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Fitness for Beginners - Free Workout Links Below One of the most common questions received are from people who need to get back started again with regular exercise. Getting back into a habit of training can be a challenge especially after interruptions from illness, injury, or simply busy life situation.  However, many young and old are looking at starting a fitness program for the first time.  Look no more.  This is a FREE program to help you build a daily habit of movement again.  It is easy, but effective and you cannot argue with the price.This week the question comes from...

Is Your Gym Closed?  Not a Member Anymore? Need Ideas for Training with Minimal Equipment, Calisthenics, and Cardio Workouts? It just so happens that as we near the Spring Season, we are getting out of the Winter Lift cycle / weight room and starting to transition into more calisthenics and outdoor running, so a gym closure is a minor inconvenience and should not stop us from training.  There is plenty to do outside. Our pool, gym, locker rooms are shut down for the rest of the month - hopefully - but we have a plan.  If you do not have...

Don't Set a Timeline to Join - Set a Performance Starting Line It is not possible for me to share how many young people tell me they have a 4-6 month deadline before they join a challenging tactical profession. For most people, that is not a logical path for adequately preparing for this journey, especially if your choice of tactical profession is in the special ops arena. Face it - you may need more time than 4-6 months - but that is not a problem because most people do.  Don't set a timeline as a deadline to join, set performance goals...

The Spring / Summer Calisthenics / Run Cycle and the Fall / Winter Lift Cycle Explained:  Seasonal Tactical Fitness Periodization The programs above feature 4 x 12 week cycles of training with a specific weakness to develop and many strengths to maintain. A seasonal approach to tactical fitness training allows for there to be sort of an "off-season" like traditional periodization programs in sports naturally offer.  Over the course of the year of training, you experience ALL the elements of tactical fitness:  strength / power, speed / agility, cardio endurance (run, swim, ruck) / muscle stamina, flexibility / mobility, and...

Start Your Journey Today With Specific Programming For Your Dream Job at StewSmithFitness.com #1 Most Important Rule - You Need to Train Specifically For the First Two Phases of Tactical Fitness I think we can all agree that there are TWO phases for you to reach your goal. You have to get TO the training in order to get THROUGH the training in any tactical profession. A typical hurdle we all face is not focusing on your weaknesses during your preparation phases.  This lack of attention will typically result in your failure to meet the standard or over-use injury. At StewSmithFitness.com there are...