Exercise Could Make Trip Down Life's Road Longer, Easier, Therapist Says
Exercising moderately five times a week is critical to improving the health of commercial truck drivers and extending their life span, according to Stanley Lowenthal, chief operating officer of Health Screenings Inc. in Louisville, Ky.
Toronto-based researcher Dr. Martin Moore-Ede found that truck drivers face an average life span that is 15 years shorter than the average U.S. male.Contributory factors to this differential include a sedentary lifestyle, irregular schedules, smoking, bad eating habits, stress, fatigue and lack of exercise, said Lowenthal. For the full story, see the May 7 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
Toronto-based researcher Dr. Martin Moore-Ede found that truck drivers face an average life span that is 15 years shorter than the average U.S. male.Contributory factors to this differential include a sedentary lifestyle, irregular schedules, smoking, bad eating habits, stress, fatigue and lack of exercise, said Lowenthal. For the full story, see the May 7 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
