Late nights: Bad for health? BBC News Review

[@Neo-Reloaded]

From my experience in school, most students are night owls. I'm the opposite. I love waking up at the crack of dawn and commuting as early as possible. Early in the morning, the landscapes are amazing. In my country, nights are a bit dangerous and you're prone to be robbed and suffer chronic injuries. I'd better live in peace.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Yes, it seems to us that lots of students like to stay up late. But... we're not sure if that's because they're night owls or just because they have left their homework until the last minute! 😂😂😂

[@zxenon_]

@@bbclearningenglish 😂 maybe both

[@寄明-f5v]

learn and apply immediately

[@abd5184]

@@bbclearningenglish the second one describes me!😅🤣

[@phanduong7459]

@@bbclearningenglish haha At this moment, we are likely to have amazing power.😁😁😁

[@sauravyogi105]

Any one watching this at midnight? 😂😂

[@ShuhratDAN]

Almost midnight 😂

[@trillionairemedico]

@@ShuhratDAN ur country??

[@tomoshow6318]

yes

[@伊藤润二-n7n]

It's me 😭

[@MarjonaRahmonovna1]

Yep😂

[@khinephuthwe6513]

It's been almost three years that I lived as a night owl,soon I suffered from chronic insomnia which even made my mental health down. It's prone to depression and sleep anxiety . But now I'm trying to sleep at 10 pm and making a habit to be a morning person...always do Yoga and meditation at evenings. It works!

[@khunthuraaung]

So do i and proud for you

[@khinephuthwe6513]

@@khunthuraaung rgt! Doing yoga is really effective. BTW/pleasure to meet a burmese (hee") and looking forward to seeing u at another video of BBC learning english.😉

[@yukkitlo1635]

good to hear that haha

[@longhoang-no6hl]

How can I sleep earlier If my work is still pending :((

[@Alxza111]

hi its been a year i hope you recovered , wishing you well

[@kimloan6378]

I'm a medical student, and although I know that a night owl has more risks of chronic diseases than an early bird, I still am a night owl. Because I have to learn a big knowledge from medical university, I don't have time and I can't wake up in the early morning. It seems to be so fun when a doctor advises patients don't sleep too late, the doctor does it oppositely.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Do you think people should have more control over how many hours they have to work or study?

[@zulayxoxursandova1]

@@bbclearningenglish absolutely

[@KSPActorVines]

Wow that's awesome your opinion on this type of thing that makes sense ❤️💃✍️🙏

[@wearealive796]

@@bbclearningenglish yes I always thought so. Curriculum should consider what is required to be a doctor specifically. I see a lot of doctors end up studying a lot of stuff for exams that actually could have been relaxed. Also it should be realistic to their schedules rather then trying to stretch themselves to fit in

[@shroudedgrove4679]

Clearly you're not a very smart student. There's no evidence to support your claim regarding chronic disease. Do your research.

[@HuyenTran-io5br]

Several years ago, I was an early bird. I woke up early in the morning to exercise and go running. At that time, my health was extremely good, both mental and physical. However, I am gradually addicted to social media, like TikTok and Facebook, so I almost stay up late every single day. I realized that I was deteriorating in health. I frequently have headaches and become sedentary and stagnant in my leisure pursuits than I used to. Now I am endevouring myself to break my bad habits and lead a healthy and balanced life.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Key words and phrases from the episode: 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐬 people who like being active at night and go to bed late - 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘸𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. - 𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘸𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 lasting for a long time - 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯. - 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 likely to do or be affected by something bad - 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺. - 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨. Can you make your own example sentences using these words? Share them below. 👇

[@sueliishiyama4781]

My daughter is a night owl. She says that she works better at night. There's a chronic shortage of water in our dams. We must use it sparingly. If you don't eat healthy food and practice exercise, it's prone to have some disease in the future.

[@kathleenng924]

Night owls are prone to chronic health problems if they stay up late for a prolonged period.

[@luckywoo7605]

I am a night owl these days but want to try to be a early riser after watching this video. Although I don't have any chronic disease yet, it is really important to go all out for my health all the time. In spite of being prone to failure of sleeping early, let me try again from today :) Thank you BBC

[@ambar9232]

Thanks. Kindly pin this comment

[@minhthunguyen9760]

@@sueliishiyama4781 it has a small mistake, I think

[@duongtranthuy5919]

1.I have a friend, she is the night owl . In evening, she feel much energy to study so she focus on her exercise easily. 2. Waking up late usually make me feel exhausted lasting for a long time . So now i suffer from chronic headache. 3 . He has scar on his leg and is prone to moto accident .

[@dvapack]

I thought that it's an actual real life story lmao

[@walkingguy0604]

I used to be a night owl, I stayed up all night and slept in the early morning. So at that time, I always felt exhausted and suffered from chronic diseases related to my stomach. But now, I have changed my routine. I sleep at 11 pm and wake up at 6.am. Then, I ride a bike for 30 minutes, eat breakfast and enjoy a cup of coffee. I decided to avoid anything prone to my life. Because of that, my quality of life is amazingly improved.

[@france9399]

oh my God! a pefect answer for ietls speaking! thank you :-) it is highly inspiring

[@mehmet.albyrk]

Change in life style is good

[@anhnguyen7459]

Great topic and I like the way Neil and Sian explain new vocabulary. Thank you guys.

[@vickybui6572]

Even though staying up late is prone to some chronic diseases, I still think I can do my work more effectively and creatively at late nights. It may sound a bit ironic, but it works for me ! Besides, I reckon that being a night owl or an early bird may not be as considerable as assuring that you have adequate 7-8 hours of sleeping for a day. For those whose jobs require to work at night such as flight attendants or doctors, their biological clock must be flexible.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Very good examples of the phrases in this programme! One small correction - "Even though staying up late makes people prone to some chronic diseases."

[@jrimad7794]

I don,t think so because night,s major function for humans is rest People who do get rest during night tend to have good health compared to night owls

[@PhamThaoYen]

@@bbclearningenglish thank u

[@abdikarinhersiwarsame9180]

Soldiers are prone to die

[@uyennhi2706]

I’m a high school student,and i’m a night owl as well cuz every i almost have to face up with a lot of homework pile so high😢. So staying up late is an inevitable choice . I know it have a significant negative impact on my heath ,reflexes,function brain.i often have a headache ,over time it seems to become a chronic disease .Now I must promise to myself that I definitely try to be a morning riser❤

[@びりーびりー]

I am an English-learner and I really appreciate the way you explain the vocabularies👍 easy to understand and good for learning many synonyms! Thank you so much!!! ❤

[@jassbalagan9363]

When i used to a morning person,it forces me to sleep early at night.I already knew that i won't get prone to chronic disease,but by and by i shifted my time of sleep to late nights in despair,then i started and were keen on watching series more and more and felt enthusiastic,and then whenever it is seen I'm fond of myself as a night owl. Irrespective of what i cannot go back to the time i were.Even though i tried so hard to get through because i was fed up with staying up late as a result, i started eating like a horse and drinking like a fish as well.

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[@annaosojca6008]

When I was a student I used to stay up late, but now I need to wake up early. My job requires being a morning person

[@Aido__525]

I’m usually a morning person since it brings me a lot of energy and a positive mind during the day. However, I can turn into a night owl when it is getting close to the final assignments. Staying up late helps me finalise the deadline better due to the cramped feeling and the high anxiety level that pushes me to work on the research and course concepts faster. Moreover, the quietness from midnight to early morning is a golden time for me to have my best focus. But I have to admit it’s not a strategy I would recommend to anyone. And I am still working on balancing my timetable to become an entire early bird, so that I don't have to constantly stay up late at night to the next morning.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Thanks for sharing.

[@doritogomez]

It's incredible, I thought a knew these words but I find myself learning them again. Great video!

[@nguyenthy1936]

From studying in the university I haven't slept too late. I usually wake up at 6 o'clock and do exercise everyday.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Sounds like you have a good routine. Tip - 'lately' is an adverb which means 'recently' - the adverb we use here has the same form as the adjective: ' I haven't slept too late.'

[@nguyenthy1936]

@@bbclearningenglish Thanks for your response, I am trying to improve English language.

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[@MaungKing-o2u]

I'm literally night owl. Especially I like studying at night,but when I wake up early in the morning I feel like tired and I can't focus on my not only studying but also everything, for example, cleaning the house or reading or drawing, that is why,I always stay up very late although it have more chances to destroy my brain😢.

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[@youstinas.daoud10]

🦋 When I was young, I used to be a night owl. 🦋 After the third operation, I suffered from chronic pain. 🦋 She has problems with her blood and she needs to be prone to surgery.

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i listen to bbc so much and its been 2 months i want to finish all the 6 min episodes but this one is my fav because first you guys explain the words so good thank u hope u make 6 min english just like that

[@pulse4503]

Your pronunciation Is Always Amazing to Hear 😊👍

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Thank you! 😃

[@duytran-us6pz]

this video give me some important vocabulary and help me improve my listening skill .Nice video from BBC learning english as well

[@annchow2108]

1.Mary is a vip of abc night club and night owl is the best description on her. 2. It is accident-prone if driving after drunk. 3. It is a chronic problem if nobody pay attention on a city hygiene.

[@evliyaarslan]

Thanks for the whole headlines ☺

[@zehramusayeva5372]

Thank you for the lesson.🤗🙂

[@ismaelshafai7330]

Thanks guys! Really helps to improve vocabulary

[@pulse4503]

Being an early bird is way healthier than a night owl ! 😊

[@Numan1111]

I think in winters the nights lasts long period compare summers so it depends on the climate, it is easy perform sleeping early in winters but in summers more difficult

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Me: watching this at 5am🗿🗿🗿

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We appreciate your work. Speaker presence matters as it seems someone is there to teach, but without any speaker it is boring.

[@melis8253]

every night I decide to wake up early but my brain doesn't let me do this! I set up fake scenarios when I try to sleep and I start to live it in..I envy people who wake up early

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[@miguelangelperez2849]

Interesting and this is something that has been confirmed in many studies. Being a night owl is not good because human body works with a biological clock that make us morning people. Staying up late at night is something that make you more prone to have chronic life-threating conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. Thanks BBC. These kind of reviews are amazing!

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[@khaledysn239]

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[@Drenamow]

I honestly just love staying up, there's just something about night time that is so relaxing and so much better than daytime ever been to me

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[@phayram5866]

Yes, I stay up late these days because I got depressed. I became a Night Owl. However, I get up early in the morning. Sometimes, I can't even sleep for 5 hours at night. So, I am prone to get chronic diseases than others do.Anyway, I hope I will be okay soon.

[@thunguyen-yq3bb]

I'm a high-student so i have lots of homework. So staying up late is a bad habit that I can't stop it. My best friends always call me that " i like a night owl" And they advise me to go to bed early because staying up late can prone to several disease such as obesity, stomach pain and painful for my eyes.

[@tastycookingwithpriyanka6279]

Being a student,I,m never a night owl Person, but during exam time I become a night owl. Although I'm a early morning guy, I love morning vibes, doing exercise is my fondness.I have a chronic disease because of that I do yoga everyday day in the morning.

[@itsbrod]

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[@luckywoo7605]

Wow Thank you so much ! I am a night owl these days but want to try to be a early riser after watching this video. Although I don't have any chronic disease, it is really important to go all out for my health :) In spite of being prone to failure of sleeping early, let me try again from today Great ! BBC :)

[@hanyichen1489]

So helpful to use these words learning from this video~!

[@ShougAshwag]

Watching this while I still at uni and it's 3pm with a headache. OMG that's brutal.

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[@walidzergoun5183]

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[@sevinchtoraxojayeva656]

As i concentrate better at nights than at midday , i'm from kind of people called " night owls " . Data about that night owls are prone to catch chronical diseases like diabete terrifies me , but i can never be alike morning birds , i just cannot wake up 😅 Thank you for benefical information and new words ☺

[@AbdolhosseinAbarghouei]

I am early bird, because of my age, 72! Thank you, Neil and Shine.❤❤❤

[@건호민]

I'd like to sleep early. But plan is pretty easier than acting. Right now it's 2:51PM in Korea. I should get a sleep. and unfortunately it's so hard to get a sleep when I decide to do it. I think late nights is prone to break routine of the day. Usually people have their own routine in a day, which is usually decided by society. From the past, people get up early because of the sun, which was the only light in the world. And until now, society follow this rules. So, the point is that late nights is harmful.

[@maftunamajidova795]

Omo I've heard a lot that Koreans are night owls and it's surprising for me to hear that people in Korea sleep only 4 hours

[@らにあんぽめ-e3q]

I’m a japanese student studying English. This video is very useful! I want study English harder and do my best to understand! 📚

[@hope8191]

I hear this voice every time on the BBC World Service, glad the see the face! I sleep early and wake up deep into the night. I don't know if I pass for a night owl or early riser.

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Thanks for providing interesting material for English learners.

[@MamunHossain-c8h]

This is a great video. Thank you

[@ismailkhdir2975]

Thanks for sharing the video.

[@Chanyaphon_mind]

I always sleep late. And it became a chronic habit of mine. It made me ill. And now I'm trying to change it.

[@pranjalbhardwaj7983]

Nice video. Thanks a lot 👍

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[@bbclearningenglish]

😊 We're very happy to hear that. 🤔 What new words did you learn?

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[@kyong06]

As a Night Owl type of person, it feels like staying up all night is staking my current health for my future goal which is highly related to my future comforts.. But when it becomes habitual, when it comes to having my own time for focusing, it is so hard to change it, for sure...

[@abdikadirjamamohamed9118]

This is very important lesson, I'm non native speakers, so this videos is very helpful.appreciated

[@m.nemide938]

Hi! Thank you for the vocabulary and these facts.Actually,i'm an night owl but i might be happier if i could sleep and get up early like you.

[@oanduyen6757]

I have been a night owls for a long time when I have to prepare for exam .So it prones to my bad health .But nowadays ,I don't stay up late else and it seems to be better for me .

[@mjshaheed]

During my school days, I used to get up early, so that I could study without any external disturbances. So, I could say, I was an early bird back then. But during college, I had become a night owl, because it's not that easy to get to bed early in hostels/dormitories as you would be surrounded by friends all the time, which in turn affected me with chronic fatigue and I was prone to doze off during class/lecture.

[@ninjapirate123]

Are you an extrovert

[@mjshaheed]

@@ninjapirate123 No, I am out and out an introvert 😢

[@ninjapirate123]

@@mjshaheed so youre an introvert

[@mjshaheed]

@@ninjapirate123 what do you think? 🤔

[@ninjapirate123]

@@mjshaheed yes

[@ozodaakbarova2398]

I'm usually a morning person since it brings me a lot of energy and a positive mind during the day. However, I can turn into a night owl when it is getting close to the final assignments. Staying up late helps me finalise the deadline better due to the cramped feeling and the high anxiety level that pushes me to work on the research and course concepts faster. Moreover, the quietness from midnight to early morning is a golden time for me to have my best focus. But I have to admit it's not a strategy I would recommend to anyone. Than u

[@Lklkklll777]

Ingliz tiliz zor ekan, ieltsz bormi?

[@232supakornjipomja7]

I've been night owls for a long time. Recently, I start going to bed early because I realize the effect of chronic disease, and that is more prone to negative health.

[@shroudedgrove4679]

Wrong. There's no evidence to support "chronic disease" relating to being a night owl.

[@jrimad7794]

@@shroudedgrove4679 night,s primary function is rest

[@ninjapirate123]

@@shroudedgrove4679 is there evidence that night owls will die sooner

[@Simplord206]

I love nights so being a night owl is my choice. Although I know that my body can prone to dangerous chronic diseases if I keep myself staying late for long-term, I still cant give it up 😭 maybe in the future I will tryna be an early bird

[@shroudedgrove4679]

There is no evidence to support what you just said.

[@josephagyemang670]

Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise 🧠

[@pn3649]

Thank you for useful information

[@jayeshsharma396]

Meanwhile me watching this video at 03:00 am :

[@lord-ship.]

In during several years, i have been a night owl. I went to bed so late every day and i thought it was normal, before my health has become a bad than ever. The tests results showed that i have low hemoglobin. After this news, i started going to bed so early, and this was a right decision. Be careful and don't repeat my mistakes!

[@putrashah99]

Hai im Indonesian, and i'v just known this channel is very helpful to learning English like me, im studying English and the important informations as well, thanks a lot,

[@PODwisdm]

Amazing way to teach🎉💐💐

[@DePalma.]

I’m a night owl & it’s been a problem for decades. I used to wake up before noon, but now find that very difficult. When I had a 9-5 & a live in girlfriend, it wasn’t too hard to live normally. Also when I taught surf school, it was easy to wake up. But being self employed for years now, I wake up between 1-3pm & work until sunrise, it’s a very isolating schedule & my wife hates it…as do I. I haven’t been able to Turin it around, except for a few days a month, for 10yrs+ 😬

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Before I don't have a job,I was a night owl. I usually gets up late and I slept again after I have my lunch and then I wake up at evening so I can't sleep at night because I slept the whole day 😂

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I wish I could talk to Sian. She's unbelievably amazing. ❤❤❤

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I have been night owl since the last year of highschool . One thing is very suffering and difficult about sleeping it's to stay up late and rise up early that I used to do it . right now it is about 2 AM I am watching this video , so I'm a night owl.

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