As we crank up our furnaces to fight the frigid temperatures of the outdoors, it becomes more and more common for people to suffer from restless nights due to irregular body temperatures. A bed that becomes uncomfortably warm or chilly is more likely to wake you up at night. The ideal sleeping temperature has been scientifically proven on multiple occasions to be between 60- and 67-degrees Fahrenheit. Sometimes our bodies give off so much heat, that it feels simply impossible to achieve, and the main culprit is usually from foam and innerspring mattresses.
The process of sleeping naturally decreases our body’s core temperature, causing us to want to cozy up under covers and comforters. However, this can cause your body to feel hot, humid and uncomfortable and disrupt REM sleep, creating an awful sleep experience for you or your partner.
On the other hand, sleeping too cold has negative effects on your sleep as well. Our bodies try to rapidly increase our core temperature if it feels we’re too cold. What this does is cause your body to go into overdrive mode in an effort to keep warm which causes increased blood pressure, worsening breathing and more.
Modern waterbeds like the ones from Boyd Flotation provide supreme temperature sensitivity that you as the sleeper have full control over. All modern waterbeds are compatible with Boyd’s waterbed heater that helps to keep your bed at a comfortable temperature while you sleep. Water is the number one medium for temperature control, drawing your body’s heat out and dispersing it across the water molecules, ensuring a soothing, relaxing night sleep. The next time you wake up drenched in sweat, tossing or turning, or just generally feel you had a rough night of sleep and are still exhausted, it might be time to explore temperature-controlled sleep with a modern waterbed!