The hard surface of the floor can provide your spine with a level of support it just won t get from a soft mattress but to reap the benefits it must be don.
Katy bowman sleeping on floor.
Sleeping on the floor what science says.
I sleep on the floor.
I didn t always do this i started in a bed like most of you reading this did too.
Sleeping without a mattress on the floor as bowman has done for 3 years has numerous benefits.
Sleeping on the floor isn t as bad as it sounds if it s done properly.
Recently i ve been quite low on cash anyway so thought this was a convenient time to trial it.
As we age our bones get weaker.
At the suggestion of katy bowman m s an expert who specializes in biomechanics and movement according to men s health kita cozied up on a hard floor each night for a whole week.
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Especially if they are overweight and prone to snoring.
People who have problems with limited mobility or physical disabilities might also have a tougher time sleeping on.
I didn t always do this i started in a bed like most of you reading this did too.
1 minute for the last few months much to the dismay of my girlfriend and mockery of my friends and family i ve been sleeping on the floor.
According to katy bowman m s when it comes to optimal health benefits and a better sleep the best way to crash out is with a small mat on the floor.
In fact studies by katy bowman m s shows that not sleeping on the floor is the reason some people wake up with aches and pains in their bodies.
You ll sleep better achieve a deeper quality of sleep and wake up feeling good she says.
I d been wanting to try this for a while thanks to katy bowman anthropologist and floor sleeping advocate.
We also tend to lose fatty tissue which could cause sleeping on a hard floor to hurt even more than usual.
Older adults may also find that sleeping on the floor becomes more problematic.
This article was updated in 2019 to reflect our constantly evolving furniture free dynamic living space.
But over the last five years i ve been trying to move more of my body as well as need less corrective exercises for movement i haven t been doing.
Further reveals that our body muscles and structures ought to be allowed to move freely and this is exactly the opposite when we sleep on those deluxe.