He time change It returns like every October, despite the constant initiatives to end this measure for years. Following the regulations of the European Parliament, the countries of the eurozone will turn their clocks back this October to establish schedules for the fall and winter months. The intention is to adapt the working day to the hours of light and thus promote energy savings.
However, this measure has generated numerous controversies over the years and many have asked that it stop being applied. That is why, in 2018, the then president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junckerdecided to end this practice before 2021. Capitals could then decide whether to stick with daylight saving time or winter time. Although the deadline to communicate it ended in April 2020, the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed these decisions and, since then, the same schedule system has been followed as until now.
Experts who believe that this measure should be rejected argue that not only is the energy savings it generates negligible, but it can also negatively impact the health of citizens. But how does the time change really affect us?
When is the time change in October
The October time change will once again establish the characteristic winter schedule in our country. Thus, from Sunday October 27in Spain it will dawn earlier and also dusk much earlier than in the summer and spring months.
It will be the early morning from Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th October 2024. Tonight, the Spanish we will have to turn the clocks back one hour and we will be able to sleep more: at 03:00 it will be 02:00. For its part, in the Canary Islands this change will take place at 2 in the morning.
How the time change can affect your health
The time change can negatively affect our health. This is how they explain it the expertswho believe that habitually varying our schedule directly affects our moodmaking us more irascible and irritable in our personal relationships.
This is promoted by the sudden change of time, which motivates an imbalance in our biological clock and that, in turn, makes our body need time to adapt. It’s something similar to what happens when we travel to an area where our time zone is not followed: our body feels completely out of phase.
Although it is estimated that for every hour of jet lag it takes a day of adaptationThe truth is that this time is not exactly the same for everyone. Children, people with certain vulnerable pathologies and the elderly may need much more time than usual to follow the new schedule, whether winter or summer.
Among the negative consequences that some citizens may have regarding the time change, are the disturbances in sleep, cardiovascular or the negative impact in children, the elderly and people with more vulnerable health. Thus, it may be common that, after the time change, some people may experience fatigue, sadness, apathy or loss of interest in activities, difficulty sleeping or excessive sleep or difficulties concentrating.
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