We also found Saatva to have unparalleled support, earning it a 5 out of 5 stars in our tests for this category. There was minimal sagging around the perimeter of the mattress, which means you and your partner(s) will have plenty of extra room to spread out.
The Bear Elite Hybrid is made with back support in the front. Featuring a split coil spring system that adapts to the unique curves of your body, plus a memory foam top layer, this mattress is as comfortable as it is responsive and supportive. While having sex or sleeping, its bounce factor will make it easy to switch positions.
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The Bear Elite Hybrid offers an impressive 14 inches of coil and foam; Together, these layers provide next-level lumbar support while sleeping and plenty of bounce during sex. The Elite Hybrid’s firmness (also known as firm where you need extra support and softer where your body has to sink into the mattress) helps it keep your spine in a neutral position when you’re on your back, whether you’re napping or crashing.
Another feature that caught the attention of our test team was the Elite Hybrid’s cooling capabilities. The mattress is made with breathable innerspring coils and a cool-touch cover that is specially made to wick away body heat.
The Bear Elite Hybrid comes with three different firmness levels, ranging from soft to firm, allowing you to customize to your preference. For gender, our team of testers decided that a company or medium was best. These options held up well, but the softer mattress allowed for too much sinking.
The Nolah Evolution is another premium option for pleasure seekers who are prone to back pain or hip pain from sleeping on their side. It has layers of heavy-duty coils that provide excellent support, as well as a perforated foam layer that helps it adapt to your unique shape.
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If the spoon pose is tried and true, you can’t go wrong with Nola’s twist. practically to make For side sleepers, this hybrid mattress features a soft foam top that cradles you while you curl up, as well as heavy-duty coils that provide great support while you sleep and during sex.
All four layers of foam have an air-ventilation boundary layer, which wicks heat away from your body. That — combined with Evolution’s breathable cotton cover — helps you sleep cooler than most beds, according to our testers. The layers of foam on the top of the mattress also go a long way to providing pressure relief on your hips and shoulders.
The Leesa Sapira Chill Hybrid is our recommendation for sleep and sweat-free hair. The quilted cover is made of high-tech fibers that draw heat away from your body, keeping you dry and comfortable. In addition, its custom innersprings, which provide different levels of support for different areas of the body, are the ultimate defense against back pain.
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The Leesa Sapira Chill Hybrid is our pick for people who want to get hot and heavy – figuratively. The inner coil structure keeps air moving through the mattress base, while the soft polyester fiber quilted cover creates a great sleeping surface.
This hybrid mattress has seven great layers, including a custom support layer that provides some bounce, as well as a foam layer for comfort and cushion. This marriage of materials means that you and your partner can easily switch between positions, while also feeling supported once you’re settled into your preferred position. “The mattress felt plush on top, but it also had good responsiveness so I never felt stuck in one place,” our tester said.
The Awara Natural Luxury Hybrid features a core of individually wrapped coils that provide targeted pressure relief and rapid response to movement, as well as a 2-inch layer of latex foam that helps keep your spine in a neutral position Reduce back pain in the morning.
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Our team of sleep testers said the firmness of the Awara Natural Luxury Hybrid made it the best they’d ever tried for stomach sleeping and control in various sexual positions. Our testers were also impressed with the edge support for this option. The perimeter is lined with thick, high-volume internal spring coils that keep the mattress stable even as you move away from its center to the far ends of the bed. Although the mattress doesn’t have any special added cooling features, our testers said the breathable innerspring and latex construction kept things from getting too sweaty (in the wrong way) overnight.
Let’s compare the costs of these mattresses for sex
To help you make a better decision on your next mattress, we’ve compiled this list of pre-discount queen prices.
How we tested mattresses for sex
Our team of testers, journalists, sleep coaches, and health experts have tested more than 500 mattresses. Each mattress is inspected and then scored on a number of different quantitative and qualitative metrics, such as comfort, cooling, material, pressure relief, support and durability, to name a few. The trial period, warranty, ease of setup (or difficulty), price, and off-gassing odor also influenced each mattress’s score. (Yes, we’re so concerned about your sleep that we stuck our noses into the action.)
