As usual, in October the second of time changes that we must do in Spain and other European countries. And what does this time change mean? It is clear: entry into winter timewhich will last until the last sunday of march.
Although it is always something controversialthe fall time change will take place on the last weekend of October, which on this occasion will coincide, for those more clueless people, with the early morning of Saturday the 26th to Sunday the 27th.
In depth
It will be at this moment when millions of Spaniards will have to delay one hour all watches. That is, at 03:00 a.m. it will be 02:00 a.m. In this way, Sunday, October 27, will last 25 hoursfor the 24 hours that a normal day has.
From then on, in Spain it will dawn an hour earlier. Of course, it will also get dark sooner. All this affects at the rhythm of people’s sleepin addition to causing anxiety or trigger depressive symptomsmainly in children and the elderly.
Explanation
With respect to the first group, this variation causes exhaustion during the day, difficulty falling asleep or falling asleep in classamong other things. And this leads to fatigue, attention problems or unjustified anger.
Now, fortunately it is something temporary and children usually recover their normal rhythm after two or three days. In relation to the second group – having such marked routines – taking the medication an hour later, for example, will generate malaise, lack of concentration or apathy.
The affectation will increase If we refer to older people who suffer from dementia, since the increase or decrease in hours of sunshine causes them to get up earlier or sleep longer. And this makes them still meet more disoriented.
Main objective
With all this, it should be noted that the objective of making the time change is adjust the working day with the daily hours of light to make more use of natural light and achieve energy savings.
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