Fitness and Dieting for The Middle-Aged Man

One of the impetus for writing this blog was to answer on how to control weight gain while on a cruise.  I recently went on a 15-day cruise to get from one continent to the next, and with many days of not being able to go anywhere other than onboard, the ever-present food was all too tempting. Though the food wasn't all that good, lunches with 2 or 3 courses, dinners with 3 or more courses, sometimes with 2 main plates, didn't help.  I broke my main rule by not using a belt, and eating desserts (though not every day) and the very delicious bread. Damage was over 2 Kg (4.5 lb + gain) though the palestra , conveniently located very close by for damage control. I dud use the equipment to alternate upper and lower body workouts daily, as well as always doing my pushups, plank and squats, adding lunges and side plank.  Aerobic workout through swimming (often in the cold Gulf of Alaska/Bering Sea waters outdoor pool with warm ups between laps in the luke warm outside hot tub), ro

In the many months of improving my core strength, I've discovered a few benefits.  This past winter saw us in Lake Cowichan with near-record amounts of snow fall, all the way into March.   Granted that the snow was fairly light  and dry, and I shovelled frequently, all this work resulted in very little aches the next day. More recently, I've had to dig a trench on my new property.  Granted, not too deep or not too much, nonetheless it could be seen as backbreaking work for an older man.  Again, no aches from all this work.