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In modern sleep solutions, adjustable beds have gained significant attention.
They are known for their promise of enhanced comfort and customizable sleeping positions.
These innovative sleep systems have captured the interest of people who value their personalized comfort and want to … View moreIn modern sleep solutions, adjustable beds have gained significant attention.
They are known for their promise of enhanced comfort and customizable sleeping positions.
These innovative sleep systems have captured the interest of people who value their personalized comfort and want to improve their sleep.
Let’s explore the world of adjustable beds and look at the expectations and reality to decide whether these beds live up to the hype.
What is an Adjustable Bed?
An adjustable bed is often referred to as an adjustable bed base.
It’s a sleep system that allows users to elevate various mattress parts to create customized sleeping positions. These beds are equipped with motorized mechanisms that let users adjust the angle of their head, feet, and body alignment.
The primary purpose of adjustable beds is to provide comfort and reduce common sleep-related issues like snoring, acid reflux, and back pain.
Adjustable Beds: Do They Help?
Adjustable beds offer a promising solution for improved sleep quality and enhanced comfort.
Let’s look at the expectations vs. reality regarding whether adjustable beds help improve sleep quality.
Expectations: Improved Sleep Quality and Health
Adjustable beds are touted as a solution to various sleep-related problems.
These beds are often marketed to reduce discomfort by allowing users to find their optimal sleeping position. Be it elevated for breathing ease or with legs raised for improved circulation.
With the ability to customise sleeping positions by elevating different parts of the mattress, these beds can alleviate common sleep-related issues such as snoring, acid reflux, and back pain.
Whether adjustable beds truly help can be answered with a resounding yes.
Reality: Evidence-Based Benefits
The reality aligns with the expectations.
Adjusting the bed to provide better support for specific body areas can reduce chronic pain and improve comfort during sleep.
How to Choose an Adjustable Bed?
With various available options, choosing the right adjustable bed requires careful consideration.
Here are some factors to keep in mind:
Motor Quality and Noise. Opt for beds with high-quality motors that operate. Noisy mechanisms can disrupt your sleep and lead to frustration.
Mattress Compatibility. Ensure the adjustable bed is compatible with your existing mattress, or choose one that pairs well.
Number of Adjustable Zones. Look for beds that allow you to adjust different areas for personalised comfort.
More Features. Some adjustable beds include massage settings, USB ports, and under-bed lighting. Decide if these features are important to you.
Warranty and Customer Reviews. Research the manufacturer's warranty and read customer reviews to get insights into real-world experiences.
Adjustable Bed vs. Regular Beds: A Comparison
The differences go beyond aesthetics when comparing adjustable beds to regular beds.
Adjustable beds offer versatility and customisation that traditional beds often cannot match. The ability to adjust the angle of the head and feet can cater to specific sleep preferences and address various health concerns like snoring, acid reflux, and back pain.
Regular beds provide a fixed sleeping surface without the adaptability that adjustable beds offer.
While adjustable beds offer personalised comfort and targeted support, traditional beds still have their place, especially for individuals with simpler sleep needs.
Expectations: Enhanced Comfort and Flexibility
The primary expectation when comparing adjustable beds to regular beds is that the former offers enhanced comfort and flexibility.
The ability to customise your sleeping position is believed to be a game-changer, particularly for those with specific health concerns or preferences.
Reality: Personalized Comfort and Support
The reality is that adjustable beds do indeed provide a level of comfort and support that traditional beds often can't match.
The adjustability factor can cater to different sleeping positions and reduce discomfort, improving sleep quality and well-being.
Reduce Tension and Sleep Better
In the world of sleep solutions, adjustable beds have proven to be more than a marketing gimmick.
When searching for top-notch adjustable beds in New Zealand, Beds4U is your ultimate choice.
With their thoughtfully curated collection of adjustable beds, experience unmatched comfort and support for a revitalising night's sleep.
Discover Beds4U's range for a refreshing and pain-free start to your mornings.
Get working on those nominations - nominations close this Friday 10th May (at midnight!). All of the info is on our website at:
www.volunteerwellington.nz...
Thank you to our 2024 sponsors Mitre 10 MEGA Wellington (Petone, Porirua & Upper Hutt) and LEAD - Centre for Not For Profit … View moreGet working on those nominations - nominations close this Friday 10th May (at midnight!). All of the info is on our website at:
www.volunteerwellington.nz...
Thank you to our 2024 sponsors Mitre 10 MEGA Wellington (Petone, Porirua & Upper Hutt) and LEAD - Centre for Not For Profit Governance & Leadership.
Brewzilla 3.1 35L Single vessel brewery including immersion chiller,
Ss Brewmaster Bucket (fermenter)
Extra Counterflow chiller
A goodie box of extras including heat pad, bottle capper, ST1000 fridge controller, large stainless pots (largest is 30L), hydrometer, spray bottle, sterilizing … View moreBrewzilla 3.1 35L Single vessel brewery including immersion chiller,
Ss Brewmaster Bucket (fermenter)
Extra Counterflow chiller
A goodie box of extras including heat pad, bottle capper, ST1000 fridge controller, large stainless pots (largest is 30L), hydrometer, spray bottle, sterilizing solution, piping, refractometer, bottle washer, gas burner
20+ glass bottles with swing caps.
Everything you need for all-grain brewing.
91-year-old Dora is a rest home resident at Ryman.
Between family gatherings, bus trips and village activities, she certainly enjoys a full life. With the many friendships she’s made, the caregivers and village staff have become an extension of her family.
Hear about Dora’s experience … View more91-year-old Dora is a rest home resident at Ryman.
Between family gatherings, bus trips and village activities, she certainly enjoys a full life. With the many friendships she’s made, the caregivers and village staff have become an extension of her family.
Hear about Dora’s experience living in a Ryman community.
The wooden parts of the chairs were refreshed a couple of years ago with chalk paint in RESENE CATCH 22 and RESENE TEA.
MEASUREMENTS:
table
LENGTH: 148 cm
DEPTH: 90 CM
HEIGHT: 75
… View moreThe wooden parts of the chairs were refreshed a couple of years ago with chalk paint in RESENE CATCH 22 and RESENE TEA.
MEASUREMENTS:
table
LENGTH: 148 cm
DEPTH: 90 CM
HEIGHT: 75
chairs
HEIGHT: 46 cm (floor to seat); 86 cm (floor to top of back rest)
DEPTH: 38 cm
For only $15 a ticket, you could be in to win this brand-new, fully furnished Jennian home located in stunning Papamoa, worth just over $1 million.
Featuring three bedrooms, two bathrooms and an open-plan kitchen, living and dining area, this home is waiting to be loved by its new owner.
Make… View moreFor only $15 a ticket, you could be in to win this brand-new, fully furnished Jennian home located in stunning Papamoa, worth just over $1 million.
Featuring three bedrooms, two bathrooms and an open-plan kitchen, living and dining area, this home is waiting to be loved by its new owner.
Make this property your permanent residence, a holiday home, a rental, or you can simply sell it! Get your tickets today.
This Mother's Day treat yourself or a loved one with the ultimate Sunday self-care gift.
Purchase a discounted subscription to Sunday Star-Times before 12 May, and receive a FREE Antipodes Maya Hyaluronic 72-Hour Hydration Serum worth $56*. Find out more below.
Gifting a subscription? … View moreThis Mother's Day treat yourself or a loved one with the ultimate Sunday self-care gift.
Purchase a discounted subscription to Sunday Star-Times before 12 May, and receive a FREE Antipodes Maya Hyaluronic 72-Hour Hydration Serum worth $56*. Find out more below.
Gifting a subscription? Add a personalised e-card to your order to make your gift even more special. Offer ends next week so don’t miss out! T&Cs apply, promo code must be applied.
Is there a local handyman in Carterton who can swap our fridge freezer door hinges from the right side, to the left side.
This is so that the door will open in the opposite direction.
Many thanks.
Turn old school chairs into a stylishly understated set with this simple DIY project and Resene finishes.
Find out more how to refresh your furniture with this handy advice.
Can anyone recommend a good supplier of bark chips that can deliver to Martinborough?
We need about 10m3 of large bark chips delivered; it seems the only people that have stock and can deliver is Composting NZ in Masterton.
Any other suggestions please?
Featherston is buzzing in May with Featherston Booktown events. We've selected 3 highlights for your reading pleasure today - read on:
Word Gets Around: Delaney Davidson And Barry Saunders
Featherston Anzac Hall, 62 Bell St, Featherston
Saturday 11 May 2024 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Delaney… View moreFeatherston is buzzing in May with Featherston Booktown events. We've selected 3 highlights for your reading pleasure today - read on:
Word Gets Around: Delaney Davidson And Barry Saunders
Featherston Anzac Hall, 62 Bell St, Featherston
Saturday 11 May 2024 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders are storytellers who use music as their medium, and coming together as collaborators has taken them in new and exciting directions. “These songs just started appearing out of the kitchen air,” said Davidson, “and we were grabbing them as fast as we could.” They talk with Lucy Cooper about “the strange territory” they share making music together.
Tickets here: www.eventfinda.co.nz...
Author Spotlight: Carl Hayman
Featherston Anzac Hall, Featherston, Wairarapa
Sun 12 May 11:00am
What does it mean to be a modern All Black, expected to perform at a mental and physical peak when player body mass has increased by 30% since the 1960s and new research is showing the horrifying impact of head injuries on rugby player brains? All Black 1000, Carl Hayman, wrote Head On after discovering his injuries had led to early onset dementia. He joins his co-author Dylan Cleaver and former professional rugby player John Daniell to talk about the new realities of the sport we love.
Tickets here: www.eventfinda.co.nz...
Mrs Blackwell’s Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea: The abundant and the beautiful: making good food and fibre that won’t break the planet
Featherston Anzac Hall, 62 Bell St, Featherston
Sunday 12 May 2024 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Justine Ross (Meet You At The Main Divide) and her husband Geoff almost broke the internet when Country Calendar filmed their Central Otago station. In the shearing shed, shearers worked to the music of Vivaldi and shorn sheep slid down chutes to land on mattresses. Raised eyebrows from traditional farmers are nothing new to Yotam Kay (The Abundant Kitchen and The Abundant Garden), who established Pākaraka Permaculture in 2014 with his wife, Niva. Over the now famous spread that is our Mother's Day afternoon tea and JOIY mimosas, Yotam and Justine will talk with Helen Lehndorf (A Forager's Life) about the future of food and agriculture, and the planet we want to leave our grandchildren.
Tickets here: www.eventfinda.co.nz...
Tickets can also be bought at our isite Visitor Centres in Masterton and Martinborough.
Enjoy fresh, practical solutions for the home, garden and better living at the Wellington Better Home & Living Show opening next Friday! There’ll be kitchens, builders, double glazing, spas, heating, flooring, homewares, landscaping, delicious food and more. All you need under one roof the … View moreEnjoy fresh, practical solutions for the home, garden and better living at the Wellington Better Home & Living Show opening next Friday! There’ll be kitchens, builders, double glazing, spas, heating, flooring, homewares, landscaping, delicious food and more. All you need under one roof the 10th to 12th of May at Sky Stadium.
Join the fun with the Neighbourly 2 for 1 Adult Ticket Offer.
There are so many fabulous reasons to visit the show with a huge range of exhibitors to improve your homes, lifestyles and outdoors. Join Resident Builder Peter Wolfkamp on Saturday at the show for his free Ask an Expert session, enjoy a delicious range of artisan foods, get creative with the kids at Resene Paint a Pot on Saturday and Sunday and lots more!
Save the date in your diaries: 10 - 12 May at the Wellington Better Home and Living Show
Fri & Sat 10 – 5, Sun 10 – 4
Sky Stadium, Wellington
Adults $5
Gold Card Friday $2.50
Under 16 free
Funerals can cost as much as $22,000 and the planning can be stressful especially at a time when loved ones are grieving. Some New Zealanders are re-imagining funerals by making their own coffin or having a relaxed ceremony at home. Would you want a less traditional funeral? Share your thoughts … View moreFunerals can cost as much as $22,000 and the planning can be stressful especially at a time when loved ones are grieving. Some New Zealanders are re-imagining funerals by making their own coffin or having a relaxed ceremony at home. Would you want a less traditional funeral? Share your thoughts below.
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With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve got you covered. Enjoy up to 34% off 1-year magazine subscriptions and grab a gift for yourself or a mother figure that’ll last all year long!
With over 50 titles to choose from, there’s something for everyone at mags4gifts.co.nz. To make … View moreWith Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve got you covered. Enjoy up to 34% off 1-year magazine subscriptions and grab a gift for yourself or a mother figure that’ll last all year long!
With over 50 titles to choose from, there’s something for everyone at mags4gifts.co.nz. To make your gift even more special, make sure to click the “This order is a gift” box to add a free personalised e-card to your order. Mother’s Day offers end at midnight on 11 May, so don’t miss out! T&Cs apply.
think its c120 model mitre 10 sold
suitable for repair or parts
ie handle is leaking and pressure seems down from blaster
Has all the accessories like drain snake and the plastic deck "cleaner" and the suds washer for cars etc
RING ONLY for contact 3782945 Thomas ie i wont … View morethink its c120 model mitre 10 sold
suitable for repair or parts
ie handle is leaking and pressure seems down from blaster
Has all the accessories like drain snake and the plastic deck "cleaner" and the suds washer for cars etc
RING ONLY for contact 3782945 Thomas ie i wont answer on here :P
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