Dealing with Daylight Saving Time-induced drowsiness
Now that weโve sprung forward, you may be feeling that lost hour of sleep. It may not seem like much, but losing even an hour, in an already sleep-deprived society, can have health implications. Also, when weโre not commuting to work in the morning, weโre exposed to less light and our bodies need daylight to help regulate our internal clock. Daylight saving time adds to the sleep deprivation weโre already experiencing. She explained, exercise increases your body temperature which helps wake you up and will allow you to function better.
March 14: Dodge the Daylight Saving drowsiness
Forty percent of countries worldwide use daylight saving to make better use of daylight and to conserve energy. The United States started using Daylight Saving Time in 1966, but to no surprise, Americans want the ritual to stop. Should we or shouldnโt we turn the clocks ahead on March 14? Whether you are for it or against it, thereโs no doubt Daylight Saving Time impacts us all. If youโre wondering if any states donโt follow Daylight Saving Time, there are currently two: Arizona and Hawaii.
Senators make another run at making daylight saving time permanent
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Floridaโs two U.S. senators joined others across the country in another attempt to make daylight saving time permanent across the country, reintroducing the Sunshine Protection Act. AdIf the bill passes it would apply to the states who currently participate in daylight saving time, which most states observe for eight months out of the year. โStudies have shown many benefits of a year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is why the Florida legislature voted to make it permanent in 2018. Rubio and Scott introduced legislation last year citing the coronavirus pandemic as one reason why daylight saving time would be beneficial. In March 2019, Rubio re-introduced the Sunshine Protection Act, legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent across the country.
Floridians will fall back Sunday when Daylight Saving Time ends
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ People in Florida will get to enjoy an extra hour of sleep this weekend as they turn their clocks back, along with (most of) the rest of the country. Thatโs right -- Florida will still โfall backโ when Daylight Saving Time ends in 2020 at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. So donโt forget! Cheers to an extra hour of sleep! Read more here.
Why and when the US started changing the clock
It's Daylight Saving Time. There's an age-old myth that Daylight Saving was a practice adopted to give farmers extra time in the sun to work out in the field. But, that's not really why dozens of countries follow it. In the US, states are not required by law to follow DST -- Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe it. Whether or not "saving daylight" is the most energy efficient method for electricity conservation is still up for debate.
Did your phone automatically update for Daylight Saving Time?
Copyright 2019 CNNWASHINGTON, D.C. - It's that time of year when the sun starts setting sooner and we turn our clocks back to standard time. Most smartphone clocks will automatically adjust, if the phone's software is up to date. However, if you went into the settings and changed any of the default settings, you may have to update your clock yourself once daylight saving time ends. If you have an iPhone, make sure it has "Set Automatically" enabled under "Date & Time." If you have an Android system, make sure your settings prompt the phone to use a network-provided time zone.
Scientist say it's healthier not to switch the clock
Time change is an inconvenience for some and scientists say a greater risk to public health. JACKSONVILLE, Fla - Time to get adjusted to a new sleep pattern this weekend as we switch our clocks back one hour Sunday night. We are in Daylight Saving Time, otherwise known as summer time, and we leave it behind this weekend for Standard Time. The time shift is more than a lifestyle inconvenience, public health is at risk: switching twice per year results in more accidents and heart attacks afterwards. Approximately 70 countries utilize Daylight Saving Time but Japan, India, and China are the only major industrialized countries that do not observe some form of daylight saving.
How you should spend that extra hour from Daylight Saving Time
According to Mother Nature Network, there is a ton of data that points to negative effects on our bodies from the time change resulting from daylight saving time. -- we've reached the end of the seasonal practice known as Daylight Saving Time. "When we do go to daylight saving time, sleep is disrupted; it's shortened and it's less efficient," Watson said. Trying to adjust to Daylight Saving Time can throw off this internal response. And if you're thinking to yourself that snoozing for an extra hour or not couldn't possibly make a difference to your health, you're underestimating sleep again.