Stew Smith

Stew Smith is a former Navy SEAL and fitness author certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. If you are interested in starting a workout program to create a healthy lifestyle check out his Fitness eBook store and the Stew Smith article archive on Military.com. Contact Stew with your comments and questions.

Email: stew@stewsmith.com

Latest Articles

Ask Stew: I Don't Have Access to Weights, But I Need Strength Training

If you do not have weights or a gym facility, you may need to find other ways to build strength.

Tips for Running During the Winter Months

Perfect Can Be the Enemy of Good Enough in Fitness Training

The only perfect workout is the one that you just finished.

An instructor with Joined Forces Yoga teaches a class for Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) offered by Joined Forces Yoga at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, April 23, 2015. (U.S. Army photo/ Sgt. Sierra A. Fown)

Loosen Up With a 10 Minute Lower Back Stretch Routine

With many gyms closed over the past year, we’ve learned to be creative with fitness training in the house, realizing how easy...

Ask Stew: Help! I Need More Time in My Day to Exercise

Making the time to exercise is a challenge for lots of people.

Try the Hair of the Dog to Improve PT and Lift Scores

New tactical fitness-inspired tests such as the Army Combat Fitness Test (CFT) or the USMC CFT will require additional...

Add Extra Movements to Turn a Squat Pyramid Into a Full Leg Workout

Ask Stew: How to Prepare for the Run That Comes After the PT Test

Is your running time in the fitness test much worse than your normal pace?

Go Back to Fitness Basics in 2021

Our experiences in 2020 taught us that we can actually do more with less in fitness training.

Staff Sgt. Sharonica White completes a deadlift repetition .

Try This Upper Body Workout to Prepare for the Army Combat Fitness Test

Many people who are required to take the new Army Combat Fitness Test are looking for new ways to include the exercises into...

Staff Sgt. Shaun Martin, a combat medic assigned to Blanchfield’s LaPointe Army Medical Home on Fort Campbell, drinks from a 16 ounce bottle of water to maintain his hydration for optimal performance. (Photo by Maria Christina Yager/Blanchfield Army Community Hospita)

Does Water Affect Weight?

This week a young man asked me, "Does water affect weight?" After some digging, I realized he has been observing his mother...

How to Prepare for Army Green Beret Training

The Green Beret course requires a minimum score of 260 on the Army physical fitness test.

Ask Stew: Building Strength and Maintaining PST/Cardio Scores

When preparing to get to and through military training at any level, you first have to pass a fitness test such as the Navy's...

Remain Creative and Flexible to Stay Fit in 2021

We all wanted to see 2020 in the rearview mirror on Jan. 1, but we will be relegated to our "new normal" for the near future.

U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class James Nichols and another NCO drag a 90-pound sled, Aug. 27, 2019, during the sprint-drag-carry station of the Army Combat Fitness Test on Fort Carson, Colorado. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Neysa Canfield)

Ask Stew: How Do I Create a Military Training Plan That Works for Me?

How do you stay ready for your military job and whatever physical fitness test will be thrown at you?

Marines with Headquarters Battalion conduct crunches during their Physical Fitness Test.

5 Big Mistakes Troops Make During PT Test Training

Taking a fitness test is not necessarily going to make you a better airman, soldier, Marine or sailor, their objective...

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