Life behind the wheel can certainly take its toll on the body, especially as you age. If you have been over the road for a number of years, you've probably already noticed the extra creeks and cracks emanating from your joints, not to mention the daily possibility of injury from loading or unloading freight. Over [...]
Eating fruits and vegetables are important for building and maintaining a balanced diet. They can work to help you maintain a healthy weight but fueling your metabolism, curbing your hunger, and providing your body with vitamins and minerals so you, and all your parts, can function properly. Eating healthy while over the road is tricky, [...]
Being a truck driver can certainly be hard on your body. Hours of sitting and lumping freight can create multiple discomforts that can be difficult to treat, especially if you don't know what to do. Appling ice or heat can help you combat and ease many of the aches and pains you develop. Here is [...]
With summer finally heating up across the continent drivers are having to deal with a lot of scorching temperatures that they just simply are not used to. If you’re from Winnipeg, our average seasonal temperatures hover around 79 degrees, so heading to Florida, for example, with an average temperature of 90 degrees can definitely take [...]
Making food ahead of time at home can save drivers thousands of dollars every year. Not only that, it's healthier and it allows you to eat the food that you love instead of settling for the quickest option on the road, or the same burger you've been eating for years. One problem that many drivers [...]
Eating healthy and being active on the road isn’t an impossible feat. It very well may be a difficult task, but most of that stems from our ability – or lack thereof - to be self-disciplined. While being over the road does pose some problems, and will likely throw out some curve balls; developing healthy [...]
Being a truck driver definitely, takes it’s toll on the mind and body. While eating a proper diet and getting enough exercise are two important steps to being healthy, they are not the only things drivers should do to stay healthy, especially when they are over the road. 1. Get Enough Sleep Getting enough sleep [...]
Yeah, a truck driver's schedule is hectic but that’s no reason to skip breakfast. Maybe you’re not hungry in the morning, still, that’s no reason to skip breakfast. Not only is a good breakfast good for your health, more importantly, it’ll improve your day and you’ll feel great! Coffee & donuts won’t do for a [...]
After the confusing beginning to our Manitoba spring, it appears that we are finally finished with snow, well . . . at least for now. Summer is quickly coming up on our heels and before we know it we’ll be, once again, complaining about the cold winter. Make the most of the next 5 months [...]
Many truck drivers are at an increased risk for gallbladder attacks, caused by Gallstones. The symptoms are often so intense they are often mistaken for a heart attack. Gallstones are one of the unfortunate side affects of a poor diet. Greasy foods that are high in fats and cholesterol combined with an inefficient fibre intake [...]
