The Growth Kit

E8 · 9 Ways To Be Healthier When You're In The Car

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The average person spends about 18 days of the year in their car. That time can be spent listening to the formulaic complaining on sports radio while getting annoyed at the traffic around you, or it can be spent becoming healthier.

Yes, you can develop healthy car habits to not only manage stress and learn, but you can also become stronger while driving. Here are 9 ways to take advantage of that time spent on the commute.


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  • ⁠9 Healthy Car Habits For Your Commute


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    • Lumbar support
      • A dramatic picture of this was published by the New England Journal of Medicine in 2012 which highlighted a 69-year-old truck driver named Bill McElligott.
        • Mesh window socks for the car.
        • For sliding doors use these cling window covers.
        • Natural sunscreen in my car door cup holder.
        • More on natural sunscreens here.
        • Podcast Addict. 
        • Audible.
        • Libby. Hook up your library card to the Libby app and you can borrow audiobooks for free. 
        • Captain of Crush Hand Grippers
        • Instead of traditional air fresheners with chemicals, try essential oil-based ones like these.
        • Or you could use this charcoal odor eliminator
        • Extended exhales breathwork.
        • Do a mindfulness practice called the 5 Senses Challenge. 

        • EMF radiation-blocking phone cases (DefenderShield)

        • EMF-free air tube headphones (DefenderShield)


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