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Find the right mattress in three steps
Three fundamental steps to follow to find your best mattress, the right model for your needs, three necessary considerations to get closer to the right choice, with universal advice and targeted suggestions for particular needs such as back problems or other sleep disorders. If you don't yet have a clear idea of how to choose a mattress, start by considering your sleeping position, body weight, and type of slatted base or box spring.
Fundamental criteria for choosing a mattress:
- Sleeping position, identify your current preferred position;
- Relate firmness and body weight, but with distinctions;
- Consider the bed or base where you will use the mattress.
Sleeping position
Let's start with the sleeping position, essential for identifying the most suitable mattress for you.
Sleeping posture can be temporary. Evaluate your sleeping position for choosing a mattress considering that if you have an old mattress or one that has never fully convinced you, your current position might be the best that your current mattress can offer. It is not certain that your new, higher-performing mattress will not lead you to choose a different position for the quality of your sleep.
Prone position
The prone sleeping position, on your stomach, is the worst sleeping position because it forces the cervical spine into an unnatural twist, and the weight of the body presses downwards. Even without a pillow, it is a harmful posture that you probably started adopting with a rigid mattress that, unable to adapt to the natural curves of your body in the supine or side position, led you to endure the prone position.
The right mattress for sleeping prone
If you don't want to or can't force yourself to change this position (due to back problems or physical issues in general), the choice falls on medium-firm or firm mattresses. For sleeping prone, pocket spring mattresses leaning towards firm or traditional spring mattresses are better because they offer linear and non-conforming support. Let's look at some specific models to give you an idea of the type of mattresses to consider.
Recommended mattresses for sleeping prone on your stomach, price range 800.00/1500.00 euros:
Principe Alto pocket spring mattress with natural fiber cover and padding. Since it doesn't have memory foam, it's less conforming and therefore more suitable for preventing back arching if you sleep prone. Medium-firm mattresses without memory foam are recommended for sleeping on your stomach;
King Sanitized, like the previous one but with a little added memory foam, can help you gradually experiment with new positions and finally abandon this harmful position. Can also be used on the side without memory foam, with greater firmness;
Gransasso Gabrielli, the firmest, especially recommended for body weight between 90 and 120 kg.
Side position, recommended mattresses
If you sleep on your side, you need conforming mattresses with a higher degree of upper comfort zone, meaning more padding is needed at the upper level, in contact with the body, to conform to the body's major protrusions. The best mattresses for side sleepers are medium-firm memory foam or pocket spring mattresses. Latex should also be considered, but not in rigid firmness, unless the weight exceeds 100 kg for a height between 160 cm and 200 cm.
Suitable mattresses if you love sleeping on your side with a budget of 1500/2500 euros are:
Air Fresh Tech, a three-layer memory foam mattress, two of which are memory foam. This mattress is recommended if you are a side sleeper with an approximate body weight between 60 and 90 kg,
King 800 Superior, if you still prefer a firmer mattress, even if it performs very well in the upper comfort zone, thanks to the soft-touch pad;
Simmons Excellence Natural with medium firmness, a suitable mattress if you sleep on your side, with Beautyrest smart response springs and a light layer of memory foam to follow the curves of the body on its side. The firm version is recommended if you sleep on your side and weigh 100 kg or more. The price for a double is about 2200 / 2500 euros.
Supine position, suitable mattresses
Desired by many but practiced by few, the supine position, on your back, is the best sleeping position for the spine and cervical area, digestion, and breathing (when combined with an ideal pillow). All organs actually benefit from this position because they are not compressed and are therefore more relaxed. The spine and cervical area greatly benefit from this position, being able to align correctly. All of this is possible using the right mattress, also based on your weight.
Mattresses for sleeping supine, for approximate body weight between 60 and 100 kg
You can still consider the three previous mattresses, because for sleeping supine you need a medium-firm spring and memory foam mattress or a memory foam mattress without springs, which adapts but without yielding, with a softer contact surface, to better conform to the body's contours when supine.
The best mattress for sleeping supine is Gabrielli Memory Fresh Air Tech.