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The Benefits of Giving Thanks On this Thanksgiving Day, 2023, and in these days of high social stress and conflict, it can be helpful to think about Thanksgiving. At the risk of belaboring the obvious, Thanksgiving is about giving thanks. Of all the holidays, Thanksgiving is perhaps the most...

Expediting and good health do not generally fit well together. Sleep: The first challenge is sleep. Experts recommend 8 hours of sleep per night on a regular schedule and they have volumes of science to back that up. But the expediter's life often requires irregular sleep. That does not...

It's the new-year rush time in the fitness industry. Motivated by their fresh start in a new year and the resolutions they made, more people join gyms this month than any other. As you think about your fitness, and if you are less than happy with your present state, what held you back last year...

About 18 months ago, having done little with barbells before, I took an interest in powerlifting. After I saw some Special Olympics athletes work with our gym's fitness trainers to compete in a Special Olympics powerlifting meet, I figured if they can do it, I can do it. Also, then 65 years old...

When Diane and I were on the road, it was sooooo easy to sit in the sleeper instead of getting out to exercise, even when we were parked in an Anytime Fitness gym parking lot! We also found that once you get moving, it's easy to keep moving. The challenge is to overcome the inertia that keeps...

Depending on the source you view, the average life expectancy for a trucker is 10 to 20 years below the national average. It does not have to be that way for you. See this video to learn more: https://www.growingbolder.com/truck-drivers-can-anyone-can-3049183/ This video was produced by...

Former expediter, now gym owner.

I just read an informative article on the health risks of inadequate sleep and the benefits of adequate sleep. While the risks and benefits are real, the article presumes people have the ability to sleep on a regular schedule. That's not realistic for expediters. It's the nature of the job to...

Truckers have long been suspicious of companies that use the body mass index (BMI) as an indicator of their fitness to drive, and for good reason. It's a shortcut method that big-money insurance companies, health care providers and drug companies use to profit handsomely off a simple number and...

Check out these resistance bands. They are inexpensive and compact. A wide variety of exercises can be done with them and instructions can be easily found online. With a little ingenuity, many resistance-band exercises can be done right in your sleeper. Diane and I used to carry exercise...

The title of this post will surprise no expediter. Not only is trucking among the top-10 most dangerous occupations, the lifestyle carries health risks of its own. This was driven home to me today when I received my blood pressure and cholesterol numbers in my email. The service through which I...

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Reading these Trucking Fit & Fit to Live threads gets me thinking about organizing an online support group that would help expediters and other truckers produce and maintain their desired fitness results. It's one thing to share an idea or read a helpful post here and there. It would be...

Being in the fitness business exposes Diane and me (former expediters now gym owners) to motivation issues all the time; not only in our own inner game but with gym members as well. Why do people work out in the first place? What motivates them to act? What motivates them to quit? When faced...

Four Mobile Apps the Drive Healthy Eating, Weight Loss For Expediters Diet tracking (calorie counting) is one of the most effective strategies there is for weight loss and apps make it easy. It is not effortless. You still have to read the food labels, determine portion sizes and enter what you...

In Setting Health and Fitness Goals, Don't Set Goals Dead People Can Achieve Many people phrase their health and fitness goals in terms of giving something up. If a dead person can achieve the same goal, think about a way to rephrase the goal in a more positive and uplifting way. Examples...

We recently had a Google Virtual Tour of our Anytime Fitness club done. Take a look and stop in to use the gym if you are in the area. If you are an Anytime Fitness member, your key will work here as in all other Anytime Fitness clubs. If you are a guest, the normal day rate is $10, but...

I'm reading a fascinating book about developing one's willpower. Part of it addresses something most expediters can relate to. Note how the cravings for sweets or comfort food increase when you are tired. Note also how you get more irritable when tired. And note how you make more mistakes when...

1. Lifts your mood 2. Improves learning abilities 3. Strengthens your heart 4. Builds self-esteem 5. Strengthens your bones 6. Improves posture 7. Keeps your brain fit 8. Improves joint function 9. Alleviates anxiety 10. Decreases your risk of diabetes. 11. Increase muscle strength...

In this CNN article, Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about using unfamiliar gyms on the road to work out. He's not in a truck like we are but his tips apply to expediters too. Excerpt: "Someone on Reddit asked what it was like for me to train in hotel gyms or other unfamiliar gyms on the road,"...