Spring forward, fall back. The clock change has always fascinated and confused me in equal measure. At this time of year, it’s an invitation to head outdoors – and, then, as the year recedes, to hunker down inside. But what is the clock change really about, and how does it actually impact us? (Other than leaving you feeling red-faced and flustered, when you turn up at your child’s Sunday sports fixture an hour late!)
The clocks changing is seen by many as a hangover from outdated wartime and industrial practices, which just don’t apply these days. And it seems that some of its staunchest opponents are the sleep experts.
‘Naturally, we have our biological clock, which sits up in the brain, and that clock tells the body when to do what: when to be awake, when to be asleep, when to eat,’ explains Dr Kat Lederle, a sleep
