Doctors: People’s health would vastly improve if clocks didn’t go back

THE health and well-being of people would “vastly” improve if the clocks did not go back this weekend, doctors have said.

Not putting the clocks back on Sunday morning but still putting them forward in the spring would increase daylight hours and encourage more outdoor activity, a report in the British Medical Journal suggests.

Many chronic illnesses are caused by a lack of physical activity and extending the hours of daylight would lead to an increased opportunity for outdoor leisure activities and more exercise, said Dr Mayer Hillman, senior fellow emeritus at the Policy Studies Institute.