{"id":1815,"date":"2020-09-18T10:36:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T10:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lily.com\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2020-09-18T10:36:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T10:36:47","slug":"the-3-things-you-need-to-become-a-healthy-trucker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lily.com\/truck-driver-lifestyle\/the-3-things-you-need-to-become-a-healthy-trucker\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Things You Need to Become a Healthy Trucker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Any career where you spend most of the day sitting can feel counterintuitive to a healthy lifestyle. This is as true for truckers as it is for 9-to-5 office jobs. Just because you spend the majority of your day sitting behind the wheel of a truck doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t still be a healthy trucker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re a professional truck driver, you have a lot of miles to cover and a specific length of time within which you have to cover them. This can mean long days, but just because a day is long doesn\u2019t<\/em> mean you won\u2019t have time to take care of yourself. Like Small Business says<\/a>, OTR \u201cDrivers may be on duty for up to 14 hours following 10 hours off duty, but they are limited to 11 hours of driving time.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, those ten hours of off-duty time have to include a full night\u2019s sleep. This is true for local drivers as well. Even though they may not have as many miles to cover, they still spend most of the day behind the wheel and will benefit from some self-care routines. With these three healthy trucker lifestyle choices, you can strike a pitch-perfect balance between productivity, rest, exercise, and a balanced trucker food list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) A Well-Rounded Trucker Food List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eating on the road is never easy. You\u2019re often stuck with whatever restaurants are just off the highway or whatever offerings the nearest truck stop has. While there\u2019s plenty of healthier options for eating on the road, eating out is never cheap and can place an unnecessary toll on the driver\u2019s wallet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing wrong with eating out\u2014it\u2019s often a great way to experience the best of the local cuisine, after all\u2014but it shouldn\u2019t be the only option when it comes to available food for truckers. If you\u2019re trying to find better, more nutritious meals to keep you going, then why not make them yourself? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only is cooking a productive and enjoyable pastime but thanks to the wealth of portable cooking appliances available to truckers, it\u2019s easier than ever to prepare meals on-the-go. To help you build a better trucker food list for yourself, consider investing in some of the truck driver cooking equipment All Trucking outlines<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n