Prof. Michael Hastings

Professor Michael Hastings, of Cambridge-University, who specialises in the body's physical rhythms, says my brain power hits a peak before noon, so this is the ideal time to tackle any jobs that require extra cerebral effort.
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It is no coincidence that many Olympic records are broken at around this time - in fact, very few have ever been set before noon. 'Studies show that muscle temperature and other physical parameters reach a peak in late afternoon, so your body is ready to exercise then,' says Professor Hastings.
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By midnight, I should be in a deep sleep, says Professor Hastings.

Mick Hastings (MRC, Cambridge, UK)

Hot Topic Presentation: Michael Hastings (MRC-LMB, Cambridge)
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Discussion Leaders: Mick Hastings (Cambridge University) & David Welsh (Scripps Research Institute)

Discussion Leaders: Mick Hastings (Cambridge University) & David Welsh (Scripps Research Institute)

Michael Hastings, Cambridge UniversitymPer Genes as Targets for Convergent Entraining Pathways in the SCN

Professor Michael Hastings, of Cambridge-University, who specialises in the body's physical rhythms, says my brain power hits a peak before noon, so this is the ideal time to tackle any jobs that require extra cerebral effort.

Adjust my seat.According to the TUC, lower back pain and repetitive strain injury cause 10 million working days to be lost each year.
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It is no coincidence that many Olympic records are broken at around this time - in fact, very few have ever been set before noon. 'Studies show that muscle temperature and other physical parameters reach a peak in late afternoon, so your body is ready to exercise then,' says Professor Hastings.

I work out for 20 minutes at the gym, more than meeting the Government's recommendation of 30 minutes of cumulative activity a day to ward off obesity.

Evening meal.

Eating too much at this time of day can overload the digestive system.
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By midnight, I should be in a deep sleep, says Professor Hastings.My body temperature, levels of stress hormones and alertness will plummet to their lowest at 3am to 4am, just a few hours before I get my next internal wakeup call.

Tomorrow will be strictly a day of rest for me. Being this healthy is far too much like hard work.

Dr Hastings and his team are able for the first time to study the activity of the clock genes to see how they are affected in normal ageing and by conditions like Alzheimer's Disease.He and his research team are investigating the sleep/wake cycle in older people at home and identifying the earliest point at which something goes wrong and why.
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Dr Michael Hastings is a neuroscientist at Cambridge University.His current RiA funded research is the result of a 20-year interest in the biology of circadian rhythms and the particular properties of melatonin.

Michael Hastings, Cambridge University