Staying In Shape

How do you guys stay in shape on the road? What are some ways of staying active and fit and healthy on the road? Do some truck stops have fitness centers, most have just about everything else?

Every great once in a while I will see a fitness center in a truck stop, but they are few and far between. Some guys really get into this fitness thing and have a weight bench that they store in the cab and set it up outside their truck at the truck stop. Some folks just lay a yoga mat out on the asphalt and work-out, others have a bicycle strapped to the back of their cab, some run, some walk, and some just sort of crawl into the restaurant and roll back out to their truck. You can definitely do it, you just have to decide what level of commitment and discipline you are going to go for. But I wouldn't count on finding a fitness center every night when you shut down - you will definitely have to come up with your own program.

Of course you could opt to pull a flat-bed, it has it's own work out routine built right into the job, not that I know anything about it or anything, it's just a suggestion.

TA/Petro StayFit Fitness Room Locations

Lol, Thanks Old School! I am definitely looking into flatbed. Actually planning on it. I am not a fitness freak but I definitely cannot sit around too long without working out...lol

Anchorman: Thanks! I will check them out!

Not sure why people are worried about finding a workout room. We drive 75 foot long 80,000 lbs worth of workout room. 18 times around the truck and trailer is roughly 1 mile. All sorts of exercises can be done including a stair step that is built right into the side of the cab under the door. You can to push ups or elevated push ups off the side steps of the cab. Add in a yoga mat for sit ups and you can do a complete workout in less than 30 minutes including using the entire truck stop parking lot as a place to do fast pace cardio. The key to a complete workout is keeping you heart rate up the entire time. Very simple to do. All depends on the amount of time you want to put in.

Or how I do it. I am down from 216 to 206 in one month doing absolutely nothing. I simply cut out a lot of sugar and cut way down on soda. Those two things alone will help out a lot. Also portion control. I still eat what I want but limit what I eat. I still eat at McDonald's every once in a while. The key is how you eat. Don't order 2 burgers. Most times when people order what they think they want and eat it all they are over full. Instead try ordering one burger and eat it and see how you feel when your done. If your still a tad bit hungry afterwards grab some fruit to finish the meal.

Men's Health - How Truckers Stay Healthy

Here is a recent article from Men's Health, a lot of good tips that should help.

How do you guys stay in shape on the road? What are some ways of staying active and fit and healthy on the road? Do some truck stops have fitness centers, most have just about everything else?

I just wanted to stop by and tell you that I manage a fitness center that caters to truckers. We are AnyTime Fitness in Dillsburg, PA and have locations throughout the US and Canada. We are open 24 hours and even have an app that will help you find a convenient location: Anytime Fitness Locator. Our club has ample parking space as do most of the clubs. You have private showers, very clean workout spaces, televisions throughout the clubs with private tvs on all of the cardio equipment and membership to any of our clubs gets you into every AnyTime Fitness at no visitation fee. Check out our website: AnytimeFitness.com!

In my better days ,,I ran a flat bed ,,10 yrs. worth ...tarping / strapping /binding ..there's a workout every 4-6 days sometimes evey day to 2-3 times a day depending in the carrier / contracts ....

then I did line haul 10 yrs. worth hostling around dolies ..(converter dollies ) in & out of the truck ..to hook sets ..break sets down ...dock trailers ...all part of the job ...CONWAY / YELLOW / UPS / FEDEX .... all line haul jobs ..home daily & you bust your tail ..

then I worked for a guy contracted to a power co. north west ( hauled poles for a power co. ) truck had a knuckle boom .., I loaded poled . strapped them drove truck ...unloaded ....climbed up & down tower to self loader knuckle boom ...for road jobs ( in 1998 meridian Idaho widening meridian rd . ) 300 poles " finally got a lineman to drive truck & I unloaded poles at 200ft increments ..linemen have to have" Class A c CDL's too " .....that was a work out .....ALL CDL related ...so there is more that just OTR jobs that a person can do in the CDL field ... then I worked for the power co. crane operator / "A" CDL required " ....then became a CDL instructor in 2006 and now just drive casually since ...

just making these notations that there are variations to types of jobs within the CDL"A" field to stay in shape .. not just OTR ....but I did hard core OTR from 1980 to 1988 before DE regulation hit the trucking industry ...48 states & 4 provinces of canada ..and loved every second of it ...since then I've been regional / but company driver ,equip oper. instructor for 34+ yrs now .. one thing hasn't changed ,,,""it's gotten worse " the HURRY UP & WAIT GAME IN WHSE.'S AND THE WAY WERE TREATED ..! ...... patience !!!!! it's more difficult for me after 34 yrs doing this ......then I have remind my self I'm just casual and only do this for 3-4 day's a month ...

be safe guys !!!!

TA/Petro StayFit Fitness Room Locations

I have been to the workout room at the TA in Boise recently. It was very clean and had good quality equipment (elliptical trainer, bike, cable machine for lots of variety). Hopefully more will pop up in time. A Fitbit is a great tool to keep you aware of how much you are moving in the day. I recently read that 32 laps around a trailer is 1 mile. A good place to start. My husband and I have started a Facebook page to put out helpful tips for truck drivers to stay healthy. I post nutrition and workout ideas there. Feel free to join the conversation...https://www.facebook.com/smarttruckerfitness

How do you guys stay in shape on the road? What are some ways of staying active and fit and healthy on the road? Do some truck stops have fitness centers, most have just about everything else?

I just wanted to stop by and tell you that I manage a fitness center that caters to truckers. We are AnyTime Fitness in Dillsburg, PA and have locations throughout the US and Canada. We are open 24 hours and even have an app that will help you find a convenient location: Anytime Fitness Locator. Our club has ample parking space as do most of the clubs. You have private showers, very clean workout spaces, televisions throughout the clubs with private tvs on all of the cardio equipment and membership to any of our clubs gets you into every AnyTime Fitness at no visitation fee. Check out our website: AnytimeFitness.com!

That is great news...Are there several Anytime Fitness clubs that cater to truckers? I'd love a list to share on our facebook page and website. https://www.facebook.com/smarttruckerfitness