The switch from daylight savings time back to standard time in the Fall means an extra hour of sleep for us -- and an extra hour of light in the morning. The drawback? It gets dark much earlier in the evenings. I tend to work out in the mornings, so the extra hour of sunlight usually motivates me to get my butt to the gym but for those of you who head to the gym in the early evening, the darkness might be another reason to skip the workout.

So last week, I asked you if the time change had an effect on your healthy habits. Here's what you said:

• 43% of you said no, it didn't have any effect on your fitness routine.
  
• 31% of you said yes, it helped motivate you to work out.
  
• 17% of you said you didn't notice a difference ... yet.
  

Reader Jan summed up the change quite well: "As much as I love the early morning light, the early evenings have eliminated after work walking for me. I start work too early in the morning to get outside before work and now have lost my afterwork outside time as well." Yeah, I'm finding that problem too -- luckily, I can usually squeeze in a morning sweat session.

Thanks for sharing!