Hopefully nobody will forget that this weekend is the start of Day Light Savings Time (DST), you know the day when the clocks have to upgraded an hour, resulting in us losing an hour of sleep. While the benefits of the time change are still debatable, we all still have to put our clocks forward one whole hour.
To help everyone out, I have put together five tips to help you adjust to DST:
5 More Minutes - According to the new national survey from Sleep Number, only 54% of the respondents didn't think they were getting enough sleep. The DST hour loss doesn't help a bit. A lack of sleep can cause serious health issues, including depression. All you have to do to adjust to the new time change is to go to bed five to fifteen minutes earlier for 3 to 4 days.
Change the Batteries - Yep, nobody wants to wake up to a beeping smoke detector. Most decetors take nine-bolt batteries and they normally only last about six-months, so the perfect time to change them is when the time changes twice a year. I always install new batteries in my smoke detectors during the DST weekend, so I can guarantee I'll get a perfect night's sleep.
Prepare For the Future - Fast forward an hour on all your clocks on Saturday afternoon as this way you'll already be on DST time and you can go to bed one hour earlier. Make sure not to drink too caffeine during the day; don't drink any coffee past 11 AM.
Put Away the Electronics - According to the Sleep Number survey, 66% of respondents in the Western Region of the USA bring some sort of device (cell phone, laptop, etc.) to bed with them and 51% of the respondents said they don't get enough enough sleep, so it is recommend to put away your cell phones, laptops, tablets and turn off the television at least one hour before going to bed. This will give your eyes and brain time to relax before going to sleep.
Keep An Eye On Your Sleeping Habits - 58% of people wish they could somehow improve the quality of their sleep, but only 16% actually monitor their sleeping habits. (Which is compared to the 41% of people who track their exercise and 43% who track their diet.) Woman are mostly likely to try to improve their sleeping than compared to men. Thanks to Sleep Number's SleepIQ technology, you can easily find the solution to a good night's sleep.
For more sleeping tips, please visit: www.sleepnumber.com/daylight-saving-tips
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We say spring ahead, not fall back where I'm from. I love the fall back time, when you gain an hour.
ReplyDeleteYou're completely right. It is springe ahead not forward. I shouldn't be writing posts with my cold as it is obviously affecting my mind today. Anyway, I changed the picture and all the "Fall Back" references in the post.
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