Too
tired to go for meetings when you arrive in your destinations
or worse -too tired to enjoy your vacations? Jet lag
is the effect of crossing one or several time zones
really quickly, usually by plane. So, if you travel
alot for business or are planning a vacation,this
information will be invaluable to you. Because to
be able to get the most of yout trip, you need to
have better sleep and an increased level of energy.
Jet
lag happens because our body temperature rhythm doesn't
adjust to a new time zone as quickly as we'd like
it to. Whenever you travel East, you are forced to
sleep when you are not sleepy. Whenever you travel
West, you experience feelings of drowisness and tiredness
earlier than everyone else. |
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If
you are planning for a long vacation and want to spend your
time enjoying it as much as possible instead of starving
for sleep, or trying to force sleep at night, take the following
precautions to set your sleep clock up for the journey well
in advance:
1.
Proper Hydration
When
you fly in a plane for 8 hour, you would lose a lot of water.
You may notice that your lips get really dry during a long
flight. This is because there's zero humidity in the plane!
And this means that water is literally evaporating out of
you as if you were a puddle of cool aid on a hot summer
day!
Drink
lots of water when you arrive at your new destination and
don't stop drinking throughout the day would immediately
hydrate your body. And this would make adjusting to the
new time zone much easier for you.
It's
also a good idea to keep a water bottle with you on the
plane. The little 100ml packages of water they give you
on the plane don't hydrate you!
2.
Set your schedule in advance
The
best strategy for going across several zones is to start
changing your sleeping schedule several days in advance
to the trip.
For
instance, if you are travelling from Los Angeles to Hawaii,
begin waking up and sleeping earlier gradually 3 to 4 days
in advance, this will minimize the jet lag effect when you
arrive at your destination.
Adjust
your meals and your light exposure as if you were to be
already there and following that schedule.
3.
Shock your sleep system
When
you arrive your destination, immediately adapt your sleeping
schedule to the local time zone. For instance, if you arrive
at 3Pm and you're feeling tired and drowsy, don't sleep!
Wait it out and go to sleep at the time you normally would.
This will put more pressure on your body temperature rhythm
to adapt to the local time. If you try to adjust gradually
it will take longer and make your vacation time less enjoyable!
Using
these 3 simple methods should minimize the jet lag effects
you experience, and allow you to get most out of your travelling!
If you find that you're still feeling very tired and low
on energy during your vacation, take a short 10-45 nap to
recharge yourself.
About
The Author
How
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