Workout Injuries

7 Ways You're Exercising Wrong and Causing Injury

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert explains how to prevent injuries when you workout.

Spc. Reggie Wilson of the Raymond W. Bliss Army Health Center demonstrates the use of rollers for treating myofascial pain. (Photo Credit: Mo Greenberg)

Gear to Help Your Post-Workout Recovery

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert's recommendations on gear to help you recover from s...

Staff Sgt. Joshua Jimenez, Company F, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment drill sergeant, works with Pvt. Bladimir Torres, Company C, 58th Transportation Battalion student, on proper Pose Method techniques Oct. 27 at Fort Leonard Wood. (Photo Credit: Ms. Dawn M Arden)

Ask Stew: Plantar Fasciitis – How to Keep Running

Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert details how to continue training if you think you have Plantar F...

David Koch, an embedded athletic trainer with the 59th Medical Wing’s VIPER Clinic, monitors Airman 1st Class Michael Ferrari, a student with the 342nd Training Squadron, during stretching exercises (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Ellis) .

5 Ways to Prevent Workout Injuries

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL and MIlitary.com's tactical fitness expert details 5 ways to prevent workout-related injuries.

An athlete slices through Holloman’s Olympic-sized recreational pool during Holloman’s eighth annual Monster Triathlon at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. on Sept. 17, 2016. Holloman’s triathlon is a three-part athletic competition that includes a 5 km run, a 30 km bike race and a 700 meter swim. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis P. Docherty)

Ask Stew: Continue Training Even with Swimming Injury

Military.com's fitness guru and Navy SEAL veteran Stew Smith fields a question from a retired Navy Master Chief on how to con...

Ask Stew: Recovery and Building Back a Fitness Program

Need advice on how to get "back on the fitness wagon" after an injury? Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and fitness expert, has...

For the past few years I have written weekly articles on fitness, military forces training, injuries, and starting a fitness program. If you are looking for answers to questions concerning military fitness, it is probably in the article archive.

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If you are looking for answers to questions concerning military fitness, it is probably in the article archive.

Key To Relieving Pain from Overuse Injuries

Have you ever started off on a run and had aching knees or hips, but soon after a short warm-up jog and light stretch all fel...

Recurring Shin Splints and Healing Tips

For people starting to run or run again after a long period of time, shin splints is often one of the first issues you may fa...

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