It is no mystery that a well-rested sleep can mean the difference between a good day or a bad day. That is why choosing the best bed for you is of utmost importance.
In this day and age, we are met with so many options. Which mattress is the best? Spring or Foam? If it’s spring, should you choose open, continuous or pocketed? Is it better soft, hard or firm?
Here are a few tips:
- A soft bed causes the whole body to round and the spine to lose good alignment. A hard bed on the other hand does not support your low back at all as gravity tends to pull it down. A bed with a firm base and a soft surface undulates with the normal curves of your spine and would be the best choice.
- Choose a mattress that combines open coil and pocketed spring (mixed mattress).
- Never buy a bed solely for its name or a recommendation by another. Ignore all publicity regarding mattresses that claim to be “medical” or “orthopedic”. The most expensive bed does not necessarily mean the best bed for you.
- Take time over your choice, lie on the bed to test its comfort.
- Turning over in the mattress should be easy.
- If two people of different sizes are sharing a bed, consider a zip-up mattress with different mattress in each side.
Your posture in lying is just as important as your posture when upright. Who knows, your 10-year-old mattress could be one of the culprits for your back trouble.