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How to Beat Jet Lag, According to Flight Attendants
14.09.2023 - 18:23 / cntraveler.com
Much like pilots, flight attendants find themselves in a career that can take them across multiple time zones each week—sometimes multiple times a day. Couple that with long hours and irregular sleep patterns, and you’ll wonder: How do these travel professionals appear to handle jet lag, while passengers feel fatigue and insomnia almost instantly?
First, we need to understand just what “jet lag” actually is. Jet lag occurs when the body's internal clock, or circadian rhythm, is disrupted by crossing multiple time zones rapidly. The body struggles to realign its internal schedule (or your regular routine) with its new local time. There’s not one right or wrong way to adjust to your new time zone. Everyone's body is different. It might take some trial and error to find out what works best for you.
As a former flight attendant myself, I’ll say that personally dealing with jet lag was easy. I was often tired, but that helped. On an average day, I operated one to three flights, one of which was a long-haul flight across the country. My schedule had me on duty for close to ten hours daily. By the time I landed in another time zone, I was ready to sleep. That nap after arrival, or overnight rest in some cases, instantly reset my internal clock.
Now, as a business and leisure traveler, I have the luxury of sleeping (and not working the flight), so I arrive at my destination rested, but that jet lag still lurks just a few hours behind me. Try to stay awake on your flight; this will help you feel tired upon arrival and you can head straight to bed once you get to your accommodations. If you arrive earlier in the day, set an alarm and take a nap. Wake up, enjoy the rest of your day, and you should still be tired enough to sleep that evening, therefore fully adjusting your body clock to the current time zone.
I asked a group of flight attendants about their jet lag remedies and a resounding response was simply, “Coffee!” The caffeine gives them a boost of energy and jolts them awake to either keep working or to get outside in their new time zone. For Angelo Bedford, a flight attendant based in Honolulu, almost every work trip takes him through various time zones because of his location. When he has time off at home in Hawaii, Bedford says the beach relaxes and rejuvenates him. But when it comes to a quick layover, he relies on “lots of water, sleep, and then coffee!”
For those who don’t drink coffee, Phil Rodriguez, a former flight attendant turned corporate airline employee, says, “Eat a banana instead of [drinking] coffee. It’s packed with vitamins and natural sugars that will give you a wake-up boost within minutes. It’ll last hours, and it won't have you crash hard as coffee and caffeine will.”
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