Stew Smith
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Workout Ideas for Beginning Runners or Those Recovering from Injury
If you run as part of your regular training, you will inevitably suffer a sprained ankle or knee, or an overuse injury such as tendinitis, shin splints or a stress fracture. → Read More
It's Time to Bring Back Science-Based Physical Education
Older generations always talk about how younger people aren't ready for the challenges of adulthood. → Read More
7 Typical Fitness Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
If not addressed systematically, improper fitness training can lead to injury, unaccomplished goals or poor performance. → Read More
This Workout Targets Specific Events to Enhance Your Special Ops Training
There are two ways a person should prepare themselves for the physical challenges of military service, especially if considering any of the competitive special operations programs. → Read More
6 Characteristics Shared by Successful Special Ops Candidates
Are you physically, mentally and emotionally prepared for any special ops-level training program that is both competitive to enter and requires enduring a high attrition rate selection to graduate? → Read More
Don't Ignore These 3 Weaknesses When Preparing for Military Service
Many people on a challenging journey tend to double down on their strengths and ignore their weaknesses, but when it comes to military or tactical fitness, this mindset can lead to failure. → Read More
Mile Repeats Too Difficult? This Running Progression Workout Can Help You Get There.
These workouts are ideal for those who have to take fitness tests involving high-repetition calisthenics -- pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups -- and fast-paced timed runs. → Read More
Ask Stew: 5 Options to Make Running Less Impactful as You Grow Older
If you want to continue running, some options will help you continue running or walking and supplement it with less impactful cardio events. → Read More
The 8 Biggest Killers of Your Fitness Training Goals and Healthy Habits
The sooner we learn to forgive ourselves for past decades of unhealthy living, the quicker we can move on and start addressing many reasons our fitness goals are often sidetracked. → Read More
This Track and Calisthenics Workout Can Improve Your Fitness Test Score
Competitive tactical programs often require higher-than-average scores on fitness tests in order to meet a standard or set yourself apart from the competition. → Read More
Ask Stew: You Have a Lot of Time Before Joining the Military. Here’s How Not to Waste It.
The most important part of a long-term training plan is having fun and enjoying the process of working on your strengths and weaknesses. → Read More
How an Asset Mindset Can Help Maintain Your Physical Abilities as You Age
Maintaining our level of conditioning and tactical skills has to be a priority as we age, because we tend to lose it if we do not use it. → Read More
Developing a Workout Program? These 4 Principles of Training Can Help.
Each week at Military.com Fitness, a workout of the week is posted; it is usually focused on the military recruit/candidate, active-duty and retired members, who can vary widely on the spectrum of fitness. → Read More
Ask Stew: What Should I Do to Lose Weight Before the ACFT?
It is wise to start your physical preparation long before you even talk to a recruiter, and while the Army has height and weight standards, they are not absolute. → Read More
How to Manage Your Fitness Choices When They Become Overwhelming
If you break down the fitness world into smaller segments, you may find something that interests you while lessening the degree to which you are overwhelmed. → Read More
Here’s How Not to Bail on Your Workout When the Air Quality Outside Is Poor
With wind patterns blowing smoke from Canadian wildfires over the East Coast of the United States recently, millions of people have been affected. → Read More
Ask Stew: How Preparing for Swimming in Open Water Differs from in a Pool
Swimming in a pool can be very different than in open water, largely depending on the type of open water. → Read More
Why You Should Add Resistance Training to Your Life (And Never Stop Doing It)
Consider this the natural progression of resistance training that is a broad spectrum that anyone can do. → Read More
Preparing for a Fitness Test? These Drop Set Workouts Can Help.
Drop sets are relatively advanced types of workouts where the goal is to perform an exercise (on the same muscle group) while decreasing weight until fatigue or failure prevents you from completing the next repetition. → Read More
Ask Stew: How to Prepare for Summer Seminar, Attending a Service Academy
The summer before your senior year in high school is as exciting as it is stressful for the young person considering life after the last 12 years of education. → Read More