Sunday Star-Times

Change the clock – change your life

- DAVID BURROUGHS

It’s the Daylight Saving Delusion – winding forward the clocks this morning will inspire Kiwis to change their clothes, food choices and exercise regime too.

Despite daylight saving being a man-made construct, it’s now so ingrained that it appears many people are subconscio­usly changing their behaviour in anticipati­on of the warmer weather and longer days ahead.

Whether it’s what we buy from the supermarke­t, how we exercise, or even how we sleep, that one hour of difference can have a measurable effect on our lives.

 ??  ?? Kiwis will venture outdoors for longer from today. Sophie Williams, 4, was a step ahead of the crowd in the Auckland suburb of Herne Bay yesterday – and also a step ahead of summer! CHRIS McKEEN / FAIRFAX NZ
Kiwis will venture outdoors for longer from today. Sophie Williams, 4, was a step ahead of the crowd in the Auckland suburb of Herne Bay yesterday – and also a step ahead of summer! CHRIS McKEEN / FAIRFAX NZ

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