Tuesday, 26 May 2009
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What's Worse: Jet Lag West to East or East to West?
I was watching the Mets play the Dodgers last night when two of the commentators started talking about the jet lag players face when traveling cross-country. According to one of the commentators, the time change from west to east is much harder to adjust to than the change from east to west.
Which way do you think is harder to adjust? How do you deal with jet lag?
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JET LAG WEST TO EAST FO SURE!!!!!
Oh yeah it's west to east. You feel you wasted so much of the day!
Having crossed that Atlantic about 24 times, I find I adjust to jet lag easiest when I am excited about arriving and hardest if I am not.
If I am excited about getting to the States, I can adjust quickly. If I can't wait to get back "home" to Denmark, then the west to east trip is not so bad.
In my experience, it's terrible both ways.
i think from west coast to east coast is worse
i dont really feel jet lag but i got really tired when i arrived in cali
im from vermont.
so maybe its the other way around.
jet lag is still a new concept to me
lol..
West to East....horrible
Haha I'm the odd one out. I got Horrible Jet Lag traveling back West.
But I think it would go the same either way. For example, when I went to Japan I didn't fall asleep on the plane (I just can't fall asleep on planes) so when I got there I spent the rest of the day traveling to my hotel and by the time I got there it was night! So considering I had been up since 5 am my time, flew for about 16/17 hours and then traveled for a couple more you can believe I fell right to sleep. Unfortunately for all the students that came with me, they fell asleep on the plane and therefore were wide awake and had trouble adjusting to the schedule.
However the one time I had a big plane ride back home (from Japan to Miami Fl) was the one time I had major sleeping problems. I spent maybe 2 weeks being awake at night while sleeping during the day.
West to East~!~ just go China and India for 2 wks then you will feel it ~!~ it's getting worse for me each time ~!~
Definitely west to east, I cannot for the life of me sleep on planes (or on buses, or in cars...) and so traveling to Europe is always hard - I always get overnight flights and so arrive around 7am and am expected to be awake all day in order to adjust, but I just can't do it! Flying back west is always easier for me because I arrive at night, and can sleep as soon as I get home!
West to East for sure. I've had flights from Arizona at 9am their time but I wouldn't back to Philly until like 7 or 8 east coast time. I feel like I've wasted a whole day.
i think both are equally worse. going to bed according to the country your currently living in is the best way to deal with jetlag (to me anyways) cause your (slowly) adjusting to the time.
west to east
West to east! My gosh. I never want to relive that.
west to east. a big time, time waster. :( definite jet lag.
I have always had more trouble re-adjusting returning to America than heading to Asia, so I would have to East to West.
West to east is worse, but I always end up with really bad jet lag no matter which way I go.
australia is so far away from anywhere it doesnt matter
zone crossed. East-to-west journeys usually require 1 day for the body to fully recover
for each one and a half time zones crossed. For example, when you
cross 3 time zones flying east, it might take 3 days to recover,
but when you fly west, it may take no more than 2 days for your
body to catch up. To help avoid the effects of jetlag if you fly east, you should go to bed earlier than usual for a
few days before the trip. If you fly west, go to bed later
than usual.
The adjustment can be eased by breaking up a long journey with a
stopover. If you have an important event or meeting to attend at
your destination, try to get there 2 or 3 days early. If however this is not an option the best ways to adjust are by exposing yourself to bright outdoor light as whether you may like it or not our body's are still largely governed by the solar cycles.