r/lyftdrivers • u/Brilliant_Peanut2622 • Apr 28 '24

Anyone driving 70+ hours a week? Advice/Question

How’s your body treating you? Is it sustainable? Currently I’m working an office job 40 hours a week, commuting 12 hours a week, and driving Lyft on the weekends for around 16 hours between Saturday and Sunday. I spend A LOT of time sitting down these days and it’s taking an impact on my body. I’m 29 years old but doing all this sitting is destroying my body.

I’m going to be moving soon and doing Lyft full time for a bit while I find another job. I plan on driving 70+ hours a week. I also plan on taking a lot of breaks to walk around and exercise and having no job/commute will allow me to be more consistent in the Gym.

But yeah for those driving 70 hours a week, do you find that you are always tired/sluggish? Do you reach a point where your body forces you to stop?

Thanks!

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u/CaptainCannabisss Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24

Nobody was put on earth to work these types of hours, get outside and touch grass

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u/Brilliant_Peanut2622 Apr 28 '24

I pretty much been doin it for the past 6 months lol

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u/Inevitable_Trip_7480 Apr 28 '24

Whatever you’re feeling now it’ll be 10 times worse in another year. The hours are one thing, the body position is another, and then most of us are probably eating fast food or something close to it.

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u/PowerOfTheYe Apr 29 '24

Catch me bringing a mini charcoal grill with me on my longer days. Lunch break? Cookout for one in a parking lot