How to Prepare Yourself to Spring Forward

In less than a week we'll be changing to daylight saving time and that means losing an hour's worth of sleep.

When we push our clocks an hour forward on Sunday, it will disrupt many people’s internal clocks, leaving them feeling groggy and out-of-sorts. Sleep medicine doctors and a psychologist advise us to go to bed 15 to 20 minutes earlier than usual for up to four nights before the time change. They also recommend adjusting the timing of other daily activities that are cues for the body, like meal and exercise time. Another tip is to expose yourself to natural light as soon as possible when you wake up. A thirty-minute walk around sunset can also help reset the body’s circadian rhythm to the new time schedule.