Every spring, millions of us “spring forward” — losing an hour of sleep when Daylight Saving Time begins. It feels like a small shift, just 60 minutes. But research consistently shows that this single hour disruption has outsized effects on our health, safety, and performance. As The Sleep Ambassador®, I’ve been helping people navigate this […]
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SPRING FORWARD GENTLY: Adapting to Daylight Saving Time
6 Tips to Help You Adapt to Daylight Saving Time As Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 14 the majority of the US will “spring forward” (minus Arizona, Hawaii, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), setting their clocks an hour forward and effectively “losing” an hour of precious sleep. This change is […]
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Petition: DST hits ‘sleep deficit’ Americans will turn their clocks ahead this Sunday as part of Daylight Saving Time, but the Department of Transportation is the subject of a petition looking to tweak the time-changing measure and it has an unusual supporter: A mattress company.
Many favor moving time change to Saturday DOVER – Will eliminating Daylight Saving Time all together be the solution to Americans finally getting a good night’s sleep?Doubtful.But what about if DST moved back just one day, to Saturday, to give people the weekend to adjust before heading in to work?Would this help with the sluggishness?
Daylight Saving Time seen as old-fashioned with negative sleep impact DOVER – When I think of Daylight Saving Time, I think of how great it was as a kid to be able to stay out on the cul-de-sac and play kickball until nearly 9 p.m.
Daylight saving time on a Saturday? Yes, one week from Sunday we’ll be losing one hour’s sleep when daylight saving time kicks in. But if Sleepy’s, the mattress company, has its way, that sleep loss in years to come will occur one day earlier.