Do you always feel extra tired when daylight saving time begins? You are not alone. Losing just one hour of sleep when the clocks move forward may seem insignificant, but research into the sleep patterns of Samsung Health users across the US, Canada, and more than 40 European countries reveals a ripple effect that disrupts sleep patterns for weeks, with younger age groups being impacted the most.
Looking at how daylight saving time affects people the next morning, one thing is clear: everyone’s sleep pattern is disturbed. On the night the clocks move forward, people spent a bit too much time counting sheep, falling asleep 33 minutes later than the previous night and waking up 19 minutes earlier. Losing sleep is challenging at any age, but people in their twenties likely feel it the most because they tend to go to bed much later and have less flexibility to sleep in. Additionally, the sleep score, calculated based on total sleep duration, wake time, sleep cycles, and physical and mental recovery, was at its lowest during the weeks following the start of daylight saving time. Once again, twenty-somethings had the lowest scores. When analyzing the seven-day average sleep score, younger individuals took the longest to recover, while older age groups adjusted much more quickly. Even three weeks later, sleep scores for all age groups remained unstable, with fluctuations in sleep quality.
Updates to the Samsung Health app help you optimize your sleep environment and provide holistic wellness insights to bring more balance into your life.
Helpful Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep and Faster Recovery
It is clear that daylight saving time affects sleep patterns across all age groups, even long after the clocks have changed. However, for younger generations, prioritizing sleep management during this transition period is especially important. In honor of World Sleep Day, Samsung is sharing useful tips to help you better understand your sleep patterns and habits so you can rest better. An ideal sleep environment is essential for quality rest. Later this month, an update to the Samsung Health app will provide guidance and analysis of key factors affecting sleep quality, including temperature, humidity, CO2 levels, and lighting intensity, through a Sleep Environment Report. Using SmartThings and the power of Samsung’s connected ecosystem, users can gain deeper insights into how their environment impacts sleep, allowing them to optimize bedroom conditions for a better night’s rest. Beyond creating the perfect sleep environment, it is important to understand how activity levels influence energy. Updates to the Samsung Health app will also enhance the Energy Score, which provides an estimate of how much energy users can expend throughout the day. In addition to sleep and heart rate, a new detailed factor, Activity Consistency, evaluates movement patterns over the past four weeks, helping users better understand their overall fitness levels. Another key element of improving sleep is tracking and adjusting your sleep habits. Sleep Coaching makes this easy by seamlessly monitoring your sleep patterns over seven days and assigning you a sleep animal profile based on your results. Through a personalized coaching program, you can develop healthy habits and routines that guide you toward achieving your sleep goals. World Sleep Day serves as an important reminder of the value of quality rest. With the latest updates to the Samsung Health app and the Galaxy ecosystem, Samsung remains committed to helping users optimize their sleep and lead a healthier, more balanced life.
