Working out on the tarmac

Trust me when I tell you before I went into over the road truck driving I was just like you. I went to the gym every day, I was a bona fide certified gym rat. I purchased the most sophisticated mobile workout weight equipment and plan this out for months before I went over the road and kept it on my truck. Precisely how I would store it, get it out and utilize it. It didn’t happen. And it won’t happen for you. At best you’ll get some walking in a few times a week. Your sleep pattern Changes multiple times per week. Sometimes you’re on a graveyard shift, sometimes middle of the day and sometimes early morning. You’re trying to sleep and adapt at all different hours. Driving, is mentally fatiguing. When you stop, you see the bunk and it’s hard to avoid it. And that kind of tired makes you crave carbohydrates. I’m not saying you can’t stay thin or in decent shape being an over the road truck driver, but anything beyond that is impossible. Not trying to be a Debbie downer for your ideas just a realist. There’s a lot of us over the road drivers that would love to exercise and some of us do get in a minimal amount, but just about the time you get into a rhythm, you’ll go from mornings to a graveyard shift and it throws off everything.

 

Well I'm gonna say you're in better fighting shape than anybody who's going to get bent out of shape about your jump rope making noise.
I would say 90% of truckstops you don't have to worry about self defense at all.
I would be more inclined to just leave yourself an extra 5 foot behind your trailer than in front of your truck, back the rest of the way up when you're done.

 

Background...I'm an older lady. Not old exactly LoL. 51. Desk jockey until 2019. I'm not a fearful type of person but I'm not a risk taker.
From my research....1. Intake of food will impact your waist more than exersize. 2. Regardless of what shape you have, regular amounts of movement are vital for you to keep moving when you get my age or older. The more you can move the better. If you can add weight bearing, fantastic.
My solution has been cooking what I eat, no premade food except if i stay at a small t.s. I buy some small junk food thing to support the business. But as a regular thing no. Flatbed is a good enough amount of movement for me during the cold and rain or snow. In nice weather I try to walk more and buying groceries at Aldi's I often get to walk a bit from a parkable area to the store. And then carry my bags back....
Incorporating movement into the whole day works best for me. Get out of the truck every 3+/- hours. Walk around the truck after I go use the restroom. Perhaps weighted ankles or something similar would be good for you?
The workout routine is great if you can keep it up but making movement a basic part of the day makes impossible to skip out....

 

Most truck stops have area behind the parking spots. With grass or gravel or whatever. If u park during the day there will be open spots in the very back where u will have enough room.

 

Look up Vera Wang. She just put out pictures of her in some of her fancy clothes. I knew the name but I don't dress like that and I don't shop like that so I was unaware until I clicked the link....
She's beautiful.
She's 70 years old and in fantastic condition.
And she says she works with small weights a few minutes every day.
I will never look like that, don't really want to. But dammmm what an inspiration. Old doesn't have to be fat and weak...

 

I applaud your efforts, but trust me, you don't want to touch the ground anywhere at any truck stop with anything other than the bottom of your shoes. That ground is saturated with years and years worth of all types of fluids... from trucks and people. ALL types of fluids.

Even if you use a mat, you would have to store the mat in your truck. Eww.

Walking and eating healthy will do wonders.

 

Also. Ixnay unnecessary contact with the pavement. You don't want to bring that may back inside the cab. Ick

 

Great minds think alike.
Or 2 brains with only enough sense for 1 haaaa