Stew Smith
Stewart "Stew" Smith is a former Navy Lieutenant SEAL who graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1991. After eight years in the SEAL Teams and an instructor at the Naval Academy Physical Education Department, Stew went on to author several books on fitness and military preparation programs. Stew's training has prepared 100's of recruits for the Navy's hardest challenge, SEAL BUDS training, and to date no one enrolled in his courses has either quit or failed due to physical fitness.
Fitness has been apart of Stew's life from grade school through high school and college, and today. Currently, he trains young men and women for any profession that requires a physical fitness test, from law enforcement to military special-forces. Stew has been labeled the Personal Trainer to the Heroes of Tomorrow and recently launched www.heroesoftomorrow.org. This site is a tribute to fallen heroes and assists in training future heroes for any physical fitness test in the military and law enforcement agencies.
He is actively involved with the Naval Academy Admissions recruiting programs and performs a military style workout with over 1,800 midshipmen candidates annually at the Naval Academy Summer Seminar program.
A majority of his client's are regular people who wish to lose 50-100 pounds and just get healthy. These are the clients that offer the most reward and need the most personal direction. He has been able to reach these clients through his website www.stewsmith.com and create programs to fit their lifestyle. His online fitness training and local personal training bring people to Maryland from all over the United States to take part in his weekend fitness clinics.
As a writer, he has been published in Sports Illustrated and his published books can be found in major bookstores and online retailers. They include: