In honor of Talk like a Pirate Day (arr), the followin’ post be by Vanessa Rubin, a young lass who once took a Zeo to sea. Turns out the night watch be brutal on your sleep. For a month and a half I sailed in a big loop from Hawaii down to the equator and [...]
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Bedtime Routine,
Sleep Schedule
This is just a friendly reminder to ‘spring forward’ on Saturday night for Daylight Savings Time. At 2am (Sunday, technically), the clocks change and we’ll all lose an hour of the day…and hopefully not an hour of sleep. Night owls, like myself, should be ready for this one. Two Tough Changes As you may have [...]
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Jet Lag,
Sleep Schedule
A good bedtime routine is important to help your mind and body wind down at the end of the day. The Power Down Hour (TM) is our take on what you can do leading up to sleep that’ll help you get more out of the time you spend in bed. Like Your Morning Routine, But [...]
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Bedtime Routine,
Sleep Schedule
This past October I was fortunate enough to go on a nice, lengthy vacation to Istanbul (not Constantinople)… and it looks like vacation is good for my sleep. So,what was I doing differently? Let Your Body call the Shots Since I was traveling by myself, I had greater flexibility overall when it came to my [...]
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Travel,
Vacation
Daylight Savings Time comes to an end this Saturday night and there are a few things you should look out for other than costumed characters toting eggs, shaving cream or toilet paper. Even though it’s an extra hour, the change can negatively affect driving ability & mood, so be ready and watch for changes that [...]
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Daylight Savings,
sleep debt,
Sleep Schedule
This is a guest post by Jason Buberel, an engineer, mountain biker, and Zeo customer who keeps a blog of tips, tricks and tools that he has found interesting or helpful. When we came across this post on Jason’s blog, we knew that it would be great for sharing and Jason agreed. Find the original [...]
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Trends
If you had to choose, would you say that you are more of a morning or an evening type? Partially driven by genetics, your tendency will have a big impact on when you are most alert, productive and creative, and on how you (and your significant other) sleep. Me – I’m a night owl, even [...]
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Chronotype,
Sleep Schedule
You grind during the week then recover during the weekend – right? It seems like the typical routine, but a look at almost 10,000 individual nights of sleep data from the Zeo Sleep Research Center’s database reveals that ‘catching-up’ on the weekends isn’t really happening. Only Averaging 6½ Hours of Sleep The amount of sleep [...]
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Sleep Data,
sleep debt,
Sleep Schedule
Ever watch TV or work right up to the last minute before bed…sometimes past your usual bedtime? No big deal, right? Unfortunately, your body likes consistency – and here’s a look at what can actually happen to your sleep… To introduce Zeology – our new blog focused on personal sleep stories and the science behind [...]
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Sleep Graph,
Sleep Schedule,
Sleep Stealers