Beat Jet Lag
Beat Jet Lag
Jet lag is a bane to long distance travelers, but can be minimized or eliminated. Try these tips that I have learned from experience – having done both the wrong way and the way that works. I have made many long distance trips to Japan, China, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and Fiji as well as medium distance trips to Europe and have developed a these tips to help beat jet lag. Perhaps some of these tips will help you also.
1) Book your trips to arrive at your hotel between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Then after you check in, get to your room, make your safe arrival call, perhaps have a light dinner, it is time for bed. If you stayed awake on the plane, you will be ready for sleep and in the morning be refresh and ready for the day. On many trips to Japan, this worked because I departed San Francisco about 11 a.m., stayed awake for the trip and arrived at the Tokyo hotel about 6 p.m. ready for bed.
2) Several days before flying, start moving your sleep/wake cycle to the new time zone. I will try to catch naps during the night of the destination city and stay up during the day of the destination city. This works better sometimes than others, depending on what you have to do. Recently on a flight from Denver to Bangalore (India), I was adjusted but the first leg of the flight was canceled and I had to revert back to Denver time.
3) Definitely on the plane, keep your sleep/wake cycles in sync with the destination city. I flew from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Most other people slept most of the trip while I stayed awake watching movies and doing work on my laptop. When we landed in San Francisco at 8 p.m., I went to a hotel and slept while I imagine that most of those who slept on the plane stayed awake all night and then were tired the next day.
4) Eat light. On one trip to India, I was well adjusted even though I got to my hotel at 3:30 a.m. I got registered and slept until about 8 a.m. (I had gotten about 4 hours sleep on the plane just before arriving in India). For lunch, I ate too much and then went to my room to work. I got very tired and lay down for a short nap. My body thought this was night time so I went into a deep sleep for about two hours. When I woke up, I was so tired that after an hour I went back to sleep and got out of sync. It would have been better if I ate a light lunch and then exercised a little (a walk around the area, for example).
5) Drink lots of water for two reasons. First – The dry air on the airplanes will dehydrate you and the water will help keep your water balance more even. If you usually drink more than one cup of coffee or tea per day, cut back a little because the caffeine is a diuretic. Second – the trips to the lavatory will keep you blood flowing.
6) Use GoToWebinar, WebEx or one of their competitors and everyone can stay home.
If you have any tips on combating jet lag, other than the above, please post them here.
I hope this helps you enjoy your travel more.
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About the Author: Hugh Curley - Your Life Enhancer - has been studying success for over 30 years and training and coaching success for the past three years. He is a professional member of National Speakers Association and also of the Colorado chapter of NSA. He has a professional doctorate degree from Santa Clara University and is President of Trainers Alliance International, a business training organization (see www.TrainersAllianceIntl.com)
Hugh's passion is to help you be the most you can be in your business and personal life.
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