It is that time of the year again, daylight saving time is upon us this weekend. The one hour jump ahead is met with both positive and negative reactions each year. The downside is the one hour of sleep that you lose, especially for those who wake up early. The change leaves most with a form of jet lag for the first few weeks of the change over.
The upside is that the sun now stays up longer in the evening. That's beneficial for many high school and college spring sports, especially golf and track. It also allows more people to enjoy outdoor activities after work including golfing, walking, and cycling.
Ways to beat the lag from the change-over include: spending more time outdoors, getting exercise and slowly adjusting your sleep patterns to accommodate the change.
It also helps to get to bed at the same time each night regardless of how you feel, and practice good habits before bedtime like finding ways to slow down. If there were no daylight saving time in the central US, the sun would come up around 5:30 a.m. during the longest days and set around 7:30 p.m.
— Hutch Post