What are chronotypes?

Chronotypes are the natural times when you feel most awake and alert, like your body has its own little clock inside it.

Imagine your body is like a toy that needs to be wound up at certain times of the day. Some kids need to be wound up early, so they're super lively in the morning and sleepy at night. These are early birds. Other kids wind up later, so they’re more awake in the afternoon or evening, these are night owls.

If you're an early bird, you might be ready to jump out of bed as soon as the sun comes up. You feel like you can run around the playground without even having breakfast!

But if you're a night owl, you probably want to stay in bed until the sun is high in the sky, or even after! You might be wide awake when everyone else is tucked into their blankets.

It’s just like how some toys need to be turned on right away, and others only start working later. Your body works the same way, it just has its own special time to wake up! Chronotypes are the natural times when you feel most awake and alert, like your body has its own little clock inside it.

Imagine your body is like a toy that needs to be wound up at certain times of the day. Some kids need to be wound up early, so they're super lively in the morning and sleepy at night. These are early birds. Other kids wind up later, so they’re more awake in the afternoon or evening, these are night owls.