You Gained an Hour’s Sleep Today — 4 Ways Your Energy Levels Will Change This Week and How to Fix It
Sleep experts say the time change can trigger morning energy, afternoon slumps and mood dips as shorter days disrupt the body clock.
- On Sunday, mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands turned clocks back one hour to 2am, while the Canary Islands shifted from 2am to 1am, following the five-year calendar approved by Spain's Official State Gazette.
- General Francisco Franco, fascist dictator of Spain, adopted Central European Time in 1940 to align the nation with Germany during the Second World War, a practice campaigners still seek to reverse for Greenwich Mean Time.
- Sleep Expert at Oak Tree Mobility Nerina Ramlakhan explains that seasonal shifts disrupt circadian rhythms; reduced sunlight exposure can trigger sluggishness, irritability, and disrupted hormone production affecting cognitive performance.
- Jane Ollis of SONA advises getting outdoors within an hour of waking to reset body clocks, while regular moderate activity like walking can improve sleep quality during the darker Autumn months.
- The European Union has yet to reach definitive agreement on abolishing seasonal time changes; clocks in Spain will spring forward again on Sunday, 28 March 2027, continuing the established cycle.
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The clocks in Germany have just been set back by one hour - from 3 back to 2 o'clock.
TONIGHT we moved the clocks back one hour and switched to winter time.
Much of Europe is setting its clocks back an hour today, switching to winter time. Turkey, however, has not changed its clocks since 2016 and remains on summer time year-round. Adjusting the clocks is easy; aligning your biological clock, morning light, and the sun's rhythm is not.
The time change can have a different effect on the body than expected. Instead of spending an hour more sleep and extra fitness, it can damage the biorhythm. Read here:
At 3.00 a.m. the hands were turned back by one hour, so the Sunday today lasts 60 minutes longer.
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