We are having a exchange student from New York State, arriving Edinburgh 10:00 Friday, I expect she would have to be awake at about 05:00 to catch the 5-6 hour flight to Edinburgh. The time difference is -5 hours, so she's arriving at about the same time she left!! What should we do to minimise jet lag/body clock problems? Let her sleep for a certain time, keep her awake untill evening? or what is the best tactic?? Thanks...
2006-08-16 20:34:25 · 12 answers · asked by jayktee96 7 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Edinburgh
I've had this problem. The best thing to do is day by day try to fit in with the local time-zone. So when she arrives, her day will be apx 29hours long. You can't expect her to stay awake until late night, but also it wont be any good for her to go to sleep in the early afternoon becuase then she'll wake up at 3am all refreshed. So try get her to stay awake until say 7 or 8pm, and keep adjusting over a the next few days.
2006-08-16 20:46:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mariam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sleep deprivation experiments have shown that one day per hour of time adjustment is needed to fully recover from jet lag. So if the time difference is 5 hours, she will need five days to fully adjust.
However, most people will tell you that the best thing to do is balls it out on the first day and try to fit into the new time as soon as possible.
The best thing is to try to keep her active, but not excessively so - let her shower and change, then eat, then go for a walk and show her a few sights/ local ameneties. If the whole family has an early night - say about 9pm, nobody shoud suffer too much. However, she might be a bit tired the first couple of days.
2006-08-16 21:11:36 · answer #2 · answered by lickintonight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i came over with a tour group and they had a prescription for avoiding jet lag. the flights took 24 hours total, so we were ready to drop when we arrived in london. however, we were then made to take a walking tour of london that was about 2 miles long. then we were allowed to sleep all night. the others in my group opted out of the walking tour, but i'm glad i went because it was glorious; it started to snow! and i had just come from an 80 degrees hot christmas the day before in florida. anyway, they said that if we would do that walk first then we would wake up refreshed and not have any problems with jet lag. of course, i sleep very irregularly so i can't particularly vouch for this, but i was ok during the trip.
2006-08-17 06:18:08 · answer #3 · answered by debbie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I livei n amsterdam and when I have friends come visit they usually arrive at 8 or 9. I usually tell them to take a nap until noon. She will be tired so let her sleep but not too long... 2 hours tops.
Then take her out... keep her busy and awake until 11pm or even midnight. Then let her sleep and wake her up at a normal time the next day. If she's truly tired let her take naps but never for longer than an hour.
It shouldn't be too bad for her and may only take her a day to readjust to the new schedule.
2006-08-16 20:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by silv2078 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, don't let her sleep on arrival - the best way to cure jet-lag is to immediately adjust to the time zone of the place you arrive at - however, she might like to go to bed slightly earlier than you would normally - that's fine and then let her sleep through till breakfast the following morning.
2006-08-16 21:43:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleep such as your curtains open. This helps your body to change because it truly is stricken by technique of the photo voltaic even once you're asleep. also get out into the person-friendly as a lot as a possibility. This truly works. i began doing it some years in the past and now discover i get over hte 8 hour time large difference a lot speedier.
2016-11-25 22:04:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, I always get selfish and sleep when I need to. It'll take a few days for me to get it right. The smarter choice is to stay up and go to bed around 8 or 9.
2006-08-16 20:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by Scottie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is saty awake, i travel transatlantic regularly and staying awake is the key. Let her shower change etc and then do something with her to keep her active.
2006-08-16 20:51:16 · answer #8 · answered by Andrew R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mabye you should let her go to sleep, or get up, any time she likes. This is because she will eventually get used to getting up at normal daylight times.
Heres a good tip: (for the first few days at least) no late nights, as it could drastically upset the already shaken sleeping patterns.
2006-08-18 11:31:51 · answer #9 · answered by Shane H 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't let her sleep until she goes to bed at night, I did and it took me 2 weeks to recover!
2006-08-18 01:03:13 · answer #10 · answered by Happydaze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋