Daylight Saving Time is here again and in the early morning hours of Sunday the majority of the clocks in the U.S. need to “fall back.” While Daylight Saving Time has it purpose as an energy saving strategy, it also comes with a downside, according to The Columbian on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012.
You gain an hour on Sunday, which is the plus side of Daylight Saving Time. In the spring when you lose an hour researchers and scientists have found that the extra hour of sunlight in the morning that you initially lose can take a heavy toll on mood and productivity. While most just find themselves experiencing a sleepy Monday morning, others have experienced accidents in the workplace and even car accidents from being so sleepy.
Stock market dips have also been blamed on the Daylight Saving Time lack of sleep in the spring when the clocks jump ahead an hour. The changing of the clocks in the fall is a bit easier, as gaining an hour doesn’t seem to throw too many people off, unless of course you work the third shift on Saturday night into Sunday. You end up working an hour more and anyone that works the graveyard shift can tell you that last hour seems like it will just never end!
While you gain and extra hour, Daylight Saving Time in the fall signifies the days getting much shorter, just because the way the earth is on its axis, this can't be changed with adjusting the clock. According to The Columbian, "Reduced sunlight can cause mood and sleep problems for many people, even if they're not prone to seasonal affective disorder." With the days getting dark around four o'clock in the afternoon, it doesn't take long for some people's moods to start to wane along with the sunlight.
Michael Rothenfluch, staff psychiatrist at Vancouver-based PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, said that many people think you can't get the sunlight that will help boost your mood during the winter months, but this is not true. Just a 30-minute walk on a gloomy day can do wonders. There's enough sunlight coming through those clouds to do the trick, even if it is drizzling out, reports Rothenfluch.
According to ABC News, Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe Daylight Saving Time. Clocks are set back an hour on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 at 2 a.m. for everyone else.
Daylight Saving ends: What to do with the extra hour
Custodian Ray Keen checks the time on a clock face after changing the time on the 97-year-old clock atop the Clay County Courthouse, in this Nov. 6, 2010 file photo taken in Clay Center, Kan. Most Americans will be able to get an extra hour of sleep Sunday. / APDaylight Saving Time 2012 has come to an end. Today is the day to turn your clocks back for one hour.
The question of the day becomes: What to do with the extra hour now that daylight saving time has ended?
Many think getting an extra hour of sleep is the best option. And who is to argue with more sleep. But now that you are up and moving, here are some good options for today's bonus, the extra hour:
1) Go for a long walk. A little extra exercise goes a long way, and there's no better time to enjoy fall's colors and temperatures than now.
2) Start reading a book you have always wanted to try but haven't previously found time.
3) Call a loved one or friend you've been meaning to connect with. Time seems to slip away -- but now you have an extra hour. Reach out and call someone. Make their day.
4) Start your 2013 exercise plan before the holiday bulge builds. Take the free hour and get to the gym with a head start on next year's plan.
5) Write in a journal. Make a list of everything you would like to do with your extra hour in a dreamy sense. The list can be long. It will help you plan activities for the coming days and month and use your time to fulfill ideas and ideals.
If it seems late in the season to be finally falling back it’s not. Until 200, Daylight Saving Time ran from April to mid-October. But then Congress extended the period, making it three weeks earlier and one week later.
This year, we experienced the “spring forward,” or the start of Daylight Saving Time, on March 11.
Some, including Hawaii, most of Arizona, and territories including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa remain on Standard Time throughout the year.
Via: ExaminerVia: Clarionledger
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