{"id":1433,"date":"2013-01-30T12:52:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T12:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silver-stage.precision.co.uk\/?p=1433"},"modified":"2014-12-16T14:13:07","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T14:13:07","slug":"are-you-really-getting-a-good-nights-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/?p=1433","title":{"rendered":"Are you really getting a good night\u2019s sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that most of us spend at least a third of our lives in bed? Taking this into account, we\u2019re sure you will appreciate the importance of having the right bed and quality of sleep, as much as we do.<\/p>\n<p>Getting a good night\u2019s sleep is vital. Many studies show that the lack of quality sleep can have a very negative affect on our health and wellbeing. Would you agree that just one restless night means you do not function or feel as well the following day?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepcouncil.org.uk\/bed-advice\/\">The Sleep Council\u2019s top sleep tips<\/a> include keeping a regular sleeping routine, exercising more, taking care of our diet and perhaps most importantly of all, creating a restful sleeping environment with a comfortable bed.<\/p>\n<p>Having the right bed can be the foundation of a good night\u2019s sleep. The mattress is just as important as it needs to provide you with the correct amount of support to keep good sleeping posture.<\/p>\n<p>Your body and spine are curved, not flat, and so if you sleep on a flat mattress gaps are created between your body and the mattress leaving you unsupported in those areas. Not only does this mean that you may not get a restful night, but it could also cause muscle ache or even lead to worsening pain. An adjustable bed could help as it allows you to achieve a sleeping position that gives you the correct support and maximum comfort.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepcouncil.org.uk\/\">The Sleep Council<\/a>, funded by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bedfed.org.uk\/\">National Bed Federation<\/a>, raises awareness of the importance of a good night\u2019s sleep to health and wellbeing and provides helpful advice on how to improve your quality of sleep. See below their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepcouncil.org.uk\/bed-advice\/\">top tips<\/a> to consider when buying a new bed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Decide your priorities and concerns in advance \u2013 whether it\u2019s storage, size, health issues etc<\/li>\n<li>If possible, try a selection of beds for comparison<\/li>\n<li>Buy for correct support and comfort for your weight and build<\/li>\n<li>Wear comfortable clothing and lie on the bed for at least 10 minutes in your usual sleeping positions<\/li>\n<li>If the bed is for two \u2013 try it together<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget a bed is a mattress and a base working together \u2013 don\u2019t consider them in isolation<\/li>\n<li>Think big \u2013 larger beds are more comfortable and you are less likely to be disturbed by your partner (one of the most common complaints)<\/li>\n<li>You get what you pay for \u2013 so spend as much as you can afford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that most of us spend at least a third of our lives in bed? Taking this into account, we\u2019re sure you will appreciate the importance of having the right bed and quality of sleep, as much as we do. Getting a good night\u2019s sleep is vital. Many studies show that the lack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":1464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,36,37,1,31,6],"tags":[439,394,395,149,444,48,393,392,440,442,443,441,345,446,445,420],"class_list":["post-1433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-home","category-independent-living","category-latest","category-lifestyle","category-mobility","tag-bed","tag-choosing-the-right-bed","tag-good-nights-sleep","tag-health-2","tag-mattress","tag-mobility-products","tag-positional-comfort","tag-positional-support","tag-quality-of-sleep","tag-regular-sleeping-routine","tag-restful-sleeping-environment","tag-restless-night","tag-sleep","tag-sleeping-positions","tag-sleeping-posture","tag-wellbeing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1433"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1783,"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1433\/revisions\/1783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silvermarque.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}