On the night of March 26 to 27, France switched to summer time. If, the next day, some people saw no impact of this new schedule on their body, others felt the negative effects of this loss of an hour of sleep.
- Toddlers, the elderly, teenagers and night shift workers are more likely to feel the repercussions of this time change.
- Anyone with a sleep disorder will also have more difficulty adapting to the new schedule.
At two o’clock in the morning from Saturday to Sunday, clocks and watches moved forward 60 minutes. So it was three o’clock. “I had completely forgotten that we were going to summer time, I realized it this morning. When I saw the time displayed on my phone, which updates it automatically, I was a little confused”, says Lula, 30, who had difficulty waking up on March 27 to go to work.
Fatigue and mood disorders
The head of a restaurant, located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, complains of being less fit than the previous days. “I feel that we lost an hour of sleep. Since the start of my shift at 10 a.m., I really have the feeling of being more tired than usual. But, it may also be because about the flu I caught this week,” adds the Parisian.
The 30-year-old is not the only one to observe the consequences of the time change on her body. Marine, a mother of two teenagers, has noticed that her children haven’t stopped yawning since they woke up. “They struggled to emerge and the eldest was in a bad mood. However, they went to bed relatively early, around 10 p.m.,” specifies the 42-year-old Lyonnaise. Regarding her condition, the graphic designer did not notice any difference with the last days.
No impact of the time change on the body
“The switch to summer time didn’t change anything for me. Well, yes, I woke up at 8:30 a.m. instead of 7:30 a.m.”, says Philipe, 57, laughing. Sinéad, the companion of the veterinarian from Benoîtville, in Normandy, reports a “stroke” at the end of the morning. “I like this change of time, because the evenings are going to be longer. But, I think that we will take a few days to adapt to it!”declares the fifties with a small British accent.
Joyce, self-entrepreneur from Dunkirk, also indicates that the new schedule has not affected her state of health. “Since this morning, my one and a half year old daughter has been in great shape. I am lucky to have a child who sleeps a lot. I will probably see the consequences of the change to daylight saving time this evening or tomorrow”specifies the young woman of 27 years.
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