4. The Starfish (Back Sleeper)
Starfishers—flat on the back but with arms up by the pillow and legs spread—are seen as excellent listeners, and giving, selfless people who are always willing to provide a helping hand or a listening ear. Although a relatively low number of people (around 10%) sleep all night on their backs, studies conducted in sleep labs suggest that most people start this way before moving into their favoured position.
Both Starfish and Soldiers (see below) do especially well on a foam hybrid mattress with a plush comfort layer and supportive innersprings—especially those that offer targeted support. Back sleepers should be especially careful when choosing the firmness level of their mattress; a mattress that’s too soft can pull your spine away from its natural arch, causing misalignment and pain, while a too-firm mattress can cause your back to ache because there is no give in the top comfort layer.
A good starting point for most back sleepers is a medium to medium-firm mattress; however, a heavier body type may want to choose a mattress on the firmer side (to prevent too much sinkage) and a lighter person might find the sweet spot with something on the plusher side.
The Two Carat II by Beautyrest is a medium-support, tight top hybrid mattress with 1050 pocket coils in the support zone, plus 1300 micro pocket coils closer to the sleep surface for enhanced conformability and individualized back support. In the comfort layer, Beautyrest has layered their exclusive BeautySwirl gel memory foam over a double layer of firm memory foam for freedom of movement and advanced pressure relief.