Missing Link to Performance: Rest/Recovery, De-Stressing Often life can get in the way of fitness performance as well as your basic health. The missing link to better performance is...
How to Reduce Your Blood Pressure High blood pressure or hypertension is basically a circulatory problem that is an increase in pressure in your veins and...
Health Screening 101 (Part 2 of 3) In this article, we will discuss the recommended courses of action to obtain healthy screening numbers.
4 Tips to Help You Sleep Better The best training plans will not work if sleep and nutrition are neglected.
How Insulin Resistance Evolves into Type 2 Diabetes and Other Costly Diseases Even our military must worry about insulin resistance and diabetes, as more and more of the active-duty members are...
Shining a Spotlight on the Biggest Health Problem in the US Insulin resistance is our nation’s biggest public health problem and potentially will get much worse in our future.
Importance of Sleep Part 2: Rituals You have a lifting schedule, a running schedule and a work schedule. You should create a sleep schedule.
A Thousand Calories Can Kill Us and Save Us Americans are bordering on obese, with lower activity rates and nearly double the daily recommended caloric amount. What's...
Ask Stew: Night Shift (Training, Living, Eating and Sleeping) Working the night shift is common for any tactical profession. Here is an email from a man who is joining the military but...
What Is in Your Snack Drawer? The secret to summer survival is keeping the good snacks in the open and hiding any junk food out of sight.
Building the Warrior: A Holistic Approach to Peak Performance in the Military While it is understandable for combat units to have the highest fitness standards, getting to that common goal requires...
Workout Challenges to Develop Mental Toughness One of the most powerful, yet overlooked, benefits of regular physical training is its capacity to strengthen the mind.
How to Modify Your Military Fitness Training if Your Shoulder Hurts Whenever we sustain an injury during training, it is normal to stop working out so we have time to rest and recover.
How to Decide Whether You Should Eat Before Working Out If you’re someone who likes to start your day with a workout, you have probably wondered if you should eat before hitting the...
The New Army Body-Fat Standard: A Step In The Right Direction? As obesity rates climb across America, the Army’s new body-composition policy arrives at a critical moment. This is not just...
