How to recover fast from JetLag
Jet Lag – A word many professionals are scared off when flying over multiple time zones in short period of time and have little or no clue on how to avoid it or how to overcome it fast. In my earlier post I explained on “How to Avoid Jet Lag” and I appreciate all the acknowledgements I got from people across the globe. Here, from my personal experience I would like to share how you can recover faster when hit by a Jet Lag.
To understand if flying east or flying west is better or to understand what you need to do before, during and after your flight – please read the article here. Detailed tips on my article will give you answers to all basic tips and tricks on avoiding jet lag.
Common Mistakes People make
- Drinking caffeine
- Taking Sleeping pills to get in the cycle of sleeping and waking-up
- Start working when not supposed to
Recovering From Jet Lag:
So now, you are at your destination and Jet Lagged. Follow below points to recover faster from Jet Lag:
If you arrive at your destination during day time, following tips will help you recover faster:
- Adjust your watch to local time
- Force yourself awake until it’s time to sleep locally.
- Quick Shower after you arrive to your destination helps big time
- Taking light meal and fruits will help keeping you awake
- Taking small amount of Caffeine to remain awake for few hours is not a bad thing
- Go out and explore the surroundings
- Hit the Gym in the evening or before your dinner time
- Eat a healthy dinner and NO caffeine/Alcohol
- Avoid looking at your digital assets at least one hour before going to bed
If you arrive at your destination during evening/night time, following tips will help you recover faster:
- Adjust your watch to local time
- Avoid Caffeine at all cost
- Hit the Gym in the evening or before your dinner time
- Eat a healthy dinner and NO caffeine/Alcohol
- Avoid looking at your digital assets at least one hour before going to bed
Even after doing all above, if you get only few hours of sleep and you are wide awake at the middle of night or early morning at around 3AM, you need to do following:
- Do not turn on lights in your room – This is the worst thing one can do and it only adds fuel to worsen your Jet Lag
- Do not turn on your digital assets (phone, tab, laptop etc)
- Keep lying in the bed, even if you are wide awake
- Soft music usually helps keeping mind at peace and usually aids in sleeping. I personally like instrumental from Kenny G 🙂
- Get up from bed only when it is right time locally – come what may
These are some of the tricks that I use in addition to being disciplined before, during and after my flight and I never had Jet Lag, Yes NEVER!
Do share your insights, tips and tricks on how you manage it better the healthy and natural way.
