🌙 Early Riser or Night Owl?

Are you naturally someone who’s up with the sun, or do you come alive at night?

Our preference for earlier or later sleep and wake times is partly influenced by our chronotype, our body’s natural tendency to feel more alert or sleepy at certain times of day. That chronotype works alongside our circadian rhythm, the roughly 24-hour internal clock that helps regulate sleep, hormone release, body temperature, metabolism and even processes happening within the skin.

The biggest challenge often comes when our natural rhythm and our daily schedule don’t match. Repeated late nights, inconsistent sleep times or waking much earlier than our body prefers can create what’s sometimes called social jet lag.

Are you an early riser or a night owl? And does your work schedule actually match your natural rhythm? ☀️🌙