The Hidden Stresses Of Commercial Driving
Updated: Dec 19, 2022
Stressful Environment
While there may be many people who think that driving for a living is an easy job, If you are a professional driver of any sort you know first hand that that's far from the truth.
A general study conducted on on more than 2000 drivers revealed that driving was accounted as the most stressful part of their day, and with this being a general study, it doesn't even come close to the added stresses of driving for a living.
Effects on The Body
As a professional driver you spend long periods of time in a fixed posture. Not only are there the general effects of inactivity, which include high blood pressure and cardio vascular disease, there are a whole host of problems that can on the skeletal and muscular system
Effects on the legs
Tightening of the hamstrings, shortening of the Hip Flexors and weakening of the Glutes are not just minor problems that should be ignored, as they can lead to further muscular and skeletal problems.
This video looks at the the effects long periods of time driving has on the lower body.
Effects on the Core
This is where we can now relate two issues together, that creates a real nasty chain of degenerative effects on the body.
Your core is the most important functional skeletal muscle systems in the body. If we begin to weaken this we begin to effect the body's mechanics, which then leads on to muscular imbalances and other health conditions.
This video shows the core system and some of the problems that can occur from a weakened core
How to overcome the effects
Increasing general activity is a step in the right direction and will definitely help regarding your cardio vascular health and fitness, but it is not going to be enough counterbalance the effects on the skeletal system, because of the ratio in-balance between being active and being in a prolonged fixed posture state.
This video discusses the best potential options to help reverse the effects of prolonged fixed posture
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