7 Tips to Fight Gaining Weight During the Holidays A study by the National Institutes of Health shows that most Americans only gain 2 pounds at the most between Thanksgiving...
A Big Reason Behind Some Military Troops Being Unfit for Duty What happens when your PFT training takes a dip? Here are a few ways to get your quads back in top shape.
How Losing Weight Can Make You Fit to Serve As the military gets pickier with recruiting, showing up to see your local recruiter out of shape will crush your dreams of...
Five Holiday Scenarios that Can Derail Your Fitness Goals From Halloween to New Year's Day, people tend to fall off the fitness and weight-loss wagon.
Ten Tips to Help You Reduce Your Carbs and Why You Should Dropping sugars can yield fast weight-loss results, but it also can be a difficult step to take.
Ask Stew: Preparation Tips for Army Basic Combat Training Joining the military and having to lose 25 pounds or more prior to basic training is very common these days.
Ask Stew: Diet and Weight Loss in Preparation for Hard Workouts Remember that you are eating for energy to train hard as well as lose weight, so your food choices should continue to be rich...
Ask Stew: Fighting the Battle of the 'Bulge' and Performance Losses Older athletes and fitness enthusiasts learn that the metabolism from their teens or 20s starts to slow down later in life.
Ask Stew: Joining the Military in Medical Services Here is a nurse who is seeking to join the military, in part to help with student loans, but faces a hurdle: the physical...
Football Season: Super Bowl Sunday and Weight Gain Many who enjoy weekends of football during the fall and winter months add a few pounds of body weight. Here are some ways to...
How a 'Zone 2' Day Can Help Workout Recovery and Preparation for Intense Training We all need a "Zone 2" day -- a low-impact, low-intensity workout -- once in a while.
The Best Bike Workouts to Maintain Your Cardio Fitness When You Cannot Run Running-related injuries don't have to prevent you from maintaining your cardio training, even when you cannot run for a few...
Army Quickly Expanding Holistic Health and Fitness Teams Following Promising Early Results The Army is fast-tracking the expansion of its Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, program as early results show soldiers in...
The Surprising Reason Some Service Members Struggle with Swimming Many runners who can run five-minute miles are amazed that their cardio conditioning when swimming is so horrible.
The Basics of Seasonal Training for the Tactical Athlete Many fitness elements such as strength, power, speed and agility are frequently paired together in training systems because...