• What are the benefits and downsides of sleeping on a firm mattress?
    • A firm mattress can be more helpful when you are suffering from an acute or chronic condition, by supporting you for hours while you sleep. However, if the mattress is too firm and doesn’t allow for the natural curve of you spine, it won’t allow for your joints, muscles and ligaments to relax adequately. This is important, as the hours we sleep is the time our body’s resets and heals.

 

  • Who would benefit from sleeping on a firm mattress?
    • A firmer mattress allows for adequate spinal support. This style of mattress would suit all age ranges. Especially those who are working in roles that compromise their posture, like office workers, manual labour roles etc. By having a firmer mattress your weight can be distributed evenly and will help to maintain correct spinal curvature while you sleep.

 

  • Can a mattress be too firm? What should we consider when trying to find the right firmness?
    • A mattress can be too firm. Using a mattress that is to firm for you, you will wake feeling stiff and sore. This may also disrupt your quality of sleep due to constant tossing and turning. As research suggests, broken sleep leads to insufficient healing of your body and mind, therefore we need to be mindful when choosing the right mattress. When trialling mattresses, you should notice a slight motion when you first lay on the mattress. While laying on the mattress you should noticed how supported you are. With the Origin Hybrid mattress, it is made this way! From the moment you lay down, you will notice the build of the mattress is designed this way. With a soft top layer, you will feel notice how supported you are immediately, this will allow you to sleep soundly, whilst supporting your spine and joints. The technology Origin have used helps to absorbs motion, so you won’t be disturbed by your loved ones and you will be supported all night.