Anyone looking to stay healthy while on the road?

No.

 

I stay healthy by not taking convenient, individually packaged, nutrients and probiotics being peddled on the Internet by some unknown person belonging to a MLM scheme.

 

Lol. Yep. Real food.

 

You should quit trucking and go into MLM sales.

 

I take 2 jump ropes (a speed rope and a 3-pounder), push-up handles, a pair of gymnastics rings and two dumb bells with 40 pounds worth of plates. The gym rings have a strap with an anchor that I can use to hang almost anywhere (a tree, flatbed rub rails, etc.). They're great for pull-ups and rows. I probably spent less than $90 for all these things. I also lay off the sweets and soda and usually only drink water, iced tea or coffee. Hard-boiled eggs, protein bars, oats/granola bars are daily staples.

 

That exercise equipment is all you really need. I also have a stretching strap and yoga mat. As for the food, I do mix in healthy fast food from Arby's, Wendy's or Subway. And I try to eat some fruit every day. The stuff I listed are just staples. But the MAIN thing is that I don't drink soda. I maybe have 6 cans of coke a YEAR! When I see those big hefty truckers come out of the Pilot with their gallon jug full of soda, I think to myself, "Dude, what the HELL are you doing to yourself?!" But to each his own.

I get my exercise in early in the morning or in the late afternoon when I get to the truckstop or rest area. The routine is usually a circuit of 4 or 5 exercises done non-stop at a high intensity. I do 5 circuits with a 2-minute rest between circuits. Then I'm off to the showers.