How We Easily Can Get Sidetracked by Fitness Gadgets I often get emails from people about certain programs, gadgets, fitness videos, GPS devices, music, heart-rate monitors and...
These Options Could Make You a Faster Swimmer People often email Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, asking about swimming skills and techniques to get...
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.
The Push-up System Over the years, I have developed several methods to increase push-ups and have written articles on ways to implement them...
How to Swim the Combat Swimmer Stroke When people first try the combat swimmer stroke, they often can look silly. Even swimmers have issues with this stroke.
Here's a Breakdown of the Combat Swim Stroke The combat swim stroke is a relaxing and super efficient stroke that is an updated version of the traditional sidestroke.
The Perfect Workout Pyramids and super-set workouts are a great foundation builder, as well as a proven maintenance method for calisthenics-based...
Swimming Intervals: The Century Challenge This swimming challenge is sure to level up your swimming workouts. Try the 1:30 Interval Challenge.
Ask Stew: Continue Training Even with Swimming Injury Military.com fitness guru Stew Smith fields a question from a retired Navy master chief on how to continue a swim workout...
Try This Minimalist Leg Day Workout Here are several ways to do a leg day with minimal equipment to help you reach your training goals.
Ask Stew: Workouts to Improve Your Three-Mile Run Time Crushing this test is tough and requires significant time building an aerobic base.
How to Keep Your Fitness Evolving While You Do Regardless of your athletic and fitness history, the need to treat fitness training as a journey cannot be stressed enough.
You Can't Outwork Your Diet. So Now What? If you're past your teen years, it's time to face the facts: You can no longer outwork your diet.
Ask Stew: How Do I Build Better Basic Immunity Through Fitness? Focusing on health and wellness is a matter of life or death. But for many, especially in the tactical profession, human...
