A truck driver’s occupation demands a sedentary lifestyle, but there are ways to counteract it.
- Exercise: Activity is important, but is not paramount. Sitting for 15 hours daily is an issue and requires work. However, I would simply advise a truck driver to get out of his truck in a safe place and walk around the rig twice to stretch his legs. Walking gets the circulation moving, works muscles and burns calories. However, patients rarely sustain weight loss by exercise alone.
2. Avoid fast food: Everyone knows there is a lack of healthy food options while driving. It is easier to drive while eating a sandwich instead of soup and salad. Fast food is dirty fuel which promotes weight gain, and is directly absorbed as fat. A truck driver must create his own dietary safe space by providing his own food. Keeping a cooler or refrigerator full of prepared food is a good way to account for this issue.
3. Find a way to eat clean fuel: Clean fuel stimulates fat-burning, and weight loss occurs when dirty fuel is eliminated or severely limited. Therefore, it is a great way to lose weight and does not require significant exercise, though light-to-moderate intensity exercise is advised. It is a passive method for weight loss, but it really works well, especially for men, though women lose as well if they are disciplined.