Experts debate the pros and cons of sticking to daylight versus standard time.JAMIE BENNETT
Daylight Saving Time ended Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 a.m., with clocks winding back to give most Canadians an extra hour of sleep.
Zosia Bielski reports that for chronobiologists, researchers who study our circadian rhythms, the end of daylight time and return to standard time in the fall holds a deeper health impact: it better co-ordinates our work and school schedules with what our bodies want to do, which is to follow the sun. Synchronizing our schedules this way is better for our long-term well-being, these experts say.
Even with that extra sleep we’re all looking forward to, spring forward and fall back remain divisive: some people want the early morning light that standard time brings, others the after-work sunshine of daylight time. No one likes change, but what are the pros and cons of sticking to daylight versus standard time?
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