This didnât turn out at all as Iâd expected. Hereâs the prelude: When I made pictures for a living, I got plenty of exercise. Walking five miles or more per day was routine. Iâve run backwards up hills (so as to photograph parades and protests coming up those hills) and carried lots of photographic gear appreciable distances, about which my muscles later registered an opinion. That ended â not my idea â and I got flabby, which I didnât want to be. So I started eating less and forcing myself to exercise for its own sake, not as a byproduct of other work. I was surprised at the results, given a relatively small amount of effort. (Exercise is important while eating less; otherwise, one loses as much muscle as fat.)