness Test for All Members Next Year Coast Guard men and women must take a preliminary assessment by the end of this year and a mandatory PFT starting in 2026.