{"id":1456596,"date":"2026-10-23T10:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/when-to-change-the-clocks-in-the-fall-and-why-the-body-needs-time-to-adapt\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:11:15","slug":"when-to-change-the-clocks-in-the-fall-and-why-the-body-needs-time-to-adapt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/when-to-change-the-clocks-in-the-fall-and-why-the-body-needs-time-to-adapt\/","title":{"rendered":"When to change the clocks in the fall and why the body needs time to adapt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ukrainians will switch to winter time on the night of October 25: at 04:00, clocks will need to be set back one hour to 03:00. This will make the night an hour longer, but it may take a few days for the body to get used to the new regime.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TernopilregionalCDC\/posts\/pfbid02rKJfC9SFBGw7RnzR8F6nbPWubyADzdnccFNoqfBXtJuWMXy4idsjxZwnJtf9sApXl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was reminded<\/a> by the Ternopil Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention. They noted that the autumn transition to winter time is usually tolerated more easily than the spring one.<\/p>\n<p> Most modern smartphones, computers, and other electronic devices will update the time automatically. Mechanical watches and some household appliances will need to be set manually.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>How changing the clock affects sleep<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> An extra hour at night doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean you&#8217;ll get a full hour of sleep right away. Your body needs time to adjust to your new routine.<\/p>\n<p> The Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Ternopil Region, Oksana Chaychuk, emphasized that &#8220;changing the clock is a small, but still a change in the usual rhythm of life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Our body is guided not only by the numbers on the clock, but primarily by the alternation of light and darkness, the time of sleep, nutrition, and physical activity,&#8221; she explained.<\/p>\n<p> According to Chaychuk, after switching to winter time, it is worth giving the body a few days to adapt and ensuring sufficient rest.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;After switching to winter time, it is important to give the body a few days to adapt and especially take care of getting enough sleep,&#8221; the sanitary doctor emphasized.<\/p>\n<p> To make it easier to get used to the new time, you should stick to your usual sleep schedule, not neglect rest, and maintain regularity in nutrition and physical activity.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainians will switch to winter time on the night of October 25: at 04:00, clocks will need to be set back one hour to 03:00. This will make the night an hour longer, but it may take a few days for the body to get used to the new regime. This was reminded by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1456589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76872,76878,76871],"class_list":["post-1456596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-feed","category-society","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1456596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1456596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1456596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1456589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1456596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1456596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}