Understanding the Numbers Behind Your Cholesterol Score and Why They're Important My brother-in-law got a checkup this week as he nears his 40th birthday and was alarmed by his elevated cholesterol scores.
Ask Stew: How Drinking Too Much Water Can Become Dangerous Drinking water is essential to living, but there are ways that you can die from drinking too much water.
Our Tactical Fitness Expert Answers Three Common Fitness Questions Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, addresses three common questions about fitness.
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.
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.
How a Soldier Dropped 40-Plus Pounds, Changed Her Life Through Fitness This soldier's life clearly defines why we do what we do -- to change lives through fitness.
Four Elements to Help You Achieve Your Fitness Goals People young and old confide in me with their fitness goals, but too many of these goals are extremely broad and lack focus.
Top 15 Tips to Start Down the Road Toward a Healthier You Set goals that are realistic and specific. Have a set time period as your goal to help you stick to a new fitness regime.
Ask Stew: Can I Die from Drinking Too Much Water? This week, a concerned Army reservist asks, "I have heard about people dying of drinking too much water. Is this possible?"
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...