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I hate Monday mornings not because they are Mondays, but because I have to wake up early to get back to work. Who does’t? I know perhaps hate is too strong a word but a softer word such as dislike just doesn’t cover what I feel like trying to roll out of my comfy bed.

Anyway, researchers have discovered a cure for the dreaded Monday morning blues – stop sleeping in on weekends.

A new study has found that lazy Saturday and Sunday lie-ins can disturb your body clock, leaving you fatigued at the start of the week.

Flinders University sleep expert Leon Lack said people often used the weekend to catch up on sleep lost during the week.

But he told the Australasian Sleep Association Conference in Perth that while this might help pay off a “sleep debt”, it came at a cost.

“We’ve discovered that these sleep-ins are actually putting your body out of whack enough to change your Sunday night bedtime and set you up for Monday blues,” Professor Lack told AAP.

His research team tested the theory by tracking 16 people over a weekend, asking them to go to bed a little later than they would on a weeknight but sleeping-in an extra two hours.

By comparing saliva samples and hormone tests he found participants’ body clocks had been delayed by 45 minutes.

“That might not sound like a lot but it means that you’re not quite as sleepy on Sunday night at the normal bedtime and you’ll be much sleepier the next day,” Prof Lack said.

Now, looks like we know why you and I hate Mondays so much! So, the solution is pretty simple, do not sleep too much in the weekends!

Anyway, to cheer you and I up tomorrow morning, let’s enjoy this Friday vs. Monday video clip. It’s funny and hilarious, yet you will agree with me it’s very true!

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