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Upgrading your sleep setup for a better rest can mean some expensive investments.
Thats something sleep posture expert James Leinhardt wants to change.
A pillow helps you keep ‘dreamer’ posture (left) and avoid ‘applauder’ posture (right)
Which is why he champions this easy trick.
How do you fix a bad sleep position?
Sleep expert James Leinhardt describes it as a prompt to stop you going to the bad positions.
A pillow helps you keep ‘dreamer’ posture (left) and avoid ‘applauder’ posture (right)
By creating a space between the knees, you place your body in neutral alignment.
As James says, it basically maintains a really good seated posture.
How can a pillow help side and front sleepers?
Are you a ‘tackler’? A pillow between the knees can keep you on your side
Levitex, the sleep brand created by James, refers to the optimum semi-fetal side position as the dreamer.
This happens when the top leg slips forward, twisting the body.
That pillow between the knees and the ankles supports that top leg and de-weights it.
A pillow under the knees keeps you in ‘soldier’ (left) not twisting into ‘freefaller’ (right)
If you don’t have that then that top leg drops down.
For front sleepers, making the change from stomach to side can be awkward.
Placing a pillow between the knees can help stop that compulsion to roll forward, before you give in.
This tip can be particularly beneficial for those with wider hips (typically women).
Can you use pillows for better back sleeping?
This tip isnt just for side sleepers (or front sleepers looking to make an adjustment).
If you sleep on your back, you could also benefit from the pillow trick.
No, dont stick a pillow between your thighs, but place one beneath your knees.
The slight elevation aids spinal alignment, as well as helping you maintain good posture throughout the night.
Any pillow will do, but for a luxury upgrade, consider a full body pillow.
He’s also the founder of pillow and mattress brandLevitex.
