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Truck Driver 25-Minute Mobility and Strength

A 25-minute routine to counter long sitting: hips, thoracic spine, shoulders, core, and glutes.

Warm-Up

Mobility reset: loosen spine, open hips, and prep shoulders before strength work.

Cat-Cow Stretch
Cat-Cow Stretch30 sec
Thoracic Rotation
Thoracic Rotation20 sec each side
World’s Greatest Stretch
World’s Greatest Stretch20 sec each side
2 rounds · 10 sec rest

Strength Circuit

Quality reps. Rest briefly between moves if needed, then follow the programmed rest between rounds.

Glute Bridge
Glute Bridge12x
Bird Dog
Bird Dog8x each side
Band Pull-Apart
Band Pull-Apart15x
Step-Up
Step-Up8x each side
Bodyweight Squat
Bodyweight Squat10x
3 rounds · 15 sec rest
1 min rest

Core Finisher

Stay braced and avoid sagging through the low back.

Side Plank
Side Plank30 sec each side
2 rounds · 15 sec rest

Cool-Down

Hips and back focus: downshift breathing and restore hip flexors and back comfort after sitting and strength work.

Hip Flexor Stretch
Hip Flexor Stretch40 sec each side
Child’s Pose Stretch
Child’s Pose Stretch1 min
Undoing 8 Hours of Hip Flexor Dominance

Undoing 8 Hours of Hip Flexor Dominance

Cat-Cow, World's Greatest Stretch, and Hip Flexor Stretch directly target the psoas and iliacus — muscles locked in chronic shortening from prolonged sitting. Glute Bridges and Step-Ups then reactivate the glutes, restoring the hip extension pattern that compressed posture suppresses all day.

What Long-Haul Sitting Does to Your Spine

What Long-Haul Sitting Does to Your Spine

Hours behind the wheel flatten lumbar lordosis, compress thoracic discs, and forward-load the cervical spine. Thoracic Rotation and Band Pull-Aparts specifically address the mid-back stiffness and rounded-shoulder pattern that accumulates with every mile driven.

Frequency Over Intensity for Postural Reset

Frequency Over Intensity for Postural Reset

This routine follows a specificity principle — short, consistent sessions outperform infrequent heavy training for correcting movement dysfunction. Bird Dog and Side Plank build deep spinal stabilizers at low load, which transfers directly to safer posture during long hauls. If one area feels tighter than usual, add an extra 60-second hold on the Hip Flexor Stretch before the main work.

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