Soft or Firm Bed, What’s Right for You?
The average person spends about one third of their entire life sleeping on a mattress. The interesting thing is that most people spend much more time shopping for a car or their couch rather than researching the perfect mattress for their needs. Mattresses come in many different types whether they’re firm, extra firm, soft or ultra plush. They are also made from various materials whether it’s latex, a traditional coil system or memory foam. Sleepers in search of the perfect mattress should find out the type of mattress that best suits their individual needs before selecting a product.
Not sleeping on the right type of mattress means sleeping on a surface that isn’t providing the proper support every day of the week. This can have a severely negative effect on your back, spine and neck. Whether you should be sleeping on a firm or soft mattress has less to do with the actual level of comfort you desire and more to do with your individual body type. Now, what if you sleep with a partner that has a different body type? These days, there are mattresses available with different comfort levels on each side to accommodate both sleepers.
Larger individuals are best suited for a firm mattress because they offer additional support for the sleeper. For heavier individuals, a soft mattress can make for an uncomfortable night’s sleep and the mattress may not be able to correctly distribute the sleeper’s weight across the sleep surface. This can result in uncomfortable pressure on certain parts of the body.
Individuals who aren’t quite as heavy should get softer mattresses that evenly distribute their weight. For lighter individuals, a firm mattress may be too hard and not support certain parts of the body, forcing the sleeper to overcompensate by sleeping in less-comfortable positions.
Now, these suggestions are just that, suggestions. To find out the perfect mattress for your individual body type, you should consult a Body Diagnostic Machine, like the diagnostic beds available at all Sit ‘n Sleep locations in Southern California. For non-southern California residents you can find these diagnostic beds at a handful of exclusive retailers throughout the country. The Body Diagnostic Machine has a bed that measures how your body interacts with a sleep surface and can determine the perfect mattress for your needs within 97% accuracy. This virtually removes any guesswork from choosing a mattress and helps to ensure you’re sleeping on the correct surface, night after night.
