Stew Smith Fitness News

Here is an email that is often received from men and women seeking to lose the "spare tire" or weight around their hips, help reducing their blood pressure, and overall just get healthier. It is a journey that can lead to many enjoyable future years if you can catch up with Mother Nature and Father Time before they catch you! Here are a few questions posed by a gentleman in his early fifties:Stew - I do appreciate your time and your website it has been a huge help to me personally. I do have a few questions for you. 1)...

There was a great question this week that focuses on getting fit and loosing weight on a budget. In times like these, we all are trying to pinch a few pennies, here is how I mix in fitness for pennies. Here is the question:There are some great ideas on the StewSmith.com Articles Section on getting fit and loosing weight and such. However, I am 25 years old, I am single and live from paycheck to paycheck. Many things that people suggest doing are quite frankly too expensive - Gym memberships and food included. How do you loose weight and build...

This week's article was inspired by a former Marine who asked about staying active through his 60s, 70s, and 80s. Here is his story and question about longevity:I'm a 55-year-old former Marine 1969 to 1973. I've been in the Martial Arts since I was 15. I'm a Tae Kwon Do instructor and have maintained my conditioning all of my life. I train every morning from 4a.m. to 5a.m. using the methodologies I am accustomed to. I know in reality though that it's only a matter of time until the old body won't be able to keep up with what my...

Today's generation has more computerized and physically inactive forms of entertainment than ever before. We, as parents, must be the catalyst that motivates our children to exercise - plus it is not bad for us to exercise either. The earlier we introduce our children to a lifestyle of health and fitness, the less likely our children will grow to be part of the 60 percent (and growing - literally) of America that is obese. Researches have stated that childhood obesity is completely preventable, but almost entirely incurable.It does not take a bench press and a stair machine to get fit....

Eliminating Macro-Nutrients? Hello Stew -thanks for your service and your continued support of the military, police and their families in fitness and health. I am trying to lose weight and thought I’d try something that would eliminate carbohydrates from my diet for a while? What do you think of that as a weight loss idea?Just as a rule - never eliminate the macro-nutrients your body needs such as protein, carbs, or fat from your diet. There are many diets out there that play around with these critical components of our nutrition. HOWEVER, you can definitely LIMIT them in order to...