Early riser or night owl? New study may help to explain the difference

Re:Early riser or night owl? New study may help to explain t... by ApolloRising on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @01:32PM (#22415790)

Exercise everyday as soon as you wake up for 30 minutes may help reset your brain (treadmill or similar would work or a brisk walk before you shower). Your brain will naturally anticipate the exercise and wake up faster because it has to do so. It would take 3 weeks to become a habit.

Also sometimes this can be an early sign of sleep apnea if you fall into the other risk factors. CPAP + room air filter + blackout curtains + exercise changed my life. I can't sleep later than 6:30 AM if I wanted to now. Used to be a very hardcore night owl and now brain shuts down at a reasonable time at night with no pills.

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Re:Early riser or night owl? New study may help to explain t... by jjoonathan on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @02:02PM (#22416111)

Counter anecdata: One summer, I didn't have AC available so I forced myself onto the early bird schedule for 3 months so that I could run at the daily temperature minimum. It did not "reset my brain" or "make me wake up faster" -- I was still groggy after my run with metabolism ramping during the day and peaking at night (with dips after meals), just as it was before + after.

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Re:Early riser or night owl? New study may help to explain t... by ARandomerDude on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @01:44PM (#22415909)

> Your brain will naturally anticipate the exercise and wake up faster because it has to do so.

It's amazing how true this is. My first day in the military they woke us up early with an air horn and we immediately started running and doing pushups. Like everybody else, I was disoriented for a few minutes.

After doing that for weeks it was fine though.

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