Choosing water over soda or coffee can help to keep your personal battery charged
Next time you’re feeling run down, it could be that you’re dehydrated. Instead of coffee or soda, have a bottle of pure water. Coffee dehydrates
Bob Perry
- About Bob Perry
- Bob Perry is a regular contributor to The Trucker. He has spent nearly the past four decades on a mission to educate professional drivers and share life-changing products and services to help them live healthier lives while on the road. Recognized throughout the transportation industry, from bus drivers to over-the-road professional drivers, Perry has played an important role in creating a paradigm shift helping regulatory agencies, private and public sector entities, and consumers understand the current health challenges of the professional driver. He has participated as a wellness advocate in several roundtable discussions, large audience groups and small forums as well as going "curbside" through a national truck stop tour. Bob’s articles have been featured in The Trucker and a number of other national transportation industry publications and is the host of a weekly wellness call produced by Rolling Strong. Bob has been a regular guest on RedEye Radio and Land-Line Radio, and is often an invited guest on Sirius radio shows. He has been featured in the New York Times, Men's Health Magazine, Drug Store News, American Road Magazine, WSJ, NPR, ABC National Radio, as well as hundreds of daily newspapers. He has appeared on television news shows across the nation, including a featured TV segment on ABC NightLine News.
Posts by Bob Perry
Back pain for truck drivers can easily translate to a serious pain in the wallet
People suffering from back pain spend an average of 60% more on health care annually than the rest of the population. Lower-back pain is one
Heart month is a time to remember that drivers are the heart of America
If we treated our tickers as well as our trucks, not nearly as many truck drivers would have heart disease. Every year since 1963, the
Truckers can get on the road to healthy lifestyles with slight adjustments
It’s true that eating late can lead to weight gain. A key point to remember if you eat later than normal, is that the food
Taking control of your personal health is first step on the road to better lifestyle
It’s common knowledge that exercising is beneficial to your health; in some cases, it’s even life saving. So why isn’t everyone exercising? We know making