The Health Benefits Of Being A Night Owl

A night owl is a person who tends to stay up late at night. Most individuals define “late at night” as past midnight, and some extreme night owls remain awake all night and don’t go to bed until dawn. A tendency towards being a night owl runs in some families, and teenagers and young adults are more likely to be night owls than any other age groups.

Scientists call an individual's waking and sleeping pattern their chronotype. Morning people enjoy the large advantage of having a chronotype that meshes with most work and school schedules – which could explain why they often enjoy better overall health compared to night owls.