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Transform Your Goals, Overcome Challenges, and Build Unbreakable Resilience  OPTIONS: Book, eBook, Audio Book, and Video Training Course Discover The Never Quit Mindset by Stew Smith—a transformative personal development resource designed for motivated individuals seeking to break through barriers and achieve lasting success. Whether you're striving for excellence in your career, health, or personal life, this guide provides the tools to develop the discipline needed to conquer obstacles and fulfill your potential. Why Choose 'The Never Quit Mindset'? • Actionable Guides: Daily Challenges! Packed with practical strategies and step-by-step plans, this program empowers you to set ambitious goals and persist through any...

How to Tackle Swimming Struggles and Guide Beginners Toward Spec Ops Swimming/Diving Success There is more than just swimming on this path. Be comfortable too. The other day at our local pool, the Navy came to administer the Navy Physical Screening Test (PST) that recruits seeking to attend SEAL, SWCC, EOD/Diver, and Rescue Swimmer training must pass before attending boot camp to qualify. After about 100 yards of incorrect strokes, one person got out of the pool unable to complete the required 500-yard distance. This is not uncommon, unfortunately, as many teens THINK they are ready to serve in these challenging...

 Don't Skip Mobility Day! Whether it is a leg day or any other workout day for that matter, 9 times out of 10 you do not want to miss it for any reason. The same goes for mobility day. Just because it is the easiest workout of the week doesn't mean it is not the most important one!  I have found these mobility days to be truly life-changing. They are that important to me anyway.  About 7 years ago (at age 45), I actually thought I might have to give up running as my hips, lower back, feet, and knees...

 Well...Not Everyone is Ignoring It But Nothing is Getting Better (steady downward trend since the late 1980's) UPDATE: Aug 2025 - The President is bringing back the Presidential Physical Fitness Test in public schools. Though this is a presidential executive order, it may stick because we need it to stick. If you do not know what the test is introducing our kids to, here it is:One-mile run, curl-ups 1 min, a 30-foot shuttle run, the sit-and-reach flexibility test, and a choice between push-ups and pull-ups. Did you know one of the biggest reasons why Americans cannot join the military is...

A Look Back at the Creation and Impact of a Life-Changing Workout In the world of fitness, trends come and go from countless fitness gadgets to Tae Bo, the industry continues to evolve, some good and not so good. Yet, among these shifting tides, few programs have demonstrated lasting (25+ yrs), quietly transformative power quite like my Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization (STFP) with a Mobility Day (10+ years) programmed into it. It has been life-changing for young and old alike. Young people need better hip, knee, ankle, and shoulder mobility for improved swimming, treading, and running performance. For the older...