This. I THINK I’m a morning person (alarm goes off at 5:20am and I’m normally awake before that) and I much prefer working out first thing (and perform better in morning races) but it’s hard to know if that’s just a routine I’ve shifted to when I had children. I never used to wake that early before then. And does that matter? Is your chronotype adaptable or innate?
It’s highly innate! There may be ways to shift or make the opposite chronotype “more tolerable” though. Society necessitates that for many people (unfortunately).
That’s what I’d assumed from reading Walker etc a few years back. But how would one find ones chronotype? Is there a method? Presumably the researchers have done this.
Thanks! Just did it; moderate morning. I see that the scores correlate strongly with core body temperature etc. So behaviour matches with physiology. I’m curious as to whether the physiology shifts as a result of behaviour; as in, did my cycle shift as a result of fatherhood?
Curious if you found literature on to the extent that chronotypes are malleable? I was always a "night" chronotype but with kids, have shifted and would dread evening exercise now. Enjoyed the piece!
You need to tell us how to find out if we are biologically night or morning people or the whole thing is pointless.
This. I THINK I’m a morning person (alarm goes off at 5:20am and I’m normally awake before that) and I much prefer working out first thing (and perform better in morning races) but it’s hard to know if that’s just a routine I’ve shifted to when I had children. I never used to wake that early before then. And does that matter? Is your chronotype adaptable or innate?
It’s highly innate! There may be ways to shift or make the opposite chronotype “more tolerable” though. Society necessitates that for many people (unfortunately).
That’s what I’d assumed from reading Walker etc a few years back. But how would one find ones chronotype? Is there a method? Presumably the researchers have done this.
Go online and take the MEQ (questionnaire from this study). Well validated.
Thanks! Just did it; moderate morning. I see that the scores correlate strongly with core body temperature etc. So behaviour matches with physiology. I’m curious as to whether the physiology shifts as a result of behaviour; as in, did my cycle shift as a result of fatherhood?
Surely if it is not innate the research is flawed?
Curious if you found literature on to the extent that chronotypes are malleable? I was always a "night" chronotype but with kids, have shifted and would dread evening exercise now. Enjoyed the piece!
It’s definitely innate but also modifiable. To what extent, not sure.
This is me. I believe your circadian rhythm changes with age too (teens are night owls in general).
I’d LOVE to be a night owl again — waiting till kids get to college