When to change your bed - Does your bed still meet your needs?

WHEN IS IT TIME TO CHANGE YOUR BEDDING?

The 7 key points to recognise worn out bedding

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You are generally awake before your alarm clock.

You find yourself turning in all directions, to find a comfortable position to prolong sleep in vain. The passing years seem a little too obvious. You are neither sick nor ageing rapidly: these pressures and pains come from your bed! It may be simply that the mattress is old, the bed base worn, or maybe the assembly is too firm or too flexible. Your bed deserves some scrutiny; is it still the one that you had at college? What about this mattress? Did it see you through the birth of your 3 children?

How to recognise failing bedding?

1

Is your bedding more than 10 years old?

A 10-year-old bed has been used about 3,650 nights. Given that we move an average of 40 times per night, the bed base and the mattress will have had to work approximately 150,000 times.

Answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions

Is your bedding more than 10 years old?
Is your bed is too small or too short?
2

Is your bed is too small or too short?

In order to relax all of your muscles and to allow the body and mind to recover, it is important to opt for a sufficiently long and wide bed. A sleep regularly disrupted by discomfort issues is ultimately a source of fatigue.

Answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions

3

Do you feel tired when you awake?

An unsuitable bed causes pain and stiffness. In turn, these cause repeated awakening especially during the second part of the night eventually leading to physical and mental exhaustion. With new bedding, the muscular system is relaxed and so temporary awakening happens less frequently.

Answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions

Do you feel tired when you awake?
Do you experience back pain when you awake?
4

Do you experience back pain when you awake?

Many body pains are aggravated and even caused by poor postures during sleep due to worn or unsuitable bedding. If you suffer from back pain, look for a custom-support mattress and learn how to not confuse firmness with hardness.

Answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions

5

Do the movements of your spouse/partner wake you?

Some mattresses provide more sleeping independence than others. For couples with a big difference in body size, it is recommended to use two mattresses, or a mattress with two different hardnesses (him & her option).

Answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions

Do the movements of your spouse/partner wake you?
Is your bed making more and more noise?
6

Is your bed making more and more noise?

Mechanical wear is further increased by the natural ageing of the components. After 10 years, even the performance of a good bed decreases by about 25%… And much more for a low quality bed base and mattress.

Answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions

7

Does your bed sink in the middle?

If your bed feels like you are at the bottom of a bowl, it is because the suspension is worn. The bed no longer provides the essential support for back muscle and spine relaxation.

Answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions

Does your bed sink in the middle?
Results

It's time to change mattresses.

78% of buyers say they regret not having changed bedding sooner. Good bedding loses its qualities very slowly. To opt for quality is to invest in your health.

Results

Ok, but you can still enhance your sleeping comfort.

We spend a third of our life in bed, a good reason to choose a good mattress. To choose an Elite mattress means to ensure good health and comfortable living everyday.

 
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