If You Are Getting Bored, Here Are Ways to Switch Up Your Workout Routine Is your workout program getting old? Tired of the same weight training cycle, circuit routine or cardio exercise?
4 Tips to Help Protect Your Shoulders from Injury Oh yes, the shoulder dislocation. That is quite an injury to occur on such a young guy doing something as common as closing a...
Five Most Commonly Asked Workout Questions I have had several emails that require short and sweet answers, so I have compiled a list of the top five questions that were...
Ask Stew: The Benefits of Machine Cardio vs. Running If you use the full-body elliptical machines, you will burn more calories than walking or running at some speeds.
How to Work Out While Lessening Your Risk of Reinjury Sometimes with crazy work schedules, you just have to be creative and arrange cardio and resistance components into your...
How to Gear a Training Program Specifically for Women I typically group men and women into the same workouts, especially if they are seeking military, law enforcement or...
Working Out While Underway Poses Challenges, but They're Surmountable Even when you have just minutes in your day to exercise, you always should do a quick walk around the ship, up a few ladders...
Weekly Fitness Challenge: Fast Interval Cardio Check out a new workout from former SEAL Stew Smith that mixes fast interval cardio via bike, elliptical or running.
Ask Stew: Suggestions on How to Improve Your Balance An email from a physical therapist in the Navy asked me about training people to have better balance.
Workout Challenge: Tackling the Burpee Pyramid Plus Every now and then, you should take on a workout that forces you to go into your "happy place."
How to Add Old-School Speed and Agility Drills to Your Military Fitness Training The military's need for speed and agility has proven helpful for various tasks, especially among ground fighters.
The Most Common Military Service Fitness Training Errors Many people are doing the wrong workouts that lack the specific requirements of military testing, basic training and special...
5 Quick and ‘Easy’ Fitness Assessments You Can Do Anywhere After watching Jason Kelce challenge veterans to a push-up contest during ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown”, I had the idea to...
How to Lift for Strength While Maintaining Your Fitness with Calisthenics and Cardio Whether you’re preparing for boot camp or already serving, you’ve probably noticed the military provides ample opportunities...
How Combining Calisthenics, Cardio and Strength Training Builds the Tactical Athlete As you build your training routine, remember that each aspect of fitness plays a crucial role in your overall ability and...