How to find the perfect mattress—for real this time!
Tossing and turning all night? Waking up with a stiff back? It might be your mattress.
A mattress that’s too old, too hard, or too soft can put undue pressure on your back, shoulders, and sacrum, causing a restless night’s sleep. On the other hand, a mattress tuned to your sleep style and physical needs will help you fall asleep easier and stay asleep longer.
How we feel during the day largely hinges on how well we sleep. Better sleep leads to increased productivity at work, fewer aches and pains, and a better mood. Adequate sleep helps you maintain weight, keeps your heart healthy, improves memory, and helps you live longer.
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All that from a good mattress!
Ready to sleep better? Below are a few tips to find your perfect sleep foundation.
What’s your temperature?
Keep your bedroom temperature set to 65 to 68 degrees for optimum sleep. If you get too hot at night (a frequent occurrence in Florida), your body sweats to stay cool, making you uncomfortable and disturbing your sleep.
Choose breathable fabrics for bedding and pajamas that keep you cool at night. Also, choose a mattress with materials that don’t trap heat. Tempur-Pedic’s Breeze mattress line has cooling gel infused into the material, which responds to your body temperature to create the optimal sleeping surface, keeping you comfortable all night long.
How do you sleep?
Side sleepers will rest easy on a softer mattress that allows their hips to sink, putting the spine in proper alignment. Back sleepers may also want a softer mattress to align the shoulders and hips. Stomach sleepers will do well with a firmer mattress, as the spine is already in a good position.
Do you have pain?
People with neck pain need a mattress that’s somewhat firm with a softer pillow top. A mattress that’s too hard puts pressure on your head and shoulders—just what you don’t want. Back pain suffers should also opt for a medium-firm mattress. According to one study, people using medium-firm mattresses reported less pain compared to people sleeping on firm mattresses.
Do you have a partner?
Memory foam mattresses reduce motion transfer. When your partner tosses and turns, you won’t feel the effects as you would with a traditional spring mattress.
Even if you know you need a plush king-sized mattress, don’t order one without testing it out first. Ordering a mattress online can be especially risky. You might find a bargain, but you can’t try before you buy. If you don’t like the mattress, the return process—if there is one—may take a lot of time and hassle.
To ensure a good fit, visit a local furniture store to test-drive a few options. With so many brands, models, and materials to choose from, it’s a daunting process, for sure, but your best sleep is worth it.
Hudson’s Furniture, a furniture and mattress store with retail locations throughout central Florida, has largely eliminated the stress of mattress shopping by developing the Dream Machine, an exclusive sleep diagnostic system. Hudson’s uses the latest in science and technology to virtually eliminate the chance of making a mistake and choosing the wrong mattress.
To use the Dream Machine, visit any Hudson’s Furniture location and relax. Lie down. Get in your most comfortable sleep position, and let the Dream Machine go to work. In a matter of minutes, the Dream Machine maps out your body’s pressure points using advanced science and technology. A trained sleep expert then creates a digital body map that allows him or her to identify the correct group of mattresses for your body type and sleep preferences. If you doze off, don’t worry. The sleep expert will wake you up . . . eventually!
Once you know what mattress group works for you, it’s relatively easy to select the size and brand that meets your needs. With the Dream Machine working for you, there’s little chance of mistake.
Hudson’s Furniture carries top brands, such as Simmons, Serta, and Tempur-Pedic, so you’re sure to find a mattress that will help you sleep soundly for years.
Ready to sleep better and feel better? Find your perfect mattress with Hudson’s Furniture’s Dream Machine. Schedule a complimentary appointment today.