6 Tips to Deal with the Time Change

Time-Tested Ways to Cope with Daylight Saving Time

It's that time of year again, when we reset our clocks
and try to readjust to the time change associated with
Daylight Saving Time (DST). Some of us breeze through
the change seamlessly, yet others feel out of sorts for
days. If you have trouble dealing with this sudden
disruption in your routine, it is for good reason.

Even though your brain knows that the time on the clock
has changed, your body's internal clock does not. In the
fall, you'll gain an hour of sleep. And although you might
not feel tired, you may get cranky when you have to wait
an extra hour before your lunch break or when it feels
like work should have ended an hour ago...

Another Fitness Myth Debunked

Somewhere along your journey to fitness, whether
in the gym, reading the latest books, or talking
with your friends, you'll hear a lot of advice
about exercise--not all of which is true.

Fitness Myth
If you can't exercise hard and often, there's
really no point.

Truth
Even moderate activity is shown to reduce your
risk for heart disease and stroke. If you don't
have 30 minutes in your day to exercise, try
splitting it up into 10-minute segments instead.
Everyone can find 10 minutes to spare sometime
during the day! There are simple things you can
do to increase your activity without having to
go to the gym: take the stairs instead of the
elevator, jump rope or do body weight exercises
push ups, crunches) at commercial breaks, take
a short walk after lunch. Remember that any
exercise is better than none!

Exercise Extra: Clip on a pedometer and aim for
10,000 steps daily, which equals about 5 miles.

Lose Weight for Better Sex: There's a lesser-
known fringe benefit of shedding excess pounds:
Being trimmer bolsters your self-esteem, and
when you feel good about yourself, you are more
likely to desire and enjoy sex. I really feel
good about myself.

DREAMS

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a
broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Hold fast to
dreams, for if dreams go, life is a barren field,
covered with snow.

- Langston Hughes

BECOMING GREAT

Keep away from people who try to belittle
your ambitions. Small people always do that,
but the really great ones make you feel that
you, too, can become great.

- Mark Twain, writer and satirist