{"id":514,"date":"2012-08-10T09:41:23","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T16:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodbed.com\/mattress-blog\/?p=514"},"modified":"2012-08-10T09:41:23","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T16:41:23","slug":"sex-there-i-said-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodbed.com\/insights\/sex-there-i-said-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex. There, I said it."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Editor\u2019s note<\/strong>: This guest post is written by Mark Quinn<\/a>, VP at Leggett & Platt, the leading producer of coil springs for mattresses. You can read more from Mark on his blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>I think it’s time we had a little talk about sex \u2014 and believe it or not, I am betting\u00a0that nobody has ever told you what I am going to tell you…<\/p>\n

It\u2019s 3:12 a.m. You are up for the third time because you are tossing and turning\u00a0and can\u2019t get comfortable. As you come out of your sleep-induced haze, the pain\u00a0in your back becomes apparent and you realize you need a new mattress.<\/p>\n

The next day you go to the local sleep shop ready to find a solution to that\u00a0which is ailing you. As you are perusing the sea of white rectangles you think to\u00a0yourself, “I need to find something more comfortable,” but do you ever stop to\u00a0consider how good the sex<\/em> is going to be on top of it?<\/p>\n

Consider the recent article<\/a> written by Barron’s that highlights the complaints\u00a0of many Americans as it relates to poor performance in the bedroom. I don\u2019t\u00a0mean the performance of your partner \u2014\u00a0I am talking about the performance of\u00a0your mattress. With the growing popularity of memory foam beds, people are\u00a0coming to realize that it might have felt good in the store but they never gave any\u00a0consideration to how it would perform during the more intimate moments. One\u00a0person said, \u201cIts like trying to do it in quicksand.\u201d It got so bad for another couple\u00a0they ended up on the floor because their mattress just wasn\u2019t getting it done.<\/p>\n

Are spring beds better for sex<\/a>? Dr. Caleb Browning, a Physicist with Leggett\u00a0& Platt says that \u201cinnerspring beds return energy versus a foam surface that\u00a0absorbs energy. So what that means is that you can get more motion on an\u00a0innerspring bed with less effort.\u201d Pause on that thought for a moment. Dr.\u00a0Browning is saying that innerspring beds have a more playful bounce, returning\u00a0energy when you want it so that you don\u2019t have to work as hard to get the same\u00a0results? That is the biggest no-brainer of the century \u2014 SIGN ME UP!<\/p>\n

Whether that makes sense to you or not, think about sex when you buy that new\u00a0mattress because it is an important issue. Dr. Rubin Naiman \u2014\u00a0a clinical psychologist based in Tucson, Arizona, and leader in the emerging field of integrative sleep\u00a0and dream medicine \u2014\u00a0knows all about the subject of sleep and sex. \u201cWe know\u00a0that lovemaking carries us into a relaxed state that can help with sleep onset.\u00a0I often remind people that evening sex is a great, natural sedative. So, there\u2019s\u00a0an important circular connection between sex and sleep: Sleeping together<\/em> can\u00a0make for better sleep and, of course, better sleep can make for better sleeping\u00a0together<\/em>.\u201d Did you get that? Sex and sleep go hand in hand.<\/p>\n

So, don\u2019t simply settle for a mattress that feels good when you are lying on it in\u00a0the showroom. Make sure you consider what is going to happen when things\u00a0start to heat up. Your mattress should be great for your SLEEP and SEX, so\u00a0maybe a hybrid makes sense for you. Watch this funny music video<\/a> we made\u00a0with Second City Communications out of Chicago, all about how the combination\u00a0of springs and memory foam create the best of both worlds \u2014\u00a0providing just the\u00a0right amount of comfort and \u201cbounce per ounce\u201d in the bedroom (if you know\u00a0what I mean). Enjoy the video, and most of all, enjoy your new bed in every way\u00a0you can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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