Daylight-saving time: 7 tips to spring forward without losing too much sleep — or feeling like crap at work on Monday
Why does springing forward during daylight-saving time make so many of us want to fall back into bed?
There’s more that’s making us groggy after changing the clocks than simply losing an hour of shuteye, sleep experts say — although that is certainly part of it. Turning the clocks ahead from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. this Sunday, March 12, to maximize the sunlight in the northern hemisphere throws many people off their games for a few reasons.First, daylight-saving time puts our daily work and school schedules even more out of synch with our internal body clocks than they might already be.
Plus, many of us are already sleep deprived, which is another reason why losing an hour of sleep on a Saturday night can have so many folks struggling to wake up for work on the following Monday and Tuesday, and maybe feeling jet-lagged in the week or so afterward. “The typical American adult right now is already not achieving the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per night,” Dzierzewski said.
Regardless, leaving the clocks alone is one of the few things many Republicans and Democrats can agree on right now, as a bipartisan bill to make daylight-saving time permanent was recently put before Congress again. Hawaii and Arizona, for example, don’t change their clocks at all. “This ritual of changing time twice a year is stupid,” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said recently.
Get good sleep in the days leading up to and following the time change The AASM recommends getting at least seven hours each night anyway, but it’s even more important in the days around daylight-saving time. And gradually adjusting your bedtime and rising time by shifting them 15 to 20 minutes earlier for a few days before the time change can also help blunt the shock of springing ahead an hour.
Reschedule your whole schedule Don’t just shift your sleep. Move up the timing of your other daily routines that are “time cues” for your body, such as when you eat your meals, exercise or wind down in the evenings, to help you adjust.
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