There s a big difference between a concrete floor and a shaggy carpeted floor with padding underneath.
Is it bad to sleep on the floor reddit.
Weekends i sleep in a normal meh mattress bed with my gf.
Sleeping directly on the floor or on a thin fold up or roll out mat is just as acceptable as sleeping on a raised mattress.
If you have difficulty sitting on the floor or getting back up sleep on a bed instead.
It s actually good for your back and posture my grandma used to sleep on a canvas bed with similar effect.
I think it s very personal and you have to find out what works best.
Sometimes she joins me on the floor where i sleep on hardwood floor on a thin yoga exercise mat covered with a sheet and then have a sheet and comforter on top with a single old flattened pillow lol.
My advice is that if you sleep on the floor you should try a thicker pillow.
People with limited mobility.
My posture improved i no longer had body aches my sleep quality had improved and the biggest take away was waking up refreshed.
You ll sleep better achieve a deeper quality of sleep and wake up feeling good she says.
I sleep on the floor i want to buy a floor mat i just use a yoga mat.
The japanese have been doing it for years sleeping on their tatami floor i ve tried it once at a friend s had one of the best night sleep.
I took a nap on a bed and when i woke up my back and hips hurt after only sleeping a couple hours.
I ve been doing it for a while and at first it prevented sleeping in but now i m used to it and i still oversleep.
Sleeping without a mattress on the floor as bowman has done for 3 years has numerous benefits.
Floor sleeping can make you even colder so it s best to avoid it.
I ve slept on a concrete floor and it was awful and made my back ache.
I often sleep on the floor and i always liked firm mattress but some people like soft mattresses.
I don t think i sleep better on the floor but i sleep just as good as i did on a bed.
And if what is working now doesn t work in 10 years then you change.
But i can sleep on a carpeted floor any time.
It s not that sleeping on the floor is better for you might be worse if you have bad allergies.
These cultures haven t switched wholesale to bed sleeping and the reasons behind that aren t financial from what i can find so maybe bed sleeping isn t a superior option after all.
5 days a week about 95 of the time the last 13 14 months have been like that.