How Seriously Do You Take Health When Trucking?

Dry van has been the worst for my health, I put on a little weight. I drove a chip truck for a while and there's running up and down stairs at the bunkers to load the trailers, several times up and down to get the load right, times 2 or 3 loads a day. Before that I did flatbed, pretty obvious where the excersize comes from there. Before that food service delivery, by far the most physically demanding trucking job I had, all hand truck deliveries.

Now pulling a box the best workout I get is sweeping out the trailer. I need to make it a point to do something physical during my day. Just haven't figured out what I will stick with. I need to figure something out soon before I have to trade in my Carhartt pants in for some stretchy pants.

I was just curious how today's trucker maintains a healthy lifestyle.

Sorry, my bad. I always had a hard time with it when I was otr. If I wasn't driving, I was eating or sleeping

95% of truckers do not maintain a healthy lifestyle. Actually very few Americans do these days from all indications. I used to go jogging all the time and I had a set of dumbbells with me when I was on the road. Nowadays I mostly do bodyweight training, hiking, and yoga to stay in shape.

Resistance bands are a great idea for in the truck. Lightweight, take up very little space, very effective. Just don't hit yourself in the nose with it.

I'm not trucking yet school is in may, but I plan to put a lot of training I got in the military to good use on the road. Resistance bands and dumb bells like you stated take up little space, and provide an array of exercise opportunities. An addition to this is a 5gal fuel/water can, and straps (like TRX Straps) and a thick length of rope will let you do more horrible(great amazing) things to your body than you ever imagined, while only taking up about a square foot of space. I plan to take a bike with me on the road as well, but we'll see how that plays out space/equipment wise. Planning my meals is pretty important not only from a health standpoint, but from a financial standpoint as well. I know I could go in stuff my face, be lazy, and enjoy someone elses cooking for about 45 minutes and around 15$ , or I could spend 25 min preparing it myself with a trip to a grocery mart twice a week if im going for fresh meat. once a week if Im only eating steak once =p If you dont know how to cook, or you don't think you can without a proper stove you'd be surprised whats out there. There are electric griddles, small propane powered stove tops, crockpots and all kinds of things that can be cleaned easily too. Then, there are apps available on your phone with recipes directions and reviews. It saves money, it saves sanity, and it keeps you healthy; the bonus is if you get pretty good at it, you've actually got something to offer besides best recommendations for parking in a particular city.

I use a steamer and skillet to cook my food. I don't eat out and eat clean. Eat Foods with only 1 ingredient in it. Like apple only has 1 etc.ect. I walk before during and after my day of driving. That will keep the weight off for sure.

Do you try to eat healthy when you're on the road? Do you set aside 30 minutes to an hour a day to take a walk or jog when your wheels aren't turning?