Ask Stew: How to Become a SEAL in Seven Steps Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, offers seven tips that could provide a pathway for teens to make it to...
One Civilian's Journey to Become Navy SEAL Fit Bringing change requires a stimulus that is usually external, but equally important is a person's will to succeed and make...
What's Included on a Service Academy or ROTC Fitness Test Each branch of military service has similar requirements in its fitness testing, but there are some differences.
Ask Stew: How to Adapt to Swimming with Fins Swimming with fins during rigorous military training, such as BUD/S and Army Ranger/Special Forces training, is required for...
How Assessing Your Fitness Can Save Your Life or Those You Love Assessing your abilities regularly can help you one day, when needed, to save yourself, your family, your teammates or other...
Why You Should Focus on Form, Not Weight, in This TRX Workout Here is a challenging variety of exercises and “rest exercises” mixed with a few cardio options as well.
Tactical Fitness: How to Balance PST Training and BUD/S Fitness BUD/S is not an easy school to pass, and a candidate asks Military.com's tactical fitness expert what tests he should prepare...
These Three Workouts Target Your Specific Weakness Whether you are overweight, a running athlete or a strength athlete, everyone has a weakness that can be developed.
Four Common Denominators to Help You Graduate to Spec Ops Because of proper physical training, your body has a better foundation to remain fit throughout training and not become...
How to Increase Your Mental Toughness for Physical Tests Stew Smith has solid advice on how to increase your mental toughness in preparation for rigorous selection programs.
Ask Stew: 'There Are Seven Days in a Week and 'Someday' Is Not One of Them' Whether you are trying to start exercising again after a long break from physical activity or learn a foreign language, it...
Should You Nap, Walk or Caffeinate to Beat That Post-Lunch Tiredness? There are many factors that can contribute to midday drowsiness, including poor sleep, too much food at lunch, lack of...
Try This Workout to Improve Run Times and Pull-Ups If you need to improve your pull-ups and your run times, here is a pulling and running day workout that can help you meet...
Ask Stew: How Can I Learn to Retain Information When I'm Stressed or Fatigued? Testing environments are stressful by nature, and being exhausted makes that process more difficult.
Ignore These 6 Pieces of Advice that Can Keep You from Exercising Some people do not exercise because they get tripped up by circular logic that prevents them from even getting started on the...
