ChronoCoach® presents the
BodyClock Chronotype Test
Info about BodyClock Chronotype Test
Simply determine your chronotype? This can be done with the BodyClock Chronotype Test. On this page you can find out everything you need to know about the BodyClock Chronotype test, the Chronotype results report and much more about chronobiology.
What is chronobiology?
The science of chronobiology describes the rhythmic organization of living beings. In fact, absolutely everything that exists on a natural basis on this planet is rhythmically organized. On the other hand, there is the human being, whose society is organized in terms of time and does not take his own rhythmic organization of the body into account. The BodyClock Chronotype Test offers you for the first time the knowledge base to defuse this discrepancy.
The DLMO
Chronotyping via the BodyClock Chronotype Test is all about the DLMO. Written out, this means“Dim Light Melatonin Onset” and describes the time at which your melatonin level continuously rises above a threshold value of 10 pg/ml in plasma (DLMO10) or 3 pg/ml in saliva (DLMO3). This point in time is primarily written in your genes . So light only has a secondary influence on the DLMO or when you get tired. This is also the reason why you still cannot mutate from early to late type under changing light or artificially acquired sleeping habits, just as your foot size cannot be reduced from 42 to 40.
The process
How does the BodyClock Chronotype test work? How do you obtain a test kit? What do you have to pay attention to when taking the sample?
Chronobiology pioneer Michael Wieden explains everything you need to know about the BodyClock Chronotype Test in a free webinar. If you don’t have time for the webinar, you can also find a 6-step timeline for your Chronotype results report here.
The result report of the BodyClock Chronotype Test
The result report consists of 25 pages In addition to the presentation and explanation of your own chronotype, you will receive in-depth, scientifically based tips, advice and plans for your optimal times for work, sleep, sport, eating and much more. This makes it easier for you to take your internal clock into account in everyday life.
The BodyClock chronotype test in companies
The RNA test has been used successfully on a large scale in several of our projects for years.
A pilot study initiated by Michael Wieden and the management of the Wartenberg Clinic in 2019 showed clear positive effects of chronobiological measures and chronotype-optimized staff scheduling. In this context, 128 employees were chronotyped using an RNA test and asked several times over a period of 4 months about their well-being, performance, motivation and sleep issues. The impressive results were summarized in a white paper. An extended follow-up project with 55 employees* ran from September 2021 to July 2022. The success confirms the initial results.
Michael Wieden beschäftigt sich als Betriebswirt seit 2002 mit der Chronobiologie im Personalmanagement. Schon 2003 hielt er hierzu seinen ersten Vortrag auf einer Veranstaltung der INQA (Initiative der neuen Arbeit).
Zu den Themen „Chronobiologie im Personalmanagement“ sowie mobilen Arbeitsformen hat er bereits mehrere Bücher geschrieben, und dabei den Begriff „Liquid Work®“ geprägt. Seit dem berät er Kommunen, Unternehmen und Kliniken zum betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagement. Von 2012 bis Ende 2016 war er externer Wirtschaftsförderer für die Stadt Bad Kissingen und Initiator des weltweit einzigartigen Projektes „ChronoCity – Pilotstadt Chronobiologie“. Er trat seit dem wiederholt als Experte in verschiedenen Fernsehformaten (z.B. TerraX, Planet Wissen, W wie Wissen, Xenius etc.) auf. Zudem war er von 2014 bis 2017 Mitglied des Arbeitskreises „Zeitgerechte Stadt“ der ARL – Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung in Hannover.
In mehreren von ihm initiierten, wissenschaftlich begleiteten Pilotprojekten, wurden eindrucksvoll massiv positiven Auswirkungen chronobiologischer Maßnahmen in Unternehmen belegt. Auf Basis dieser Erfahrungen hat er 2024 zusammen mit der SleepMaster Academy die weltweit erste staatlich zertifizierte Chronobiologie-Ausbildung entwickelt und auf den Markt gebracht. Dies soll speziell Arbeitgebern ermöglichen, das Wissen ins eigene Unternehmen zu holen.
Gleichzeitig konzipiert und begleitet er weiterhin chronobiologische Change-Projekte.