How Doing Your Best Can Put Any Dream Within Reach Teammates, it should come as no surprise that to be an Olympian, you have to be the best at your sport. The catch is, how do...
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.
'The Platoon that PTs Together, Stays Together': How Military Fitness Changed My Life Military fitness is the cornerstone of SEAL team, so much so that platoons use a slogan daily to remind everyone why we...
How Learning from 'Bang-ups and Hang-ups' Will Help You Reach Your Goals The key question is, how do you stay fired up to keep trying, to keep persevering, to keep from giving up?
Immunization Awareness Month Looks to Provide Defense Against Disease The military's immunization awareness program mirrors National Immunization Month, which is observed across America each...
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.
Navy Flyer Expresses Gratitude for Gift of Fitness Perfect Fitness has donated products to every ship in the fleet, and it fires us all up to hear from our sailors.
Why No Surrender and No Retreat Will Lead to No Regrets Every successful person has faced challenges and experienced setbacks and failures on their journey toward success.
Unleash This Powerful Weapon to Accomplish Your Goals Teammates, last Sunday night marked an epic milestone for Canadians when freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau won the gold in...
How to Turn Swimming into a Strength for Special Operations Selection Programs Preparing for any military diving or rescue swimmer course requires a significant time investment, not only to get into...
The Hardest Part of Special Operations Selection Programs – and How to Handle It Contrary to what one might expect, the most arduous part of a U.S. special operations selection program is not the actual...
How to Become a Better Swimmer Before Navy Dive School Many fitness and pool competency skills must be acquired before attending special ops programs.
5 Ways to Spice Up Your Push-Up Workout Routine You can try many options, from where to place your hands and adding a weight vest to the range of motion and choreography of...
Grounding: Does Touching Earth Provide Health Benefits or Is It Pseudoscience? Whether it is taking relaxing breaths in nature or your body's vitamin D response from the sunlight, you can lower your blood...