Fitness for Men Over 40: Stay Fit and Healthy Through Middle Age

A question I frequently hear asked is ”Why do men over the age of 40 struggle to lose weight?” And it is a fair question. That was about the time in my life when I had to start watching my weight. Now that I’m 65, it isn’t getting any easier either as the years tick by. But with a lot of work, it is doable to keep your weight down and fitness level up. The chapters in this book show you how. If you’re a male in your forties or older, you definitely know the struggle is real. It doesn’t matter if you were an athlete back in college or even a soldier back in the day as I was for 36 years … you will notice changes in your body. You’ll find it easier to gain weight and more difficult to lose it. If you do workout, you’ll find it more difficult to do the same things you used to do with ease. The weights will seem heavier. Your stamina will have dropped. You’ll feel less energetic and driven. The only consolation here is that whatever you may be feeling is very normal. It’s part and parcel of aging. Let’s look at why a man has a tougher time losing weight once he crosses forty. In this book I'll show you what foods you should be eating and the exercise schedule you need to get and stay in shape as you continue through your middle age and into your senior years. It is possible to get in shape or stay in shape as you continue to age.

I grew up in Central Minnesota, where my parents owned and operated a fishing resort. Once out of high school I tried a couple of semesters of college, only to quit halfway through the Spring term; I decided at that time that college wasn't for me. Then I decided to follow my father's previous occupation as an auto mechanic. I graduated from a two-year of vocational training course and worked as a mechanic for five years. While in vocational training, I decided to join the National Guard where I eventually ended up working full-time for 32 years. So how does all of this relate to writing? In one of my leadership schools, the instructor, who was an English teacher at a juvenile detention center, presented writing to me in a whole new way - a way that started to develop my interest in working with words. I eventually went back to college on the GI Bill while I was working and earned my Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Taking a class or two per semester at night and on weekends took me seven years to complete my degree. Fast forward about 40 years and I now have published over 75 books on Amazon for Kindle, CreateSpace and other publishing platforms on a variety of topics, but mainly in the health and fitness genre. Besides my own writing, I also ghostwrite ebooks, reports, articles, blogs and do Kindle conversions for clients on a variety of topics. Today my wife and I are retired from our careers and live in Gold Canyon, AZ. I now write as a retirement business where you'll find me happily sitting in my office typing away on my laptop as I work on my next book or ghostwriting project . . . that is if we are not traveling on a cruise ship - our new-found mode of travel.