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.
Why Military and Law Enforcement Have a Need for Speed More agencies around the United States are adopting the 300-meter run in addition to the 1.5-mile run as part of testing...
How Air Pollution Should Factor into Your Running Schedule It may be best to stay indoors and do another type of workout instead of breathing polluted air during strenuous cardio...
Build Up Your Running Program with the Sun The goal with the Solstice Exercise Plan is to progress with your walking, running, biking or other exercise option as the...
Tips for Running During the Winter It is more difficult to do any cardiovascular activity when you are used to 60-70 degrees one day and try to run or walk in...
Ask Stew: How Can I Get Rid of My Shin Splints? A reader asks Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, what he should do about the shin splints that plague him...
The Evolution of Learning How to Run for Distance One thing I have learned is that different body types, load-bearing situations and ground conditions create the need to learn...
How You Can Find Your Running Pace If you are going to perform for several minutes or even a few hours at any cardiovascular activity, you need to find a...
How to Complete the Gerkin Protocol Test on Treadmills The Gerkin Protocol term often is used in running studies, treadmill documentation and other running-related articles, but...
Trump Is Renaming 7 Army Installations. Here Are the Stories Behind the Names Being Scrubbed. President Donald Trump's announcement is the administration's latest move in its concerted effort to shift the people and...
Veteran Who Fired at Gunman and Inadvertently Killed Utah Protester Was a Safety Volunteer, Organizers Say Police said that the permit for the protest did not specify that there would be armed security, and that the role and...
Air Force Lowered Annual Recruiting Goal Due to Budget Woes, But Still on Track to Hit Target This Month The Air Force had to reduce its target recruiting goal by several thousand airmen due to ongoing congressional budget delays...
‘They’re Taking Shirly’: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then, ICE Deported His Wife. For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from...
Air Force's Bunker-Buster Bomb Could Take Out Iran Nuclear Facility, But Israel Hints at Other Options The Israeli campaign to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be considered a failure if the centrifuges deep...
