Tag: truckers' health

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When pigs fly
Truckers sign up to run Flying Pig Marathon.
December 4, 2012
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Secrets to a healthy trucking life
Trucker gives encouragement to others trying to live a more healthy lifestyle.
November 25, 2012
Stephen and Claudette
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Ode to the Twinkie
The demise of the Hostess Twinkie leaves a sugary wake of nostalgia.
November 17, 2012
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Good choice, bad choice: Frozen Pizzas
We’d rather order a piping hot, high calorie, high fat pizza delivered right to the front door. But the frozen version can be a cheaper, convenient and healthier choice. We were surprised at how tasty the healthiest ones were.  These comparisons are all based on an approximate individual serving size. Healthy hint: Choose thin crust […]
December 2, 2011
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Health Product: Wake Up Clock
Product: Hammacher Schlemmer’s Peaceful Progression Wake Up Clock. Price $69.95 http://www.hammacher.com/publish/70460.asp Instead of the harsh sound of the traditional morning alarm clock, this clock uses gradually increasing light, stimulating aromas, and peaceful nature sounds to wake you up. At 30 minutes before wake-up, the clock’s light begins to glow softly, brightening over the next half-hour. […]
November 16, 2011
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New health audiobook, convoy for cancer cure, Project 351 gets low
Joe Martin, whom you’ll no doubt remember as the operator behind the Truckercise DVDs I wrote about earlier in the year (Martin’s pictured, right, with Alex Debogorski of Ice Road fame), announced recently that a new truckers’ health strategies audiobook that he contributed a chapter to is out and available. The book, Truckers’ Road to […]
September 30, 2011
Joe Martin W Alex Debogorski
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TA Taking Good Steps for Trucker Health
When I’m talking with drivers about health-related concerns, one of the biggest complaints I encounter is that non-truckers just don’t understand what life on the road is like.
February 1, 2011
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Sleep provider to partner with truckers clinic
Sleep HealthCenters is partnering with Roadside Medical Clinics to provide sleep medicine services as part of Roadside Medical’s driver wellness programs. The Brighton, Mass.-based sleep provider will educate truckers, diagnose and support treatment of sleep disorders in Roadside’s overall driver wellness program, said Sleep HealthCenters’ Robin Gordon. Based in Sarasota, Fla., Roadside Medical Clinics manages […]
November 10, 2010
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Exercise Product: Fitness Swinger
The Fitness Swinger offers simple exercises and doesn’t apply stress to the spine or other parts of the body.
August 11, 2010
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Wake up call
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expected soon to raise the bar on screening and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.
March 1, 2010
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expected soon to issue guidelines and later initiate rulemaking that would significantly raise the bar on screening and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea and other health conditions believed to affect driver safety.
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