Understanding mattress support
Comfort is immediate. Support determines long-term performance.
Comfort changes over time as materials settle. Support maintains how a mattress performs throughout its life. Understanding support gives you control over your choice.
Why buying a mattress feels so confusing
Shopping for a mattress can feel overwhelming. There’s a lot of information, but very little clarity about what actually matters for sleep.
A mattress can feel soft at first, but that doesn’t mean it supports your body properly.
True support keeps your spine aligned while you sleep.
The mattress industry offers endless choices, but rarely explains what makes one different from another.
More options don’t always lead to better decisions.
Marketing often focuses on layers, zones, and materials.
These features don’t explain how a mattress performs over time.
What proper support actually does
Proper support is what allows your body to rest naturally through the night.
It works quietly in the background, helping your mattress perform consistently over time.
- Natural spinal alignment throughout the night
- Even weight distribution to reduce pressure
- Helps muscles relax instead of compensating
- Consistent sleep, night after night
Understanding Support Systems
Foam is a comfort material rather than a support system. It is typically used in comfort layers to create softness and contouring on the surface of a mattress.
While foam can feel comfortable initially, it does not provide long-term structural support on its own and is best used in combination with a dedicated support system beneath it.
Power coil systems feature robust, individually engineered coils that provide consistent support throughout the mattress. This construction is designed for long-term durability and reliable performance.
This system generally works well for those seeking firm, dependable support with good airflow.
Pocket Coil systems use individually wrapped coils that respond independently to body pressure. This allows the mattress to adapt to different body areas while still maintaining underlying support.
Because each coil moves on its own, Pocket Coil systems are known for responsive comfort and reduced partner disturbance, while still offering structured support across the mattress.
MiraCoil systems use a continuous coil design that runs the full length of the mattress. This interconnected structure creates exceptional stability and uniform support from edge to edge.
Designed for long-term performance, MiraCoil is recognised for maintaining consistent spinal alignment and structural integrity over extended use, making it a benchmark support system for durability and stability.
Best Of Both™ systems combine the proven stability of continuous coil support with the adaptive comfort of pocketed coils. This layered approach delivers structured, long-term support while allowing the surface to respond to individual body contours.
By integrating multiple support technologies, Best of Both represents the most advanced approach to mattress support - offering durability, alignment, and comfort working together rather than competing.
Technology designed to help you choose correctly
Once you choose support, everything becomes simpler.
- Used as a cushioning and comfort layer
- Determines how a bed feels – firm, medium, or plush
- Comfort materials fatigue over time and are not relied on for support
- This is why indentations and body impressions occur
- Foam restricts airflow and can retain heat and moisture as it fatigues over time
Comfort materials wear over time. Support and hygiene must endure.
- Enhanced version of the traditional open coil system
- Designed for structural stability and long-term spinal alignment
- Reinforced posture bars support heavier pressure zones
- Enhanced edge support reduces roll-off and increases usable sleep space
- Individually wrapped springs that respond independently
- Reduces partner disturbance and enhances comfort responsiveness
- Designed to provide both comfort and support
- Leans towards a more contouring, comfort-focused feel
- Continuous spring system running from head to toe
- Delivers edge-to-edge stability and consistent spinal alignment
- Reduces partner movement through interconnected support
- Engineered to withstand extreme weight loads, indicating exceptional durability
- Open structure promotes airflow, temperature regulation, and a more hygienic sleep environment
- MiraCoil has been the spring system of choice for leading hotel groups around the world and is one of the most advanced support systems available today.
- Pocket springs manage comfort and movement response
- MiraCoil delivers structural, long-term support
- A patented design combining two functions into one system
- Two functions. One system. Zero compromise.
- This is the most complete support system ever created.
Ready to find your perfect bed?
Understanding support makes choosing easier. Browse by system or let us guide you.
Find Your Perfect Bed
Start with the right support system, then choose how you want your bed to feel.
Step 1: Select Your Support System
This determines long-term support, performance and value.
Step 2: Choose Your Comfort Preference
This is how your mattress feels. Comfort does not affect price.
Best of Both uses a universal, balanced feel.