Backpacking and camping can reset your biological clock

“I’d love to see someone do an experiment where they take people who have winter depression and have them increase their time outdoors for a weekend,” he said. ” said the researcher (after finding that just two nights camping achieves most of the circadian-rthym reset).

I’ve done the experiment.  Numerous times.  Two days of being outside all day is really helpful for getting me out of the winter blahs.  Or a trip south of 40N, even if I’m not outside all day long.

“Biological” clock?

No need for a reset, already had two kids.

More seriously, that’s a convincing reason to give winter trips a try.

^^^^ ;)

It makes sense to me. I also noticed that most people I know  that mention sleep problems  work indoors . I fall asleep in minutes .

After many years of problems finding sleep at night I have solved it by making sure to see daylight in the morning by a 2 mile walk in the forest with the dog every morning. Only problem is that November – January, then its dark before I go to work, and the morning walk itself is not enough if it is still dark. This week is the first week this year when I can walk in the early morninglight, and it has been easier already to get to sleep at night. (This is more of keeping your clock in check…)