Hello and thanks to everyone who takes the time to reply. I am getting into trucking, most likely with Swift, this year. Dedicating all my time to my job and living out of my truck is not a problem for me. There are a few things I want to know about, however, in order to align my expectations with the reality of doing this job. I have many questions, but I'm going to just ask about one topic at a time to keep things simple and understandable.
Being physically healthy is important to me. I've always been into working out at a gym, training at home and running. You'll have to forgive me if my questions seems stupid, but I just don't know, so here it goes.
- Is getting to a gym 3 times a week a realistic expectation?
- Is cutting out 30 - 60 minutes a day to lift weights that I have with me at anywhere my truck may be stopped along with doing calisthenics (body weight exercises) a realistic expectation?
- Is cutting 30 - 60 minutes out of my day to go on a run a realistic expectation? What should I expect? Can I even leave my truck to do something like this?
- Are there things like pullup bars, parallel bars and park workout equipment at places you normally stop?
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Trucker's Lifestyle Question 1: Health and fitness
Hello and thanks to everyone who takes the time to reply. I am getting into trucking, most likely with Swift, this year. Dedicating all my time to my job and living out of my truck is not a problem for me. There are a few things I want to know about, however, in order to align my expectations with the reality of doing this job. I have many questions, but I'm going to just ask about one topic at a time to keep things simple and understandable.
Being physically healthy is important to me. I've always been into working out at a gym, training at home and running. You'll have to forgive me if my questions seems stupid, but I just don't know, so here it goes.
- Is getting to a gym 3 times a week a realistic expectation?
- Is cutting out 30 - 60 minutes a day to lift weights that I have with me at anywhere my truck may be stopped along with doing calisthenics (body weight exercises) a realistic expectation?
- Is cutting 30 - 60 minutes out of my day to go on a run a realistic expectation? What should I expect? Can I even leave my truck to do something like this?
- Are there things like pullup bars, parallel bars and park workout equipment at places you normally stop?
- How do you stay fit as a an OTR driver?
Thanks