drivers fitness

Looking at the drivers out there would make me think that there are no rules about fitness.

 

A friend of mine told his DM that he wanted to take some time off for fitness so they moved him to a local position in hopes to make it easier for him. Worked out better than OTR. He later developed some problems anyway but it made him change a few things about his diet, caffeine intake, and he quit smoking. I quit smoking and gained a bunch of weight but am slowly getting in shape and changed my eating habits.
I was in great shape before I started trucking, but I have a history of going up and down in weight and size and have to work quite hard at it. I am thinking of getting into more physical work again as before I started trucking I always had a factory job where I was constantly lifting and walking around. I always did a workout before I went to work also. With an 8 hour day, you can do so much more for your health and if you add up all the road expense, it pays about the same.
Some people just need to chose if they want to sit around or if they want to stay healthy. And I've seen people on the road with bowflexes and things, but for me and many others I don't see it happening (motivation during long OTR outings).
If people try to diet and excersize they will probably do it wrong and be even more fatigued and unsafe on the road.
I think it's a good thing to promote fitness it can't hurt but I've always been the type to work out and trucking made me want to sit around and smoke instead of excersizing.
I would probably have to go out with no laptop, tv, distractions and see if that helps too.

 

check the OOIDA website.. the have a special report running on fitness for duty.. and the 4 condition disqualification matrix that is being proposed.

proposed.. not adopted yet

 

I hope that it is adopted soon. I have seen a couple of PETRO:2 that have gyms 1 was in Alabama, and I don't remember where I ran across the other 1. I used to walk and jog miles everyday, now I have to force myself just to take Cookie out for a walk that takes 15 minutes.