Here at Click 4 Beds we all enjoy sleeping, that’s why we work at a bed company! Here are some useful facts about sleeping that we’ve found on the internet for you to read.

• REM is ‘rapid eye movement’ and it happens when our eyes move under our eye lids and it is our deepest of sleep

• REM sleep starts once we have been asleep for about 90 minutes and it comes in random bursts during the night, in totally approximately two hours
• During REM sleep, we are practically paralysed, only our heart, diaphragm, intestine muscles, blood and eyes are not affected by REM
• We spend 1/3 of our lives asleep
• We sleep for around six years or 2,100 days of our lives
• The record for the longest time without sleep is 18 hours, 21 days and 40 minutes
• You should usually get to sleep within 10 to 15 minutes of trying
• We sleep approximately three hours less than other primates
• Teenagers and babies require 10 hours of sleep a night, adults need eight hours and seniors only need six hours
• We can take a nap with our eyes open
• ‘Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite’ comes from Shakespeare times when mattresses were made of straw and were secured on bed frames by rope

Hopefully, you will have learnt something interesting about sleep and reading this article might come in handy for a pub quiz! Read the rest of this entry

Eighty percent of people in the UK will experience back problems during their lives and it is predicted that 50% of adults currently have back pain.. Many people don’t realise the health benefits that a good quality mattress offers reducing the onset of back pain.

Buying a high quality mattress that gives support in the right place that the body needs can help to protect and support the back by reducing the stress placed on them and providing the correct levels of support. Read the rest of this entry

You can create a comfortable bedroom by focusing your energy on getting the type of bedding items that best suit you as well as compliment the bedroom. Covering yourself with just any old sheet may be all right; however, is that really comfortable? Are you tired of a pile of mismatched blankets to keep you warm on cold nights? When you choose to use complete sets of matching bedding items, you can create the warmth you need.

Comfort and warmth are not the only reasons to spend some time and money to get the matching bedding items you need. You can create a warm and inviting bedroom with matching bedding items. As soon as you walk into the room, you can feel the energy.

The difference in a room that has mix-matched bedding thrown around everywhere and the room that has perfectly matched and organized bedding is amazing. If you are worried about the price, do not. There are so many deals out there that you really should have no problem finding everything that you need to find.

Never, ever sacrifice good quality for any price, since you want to shop for all your matching bedding items needs at once. You can get quality items at a great price. You should also include on your complete set matching bedding items, both flat sheets and fitted sheets, pillow shams, pillowcases, throw blankets as well as comforters. You can complete your selection by adding matching curtains to your other matching bedding items.

You will also want to shop for at least one complete spare set of matching bedding items. You can always use the other set while you wash the set on the bed. You may choose another set just like the first, or you may want to choose a different design of matching bedding items. Having a full set of bedding items will make your life much easier.

You may also want to include shopping for matching bedding items for not only your room, but also the kids? bedrooms as well. You can create any type of comfortable dreamscape for sleeping with matching bedding items.

For instance, you may want to choose from cartoon themes to solid colors. Your guest bedroom deserves a nice comfortable set of matching bedding items. When you take the time to do this you know your guest bedroom is ready for sleeping as well as impressing any unexpected guests.

You may spend a little bit more for complete sets of matching bedding items. However, they are so much better than trying to run around and find anything that may not match for your bedding needs. Do some research and comparison-shopping for your various options of complete matching bedding items.