Your mattress plays an integral role in providing restful, restful restful rest – but with all of the options out there it can be daunting to know which features to look out for when selecting one.
The best mattresses are tailored to each person’s individual sleeping habits and needs – be they hot at night, experiencing back pain or needing an anti-allergen mattress – offering 90- to 365-night trials with 10-year warranties available as standard.
Comfort
As you should spend roughly one third of each day sleeping, having a comfortable mattress is key to restful and healthy sleeping habits. Your ideal sleep position and plushness preferences must all be taken into consideration when searching for the ideal mattress – but the key to restful nights lies with finding one with adequate support and pressure-relief comfort.
To achieve this, search for mattresses made of high-quality materials with firmness levels to suit your sleeping style and body weight. In addition, look for one with good edge support – this helps prevent you from rolling off of bed in the middle of the night or becoming stuck! Ultimately, an ideal mattress should feel easy to move on when getting into and out of.
At our mattress tests, we examine how the bed feels when sitting up, lying down, moving around during the night and getting out. Additionally, we evaluate how it responds to changes in sleeping positions such as going from back to side sleeping positions and vice versa; temperature changes; and whether or not it traps heat.
Memory foam, latex and hybrid mattresses are known to mold closely to your body’s contours while supporting proper spinal alignment. These features are especially important for back and stomach sleepers as these sleeping positions can cause pain without sufficient support.
Innerspring beds offer traditional bounce, more structure than boxed mattresses and generally cost less and last longer than their foam counterparts. Some brands, like Naturepedic and Bedgear offer modular models with interchangeable firmness settings to meet couples with various needs.
Most brands provide generous risk-free trials of up to one year and 10-year to lifetime warranties for your peace of mind. You may also opt for convenient mattress-in-a-box delivery which typically arrives via courier.
Support
When shopping for a bed, it is essential to think carefully about its intended use. For instance, mattresses designed to accommodate someone weighing 250 pounds will provide more comfort and stability than ones designed for someone weighing 100 pounds due to additional pressure exerted by heavier people on the mattress and innersprings that sag or compress with age or compression of foam layers or innersprings. It is ideal to find medium-firm to firm mattresses which provide sufficient support while offering adequate pressure relief.
Your mattress foundation choice can make a big difference to both its feel and performance. Box springs, platform beds and slatted foundations are among the many available; remember though that a mattress’s effectiveness ultimately depends on which foundation it sits on.
To maximize the performance of your mattress, it’s essential that it sits on a strong foundation with even slats or beams no more than 2.75 inches apart to prevent it from sinking inward. Memory foam mattresses require even support across their entire surface area in order to avoid compression of their foam layer and eventual breakdown over time.
A high-quality mattress should offer enough edge support to keep you from sinking in at the sides of the bed, testing this by sitting up, rolling over, and getting out. If these movements seem difficult or awkward then the mattress might not be suitable.
Another option to consider is a hybrid mattress, which combines the best elements of memory foam and innersprings for maximum support when sleeping on your back or stomach. Such mattresses provide more support in these positions thanks to innersprings’ firmer edge support than memory foam alone; examples include Leesa Sapira Hybrid which offers medium firmness which works for all sleeping styles as well as excellent edge support; other hybrid options include Naturepedic Greenspring and WinkBed mattresses.
Size
Finding the ideal mattress size requires taking several factors into account, including dimensions of your bedroom, who will be sleeping on it and whether or not there are children or pets involved. When purchasing a new bed, finding something comfortable, long-term investment worthy of investing in is essential – like selecting jeans or clothing! A mattress should provide long term support and be the right size for you if you plan to spend long nights sleeping on it!
A mattress should be large enough to comfortably seat two adults side-by-side with their hands behind their heads without elbows touching too heavily or elbows squishing each other too often. Depending on your height, this could mean selecting either queen or king sizes; queen is generally considered more accommodating as it will easily accommodate people who stand taller than 6 feet tall.
Your choice of mattress also plays a key role in determining its cost; innerspring mattresses tend to be cheaper than hybrid and latex beds; however, its price can also depend on other factors, including materials used during manufacturing.
Firmness and Support: Firmness is a crucial consideration when sharing a bed, particularly among back and stomach sleepers who tend to prefer firmer mattresses over something softer for side sleeping.
Size: It is essential that when shopping for beds, one considers their dimensions carefully to ensure it will easily pass through all doorways, corridors and stairwells in your home, as well as any stairs or banisters. Furthermore, sufficient room should exist for other furniture pieces such as wardrobes, dressers and lamps/pictures that could potentially get knocked over by their new bed.
Prior to purchasing your mattress, it’s a wise move to measure and map out the space with masking tape or sheets of paper so you can envision how the bed will appear when delivered and installed. Doing this will prevent disappointment from finding out that your new bed doesn’t fit.
Warranty
Federal law mandates that sellers or manufacturers of major purchases like mattresses provide warranties to back their product for at least 10-20 years or even lifetime coverage. Some bed companies provide this assurance through extended warranties of this duration.
Mattress warranties don’t cover every damage. While it is natural for mattresses to discolor over time and some may develop small stains, it is advisable to use a mattress protector, avoid sleeping on wet or sweaty mattresses (which could lead to mold growth), and regularly wash sheets so any potential spills can be quickly absorbed into them.
Altering ownership by selling it or giving it away could void a mattress warranty; typically these only cover original purchasers.
Some bed companies provide comprehensive warranties on their websites, in stores and any literature accompanying the mattress, such as tags. If you’re unhappy with a mattress purchased after making your purchase decision, several avenues exist for redress; these could include contacting your state consumer protection office or filing a small claims lawsuit; however, ultimately working with a company who stands behind their products with a good warranty could be best.
