Stew Smith Fitness News

Here is a Breakdown of the Military Branches' Highest Male Physical Fitness Standards (for each age group)  There are several different fitness tests throughout our military. The standard physical fitness test that everyone has to take throughout their career, and then there are specialized fitness tests largely used within the Special Operations Communities. However, the standard of all combat units reaching the highest male physical fitness standard in that branch of service varies depending on the service. If this new standard by the Department of Defense that every combat job has to meet the highest male standards is going to...

You Can Be Old and Able to Move or Old and Unable to Move - Decide Today Reclaiming your flexibility and mobility after 50 isn't just a luxury—it's a necessity for a vibrant and active life in future decades. While strength training and cardiovascular health are equally important to your longevity, you will feel your age with every movement you make if you ignore your muscular flexibility and joint mobility. Creating the double mobility day per week in the new Ageless Athlete - Fitness Over 50 will help you learn how to program it properly and most importantly - consistently. ...

Did you know scientists have tried to measure mental toughness?Mental Toughness has been a topic of discussion and debate for generations as we humans try to define our lives. What makes some people tougher than others?  More successful? More motivated? Calm in stressful situations?  What are the common traits of ordinary people doing extraordinary things?  Can mental toughness be measured?  Scientifically tested?       These are the questions I have been seeking answers to, and the type of questions I get each day from young men and women preparing for challenging programs in the military, law enforcement, and firefighting...

Rebuild Yourself and Learn How to Move Again Do you want to get back into the habit of fitness for health and performance learn how to move with less pain, lose weight, build muscle, and look and feel better? I know these are my primary goals as I age well into my sixth decade on this planet.  Getting started can be tough especially if all you know is what you used to do when you were in your teens and twenties. Have you experienced failure with lack of consistency and building good habits like you had 20 years ago? You may be...

People Who Give Me Hope for My 60s and 70s!Here is a recent note from reader, listener, and doer of my programs for the past few years.  A few years back I happened to see a Stew Smith book and later followed the guy on YouTube and met him at a recent USNA reunion weekend. Stew is a USNA grad, former USN SEAL, humble family man who walks the walk and leads like we all should, by example. Stew, with his homespun stories, common sense advice, and gifted writing convinced me that I could be “That Guy” again, at any...