Truck drivers figure out a way to stay fit on the go
Truck drivers figure out a way to stay fit on the go
Think you're too busy to work out? If these guys can find time, you can too!
DALLAS, Tex. - If you're always on the go and think you don't have enough time to work out, there's something to keep in mind.
People in one of the busiest jobs in America are finding a way!
Truck drivers are sweating it out at gyms popping up at their truck stops.
Industry-wide, truck drivers are among the most unhealthy because so much of their time is spent sitting and eating.
Driver Timothy Owens says it happens fast.
"I gained like 12 pounds in like a month," he says.
Snap Fitness is trying to offer a solution by opening gyms at truck stops nationwide.
One of the founders says, like you, truck drivers may feel tired - but it's from driving and thinking - not necessarily from physical activity.
"So the mind is always going, but your body's not," he says.
"And we've got to change that a little bit."
"Most of the guys who drive today, they go from the steering wheel to the sleeper. And that's no exercise," he adds.
Driver Herbert Mingo says that's how he packed on the pounds.
Now morbidly obese, he's afraid he'll lose his trucking license, if he doesn't lose weight.
Before the gym opened on I-20 near Dallas, driver, Mike Murphy says there was no way to work out on the road.
"About your only choice was to keep some kind of equipment in the truck and walk laps around the parking lot," says Mike.
Now, for about $20 a month, he can stop and sweat.
"Feel the burn," he says.
He hopes, with truck stop gyms from the west to east coast, professional drivers will be healthier, so they can keep rolling strong and healthy.
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