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R.E. Hengsterman



Four Minutes That Move the Needle: A Shift-Proof Workout That Lowered Blood Pressure and HbA1c in Rotating Shift Workers
This was done on the job, around real shifts, with treadmills/bikes/rowers and a simple heart-rate target. No elaborate gear. No hour-long classes. Just a precise burst, repeated

R.E. Hengsterman


Cumulative Sleep Loss Risk: The Quiet Decline
Even while developing the outline for the Shift Worker's Paradox — the corrective ledger of decades — I stumble, repeat errors with a weary civility, and feel the sting of having known and not acted.

R.E. Hengsterman


Chronotype Quiz for Shift Workers
Purpose: This quiz helps shift workers identify their natural chronotype—Morning Type (Lark), Evening Type (Owl), or Intermediate Type (Hummingbird)—even with irregular schedules. Instructions: Answer based on how you feel on days off or when you’re not influenced by your shift schedule. Each answer corresponds to a point value. Tally your total at the end. On days off, what time do you naturally wake up (without an alarm)? A. Before 7:00 AM B. After 10:00 AM C. Between 7:00

R.E. Hengsterman


Shift Work Fatigue and Driving Risk — The Human Cost
At 8:17 a.m. on Highway 9 in Forsyth County, Georgia, the collision was already physics in motion.

R.E. Hengsterman
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