{"id":154,"date":"2014-08-26T16:59:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T16:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/?p=154"},"modified":"2021-06-03T15:53:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:53:09","slug":"the-dancing-trucker-john-drurys-inspiring-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/the-dancing-trucker-john-drurys-inspiring-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Dancing Trucker&#8221;: John Drury&#8217;s Inspiring Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;154&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (2 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The &quot;Dancing Trucker&quot;: John Drury&#039;s Inspiring Story&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;142.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 142.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            5\/5 - (2 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p>Last week, one of the crew at AllTruckJobs got the opportunity to have an impromptu video chat with the famous &#8220;Dancing Trucker.&#8221; John Drury, has lost nearly 100 lbs since he began his innovative workout routine in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"838\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8dxLvzQztsE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Drury, a Cincinnati truck driver, is the last person you&#8217;d typically expect to see at the local Zumba class. But behind John&#8217;s tall stature and rugged demeanor, lives the heart of a wildly passionate dreamer who can tear up a rug to hits from the likes of Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. Dancing is what he referred to as his &#8220;exercise in disguise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>John Drury admits he always kind of struggled with weight, but after getting his CDL he became more concerned about it. There&#8217;s no surprise there. We all know how difficult it can be to keep in shape when you&#8217;re constantly on the road. In fact, truckers top the list of one of the nation&#8217;s most &#8220;overweight occupations.&#8221; These days, Drury is still a full-time driver, but takes every opportunity he gets to bust some moves.<\/p>\n<p>Drury got his start with Zumba, after he became involved in a &#8220;Biggest Loser&#8221; competition that was being held by the local radio station, KISS107. His competitive nature and free membership led him to the gym where he&nbsp; stumbled upon a Zumba class. Despite being probably the only man dancing there, he still felt like he belonged, even from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he had any tips for truck drivers that wanted to lose weight, he said, &#8220;Just keep it simple. Don&#8217;t rack your brain with weight-loss. And what I want to preach is that losing weight is free.&#8221; He also is an avid Subway fan for picking up healthier food options on the road.<\/p>\n<p>According to Drury, the place healthy lifestyles come from is your head and your heart.<\/p>\n<p>John Drury currently offers weight loss classes where people can pay a small $5 fee to attend. However, he would never turn away someone who couldn&#8217;t afford to pay. That&#8217;s not the type of guy John is. He says there&#8217;s 3 generations of women that he can expect in his dance classes he leads; from children to seniors.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the future, John dreams of possibly releasing some Zumba videos to help others achieve healthy lifestyle habits in a fun way.&nbsp; He has a mission and a vision&#8230;and to him, &#8220;the vision is more important than anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can follow John&#8217;s incredible and inspiring journey on his twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigJohnsTruckin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bigjohnstrucking<\/a> and catch some of his super cool videos on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheDrury1150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">youtube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, one of the crew at AllTruckJobs got the opportunity to have an impromptu video chat with the famous &#8220;Dancing Trucker.&#8221; John Drury, has lost nearly 100 lbs since he began his innovative workout routine in 2011. 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