We Asked 17 Celebrities for Their Best Jet Lag Hacks-Reese Witherspoon, Rick Steves, and Drew Barrymore Included

"If there's one great equalizer when it comes to travel, it's that everyone deals with jet lag-yes, even celebrities. Whether it's filming on location or traveling around the globe on press tours, time zone-hopping is built into our favorite stars' job descriptions. So for the last few months, we've been asking celebrities how they deal with the struggle to adjust their internal body clocks. Some are planners who start their process before even stepping foot on a plane, while others simply play mind games with themselves to acclimate to the new time, and still others have figured out some pretty creative hacks that work for them. But if there's one thing that's for sure, it's that when it comes to jet lag, celebrities are just like us."

"Since his first trip to Europe without his parents in 1973, travel guru Rick Steves has become an expert in crossing multiple time zones. But with more than five decades under his belt, he told Travel + Leisure, "You don't get over it with experience," admitting he still faces the struggle three times a year on his European trips. So he's all about getting ahead of the problem."

"Patrick Schwarzenegger echoes that sentiment, having to battle the issue when he flew to Thailand to film White Lotus. "I'm super crazy about jet lag," he said, admitting it's been harder to deal with as he's gotten older. "I usually start trying to go on to the time zone the day before-I won't go fully on to it, but I would try starting to adapt to it the day of the flight.""

Jet lag affects everyone, including celebrities who travel frequently for work and filming. Some travelers start adjusting sleep schedules before departure; others use mental strategies or unconventional hacks to acclimate to new time zones. Rick Steves reports that experience does not eliminate jet lag and recommends creating a false departure date 48 hours before travel to finish pre-trip tasks, leave home well-rested, and, if appropriate with medical approval, use melatonin or sleep medication to sleep on the plane. Patrick Schwarzenegger begins shifting toward the destination time on the day of travel and notes that jet lag has become harder to manage with age.

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