Choosing a mattress
Tell me how you sleep, and I’ll tell you which mattress to choose.
What is an orthopedic mattress?
A mattress that can prevent or correct skeletal deformities.
The science of sleep says a mattress should be chosen mainly according to each person’s own needs:
- Less firm core Slim person
- Firm core Standard weight
- Very firm core Overweight person
A mattress must never be soft. A good mattress should not feel like sleeping in a bowl: your elbow should not sink in like butter, it should meet some resistance. Lying on your side, your shoulders and hips should feel comfortable. The mattress should match your body mass index (BMI). A mattress that is too hard can also over-curve the spine and cause back pain.
If you can, choose a temperature-regulating material so you don’t sweat when it’s hot.
The 4 requirements of a good orthopedic mattress
- Keep the spine aligned — the back in its natural curve. With its firm support, it does this far better than a traditional mattress.
- Spread weight evenly, remove high-pressure areas and so help blood circulation.
- Regulate body temperature.
- Slow the growth of bacteria thanks to its resistance to damp and excellent ventilation. A person loses on average 600 ml of water a night through sweat — a bathtub a year.
Your sleeping position matters
On your back
Back sleepers are usually more comfortable on a firmer mattress, which lets them keep the curve of the spine.
On your side
According to some studies, this is the most common position. Weight is concentrated on small areas of the body; especially in a curled posture, a softer mattress is recommended.
Sleep in numbers
- 40
- movements per night, on average, for each sleeper
- 150,000
- changes of position a mattress takes in 10 years
- 1/3
- of our life spent in bed
- 2 to 3 weeks
- to get used to a new mattress
- 3 yrs / 5 yrs
- life of an ordinary / an orthopedic mattress
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