sleep and recovery

Choosing a mattress is one of the most important decisions you can make. Get it right and you can look forward to deep sleep, comfort and a happier, healthier lifestyle. Get it wrong and you could be looking at years of aches, pains and restless nights.

One question we get asked time and again at Sleep and Recovery is: how do I choose the right mattress for me?

We’ve put together this short guide and hope you find it useful:

Choosing a mattress.

We’ve touched on high specification foam mattresses previously, in particular their use by professional sportsmen and athletes to improve performance and recovery.

High specification foam is the latest technology to be employed in mattresses. It builds on the benefits of memory foam mattresses, and overcomes some of their weaknesses: memory foam mattresses can often lead to overheating.

High specification foam mattresses come from a medical background, and are the only static surface endorsed by the UK’s National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). Select Medical pick up on this in their article on pressure relief:

All individuals assessed as being vulnerable to pressure ulcers should, as a minimum provision, be placed on a high-specification foam mattress with pressure-redistributing properties.

selectmedical.co.uk.

Postura Health report that their Mammoth Elite Sports Mattress is being used to help a leading runner’s preparations for the Olympic Games:

For marathon runner Liz Yelling, the Mammoth Elite Sports Mattress proves to be an effective pain management solution as well as a vital element in her training programme.

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