How Sleepmatch® measures your body
In under three minutes, our in-store Sleepmatch® machine measures your exact body shape, identifies your unique support needs, and compares your data with one of the largest mattresses studies ever conducted. Here's exactly what happens, step by step.
Five steps, one perfect profile
Select a step to see what's happening beneath the surface
Tell us about you
We’ll start with some simple questions about your sleep habits, comfort preferences and any aches or pain. These answers add context to the physical measurements that follow, so your Sleepmatch® recommendation reflects both your sleep and your body.
Pressure analysis
Next, you’ll lie back on the Sleepmatch® bed. Beneath you, air pockets inflate and deflate as you relax, assessing exactly where you need most support. These are split across three key areas: your shoulders, lower back and hips, so each is supported properly.
3D fit technology
While you’re lying back, a 3D camera captures your body dimensions and proportions, from the width of your shoulders, waist and hips to the shape of your spine. No two bodies are the same. This is how Sleepmatch® finds out what makes yours unique, to recommend the right support.
Data modelling
Sleepmatch® turns your pressure readings and measurements into 18 individual variables, from the degree and flexibility of your lumbar curve to pain predictions. The results are combined and modelled against 16,366 nights of research data.
Your recommendation
You’ll receive a shortlist of up to 8 different mattresses perfectly matched to your support profile and comfort needs. No guesswork, no hunches. Just the support to help you sleep better, backed by science.
Small support changes, big impact
The Mattress Matters Study proved that small differences in support — even ones you can't consciously feel — measurably affect how well you sleep and the pain you feel the next day.
That's why Sleepmatch® measures pressure across distinct body zones, rather than judging comfort by feel alone.
18 statistical measurements of your body
Every Sleepmatch® recommendation is built from these individual measurements and factors that impact your sleep.
- 01Height
- 02Weight
- 03Distribution of weight
- 04Width of shoulders
- 05Width of waist
- 06Width of hips
- 07Weight of shoulder area
- 08Weight of waist area
- 09Weight of hip area
- 10Degree of lumbar curve
- 11Flexibility of lumbar curve
- 12Neck pain calculation
- 13Shoulder pain calculation
- 14Mid back pain calculation
- 15Low back pain calculation
- 16Hip pain calculation
- 17Sleeping position
- 18Sleep research adjustment
All 18 variables are weighted together and compared against 16,366 nights of research data before a single mattress is recommended.
Measured against the biggest study of its kind
Your profile isn’t built on opinions. It’s built on data. In the Mattress Matters Study, 128 healthy adults slept on seven mattresses across the firmness spectrum, generating more than 16,000 nights of sleep data. Your body is matched with the support profile that worked best for people like you.
Explore the researchPrefer to start online?
You don’t even have to visit a Dreams store. Our Sleepmatch® online mattress finder gets you started on your journey.
A few simple questions, one tailored match
Online, Sleepmatch® builds your profile from what you tell us. Tell us your key measurements plus your age group, gender and how you sleep. Together these start to indicate what support your body needs.
Within moments you’ll be able to view your shortlist of mattress matched to you, ready to shop online or try in store.
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