Track and Swim Workout with Upper Body PT Test Combo Adding calisthenics between sets of speed and goal-pace running and swimming can be an effective way to combine muscle...
Ask Stew: How to Practice Deep-end Swim Skills in a Shallow Pool If you’re training for Air Force Special Warfare selection and your base pool only goes to 5 feet, it’s understandable to be...
The ‘Complete Cycle State,’ or How to End Each Day for a Better Tomorrow The goal of each evening should be to end the day’s stress with stress-relieving activities such as walking, deep breathing...
DoD Partnerships With the YMCA and Local Gyms: Extending Fitness Access Beyond the Gate The Military Outreach Initiative gives eligible service members and families access to YMCA branches and selected private...
‘How Much Do You Bench?’ Bench Press Combination Ideas While you can improve strength with the following strength and conditioning combinations, the priority here is more work...
Ask Stew: How Often Is Biking in Place of Running an Acceptable Training Option? How often is it acceptable to use the bike as opposed to running through programs? It feels like a cop-out some days.
Family Fitness: Here’s How to Make Movement Fun for All Ages With a little imagination and a willingness to try new things, your family can enjoy exercise, fun, and togetherness all at...
Get Stronger for the Hex Bar Deadlift, a Common Fitness Test Lift Depending on your job, you may be required to lift weights or carry a load in a military fitness test. Learning how to...
The Fitness Cure: Veteran Helps Others with PTSD Get Healthy As the saying goes, “Never underestimate the power of fitness,” and Erica Liermann is a prime example of that message.
Ask Stew: When Should I Breathe During Exercises? A reader asks whether Stew recommends exhaling while performing eccentric movements or concentric movements.
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
From Iraq to Iran: How Congress Handed Over War Powers to the Presidency The 9/11 attacks were a sea change in U.S. foreign policy and diminished congressional authority, with partisanship on...
Left Face Down in the Mud: How an Air Force Veteran, Amputee Found Hope A life-changing injury and having to raise three kids alone made Jason Morgan more resolute in the long run.
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
SNL Mocks Iran Conflict as Pete Hegseth Calls It a ‘Situationship’ “This isn’t a war, it’s a situationship.” SNL skewers tensions with Iran in a wild press briefing sketch starring Colin Jost...