Why Do You Toss And Turn In Bed?

Tossing and turning happens because some parts of our bodies are heavier than others, creating areas of concentrated weight and pressure. This pressure causes loss of circulation leading to numbness and pins and needles. As a result, the automatic reaction by the body is to move and turn over to lay in a different position.

But the more supportive your mattress, the more pressure points are created and the more ‘pressure relief’ offered, the less support you get. To eliminate these pressure points, ideally you need both push-back support and maximum pressure relief. The problem is that there are so many different types of beds to choose from and each offers different options to help you sleep. But -

• Memory foam beds relieve pressure but give poor support and can also be very warm.
• Pocket sprung beds provide comfort but poor pressure relief.
• Traditional continuous coil beds provide good support but limited comfort.

The Solution

Sealy are synonymous with sleep (one of our beds is sold somewhere in the world every 3 seconds) so it’s fair to say we know more about sleep than most. That is why our Posturepedic bed range is so technologically advanced with seven zones along the length of the bed and each zone tailor made to react to each part of the body. Scientists say the body needs to gently move 35 times a night in order to reoxygenate its muscles and keep the blood circulating smoothly. This movement, however, is not the same as tossing and turning which uses energy, disturbs our sleep and leaves us feeling more tired when we wake up than when we went to bed!

Of course, there are other reasons why we toss and turn in bed and can’t get to sleep that isn’t related to the bed. Snoring, birds chirping in the middle of the night and stress also contribute to sleepless nights.

Do any of these affect you? Or do you generally manage to sleep through until the morning?