Aligning your workouts to your unique ‘chronotype’ may boost the benefits you see.
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Genetics shape when we function best. Aligning routines with biology beats forcing a one size fits all 5am start.
February creates a perfect storm for night owls: limited daylight and the added burden of ‘social jet lag’ layered with circadian misalignment. Here’s how to get through the dark days.
Being a night or morning person isn’t a personality trait - it’s in your biology.
Night matches at the Australian Open are a great spectacle, but sleep disruption is likely to wreak havoc even on professional athletes.
Synchronizing your daily activities to your circadian rhythm could help you improve your performance on a variety of cognitive tasks − and even influence diagnosis of cognitive disorders.
More choice over when we work be the next big gain in productivity.
Doing at least 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week can be enough to reduce or eliminate some of the health harms of poor sleep.
Researchers find 351 genetic variants associated with a person’s chronotype. Before this study, we knew of only 24.
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter
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High Performance Manager, Hawthorn FC, and Researcher, Deakin University
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Professor of Management, University of Sydney
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Post-doctoral researcher in sleep science, Victoria University
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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