Daylight savings: How to avoid 'jet lag' when the clocks go forward
Love it or hate it, Daylight Savings Time is right around the corner in the UK.
With the clocks set to go forward on Sunday, March 25, people will lose one hour of sleep, often feeling ‘jet lag’ and sometimes leading to health issues and increased accidents as a result. However, there are several steps to take in order to reduce this feeling and stay alert and healthy.
According to Maryanne Taylor of The Sleep Works, a few relatively minor changes over a period of several days can help to ease into the start of British Summer Time (BST).
‘Over the next few days, shift your bedtime 15 minutes earlier and wake up 15 minutes earlier in the morning,’ she stated to the HuffPost …show more content…
The UK followed shortly thereafter with the establishment of the British Summer Time Act in 1916.
Most other European countries soon followed after the UK and Germany. The United States and Australia later adopted Daylight Savings Time laws as well, though the practice has not been adopted by every state in each respective country.
What are the benefits and drawbacks of Daylight Savings Time?
The benefits of practicing Daylight Savings Time include extended daylight hours in the summertime as well as reduced energy consumption.
However, opponents point out that Daylight Savings Time also has detrimental health effects, including increased incidents of strokes, heart attacks and fatal car accidents. In the UK, a YouGov poll from 2015 revealed that people opposed to the practice of Daylight Savings Time outnumbered supporters by 40 to 33 percent.
In Florida, lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a proposed law to stay in Daylight Savings Time year-round, though it still needs the signature of Governor Rick Scott and the approval of the United States Congress to formally take
Love it or hate it, Daylight Savings Time is right around the corner in the UK.
With the clocks set to go forward on Sunday, March 25, people will lose one hour of sleep, often feeling ‘jet lag’ and sometimes leading to health issues and increased accidents as a result. However, there are several steps to take in order to reduce this feeling and stay alert and healthy.
According to Maryanne Taylor of The Sleep Works, a few relatively minor changes over a period of several days can help to ease into the start of British Summer Time (BST).
‘Over the next few days, shift your bedtime 15 minutes earlier and wake up 15 minutes earlier in the morning,’ she stated to the HuffPost …show more content…
The UK followed shortly thereafter with the establishment of the British Summer Time Act in 1916.
Most other European countries soon followed after the UK and Germany. The United States and Australia later adopted Daylight Savings Time laws as well, though the practice has not been adopted by every state in each respective country.
What are the benefits and drawbacks of Daylight Savings Time?
The benefits of practicing Daylight Savings Time include extended daylight hours in the summertime as well as reduced energy consumption.
However, opponents point out that Daylight Savings Time also has detrimental health effects, including increased incidents of strokes, heart attacks and fatal car accidents. In the UK, a YouGov poll from 2015 revealed that people opposed to the practice of Daylight Savings Time outnumbered supporters by 40 to 33 percent.
In Florida, lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a proposed law to stay in Daylight Savings Time year-round, though it still needs the signature of Governor Rick Scott and the approval of the United States Congress to formally take