Sleeping on the Floor - Why YOU should do it!

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

Ive been sleeping on the floor for 5+ years and it is very uncomfortable for a few days and then it starts to get easier. After a few months it actually feels nicer than sleeping on the bed. I never wake up with back pain and my sleep apnoea completely went away.

[@BarRookie]

That's amazing! How does your SO handles this?

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

@@BarRookie We both started sleeping on the floor at the same time due to bedbugs coming from a neighboring apartment. We slept in a tent on our bedroom floor while our bed and room were treated. We both agreed after 3 days that we slept more soundly. Not gonna lie,sex is actually much better on the floor too. You can get a lot more leverage lol. I hope we don't break up because I'd imagine getting laid could be difficult without a bed 😂

[@BarRookie]

Hahaha! Awesome. What does she think of the sex that way? 🤣 So are you continuing sleeping on the floor?

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

You legend

[@comedianreggiesmith929]

Same here ButterBall 💪

[@Xycopixie]

After sleeping on the floor for over a year, I can say it does get comfortable. I can now sleep on the bare floor. It worked for me

[@BarRookie]

I went back to sleeping on a bed and TBH, I miss sleeping on the floor. What do you use to sleep on the floor permanently?

[@hreemshreemkleem]

What benefits u got?

[@MindShiftCollective]

​@@BarRookie I use a somewhat "soft" carpet to sleep on the floor. It's basically as hard as sleeping on grass. Did you ever get back to sleeping on the floor?

[@BarRookie]

Ooh nice! My first test was with a carpet as well! Fortunately for me, I got back to sleeping on the floor. It feels so much better.

[@MindShiftCollective]

@@BarRookie for me the main purpose was to breath better at night, sleeping in different beds I figured that on harder mattresses I can breath much easier and deeper. So I decided to move to an even harder surface, and I googled sleeping on the floor. It's been almost a year now and I enjoy the cold and hard floor so much. At the moment I couldn't imagine sleeping on a mattress again. I must add, my back and neck pain is pretty much gone and I sleep like a baby.

[@stefgees3611]

I started sleeping on the floor back in '95 while stationed in Japan. 🇯🇵 I've been doing it ever since.

[@BarRookie]

Damn man 25 years of floorsleeping! That is awesome! What do you sleep on?

[@stefgees3611]

@@BarRookie I sleep on an exercise mat with a light blanket on top. I use a half foam roller as my pillow.

[@BarRookie]

Nice man! I suspect that you live in a warm climate?! Because the first time Inslept like that, I woke up with my back all cold.

[@stefgees3611]

@@BarRookie Yeah man, I'm not a fan of the cold. Although I live bicoastal between D.C. and Cali

[@soramimi3133]

Eyy The mattress companies are bombarding me with adds after watching sleeping on ground videos

[@BarRookie]

That is how you know matresses are a scam 🤣🤣😱

[@nikkodemus1296]

The two first days my hips and shoulders was sore. Then slept two days on a mattress. The shifted again to the floor. Now after almost one month I am fine.....I. Sleep on a folding mat( for the warmth).... and I feel good:). Never to late( 62)

[@learningman6264]

I have regressed to a cave man, barefoot daily and now I sleep on the floor for the past 2 months, feels fantastic

[@BarRookie]

Better to be a healthy caveman!

[@oz_jones]

Return to monke is da wae

[@estycki]

I hurt my neck too, but I found a few times that sleeping without a pillow helped loosen up my stiff neck. When I sleep on a thick pillow I can never relax my jaw or my shoulders. I've been trying to sleep on the floor with a yoga mat last few nights again (after straining my neck again...) with just a folded towel, I'm surprised that my jaw and shoulders can relax. I agree the first few days were the hardest (especially on my tail bone), but after a while my body figured out what to do. I think expensive mattresses, pillows and bed frames are a bit of scam!

[@BarRookie]

I really share your opinion, we overcomplicated sleeping when introducing mattresses and pillow. When I talked to my physical therapist about sleeping on the floor, she thought I was crazy XD. My greatest challenge with floor sleeping is not getting too cold, because there is no real insulating barrier between your body and the floor. That is something to look out for. But thank you so much for sharing your experience and showing me that maybe I'm not that crazy!

[@estycki]

@@BarRookie I put a fuzzy blanket between me and my yoga mat. Unfortunately I have a hard wood floor so it might be a bit too hard, but the rug in the living room is starting to look rather inviting, I almost fell asleep on it last night. Being on my bedroom floor, my head is like right next to my heater (that was the only space for it) and I actually got too hot, and the buzzing of the heater annoyed me, so I had to turn it off. Also needed to remember to vacuum almost everyday.. you don't notice the clumps of dust and hair until your head is on the floor haahaaaa So last night I slept in my normal bed, to take a break and see if I could get a slightly better sleep. My futon mattress is not super soft I figured. Well as it turns out, my lower back started hurting, which it had never hurt before (I always have upper back pain). Something to think about hmmm

[@sovereign775]

@@estycki Has the upper back pain gone away with sleeping on the floor?

[@estycki]

@@sovereign775 Maybe a bit... but my upper back pain seems to only go away by doing upper back exercises: Reverse fly, "bow and arrow", rows etc using resistance bands.

[@Leonardo-w9y]

i think the hardness from sleeping on the floor come from the fact that in the process we re educate many things in our body. Not only the muscles but the nerve also.

[@stephanieh5478]

I've been sleeping on the floor for 2 years!

[@BarRookie]

Awesome! How does it feel Stephanie? Today I talked about it to my physical therapist and she thought I was crazy.

[@stephanieh5478]

@@BarRookie feel great! After 3 months your body gets use to it and it actually feels more comfortable than a bed!

[@primitivojdavis]

Did you experience any significant benefits?

[@stephanieh5478]

@@primitivojdavis yes. I'm not as stiff and I can literally sleep anywhere without feeling sore the next morning!

[@christybrown3716]

I have done this for 5 years now and in hardwood.

[@Swesum24]

I fold a fleece blanket so it forms two layers and lie on it. Sleeps with a pillow and a regular blanket. Naked with cozysocks. the socks help to warm and give the feet a snug feeling. The first nights can be terrible, but the body becomes softer and more flexible quite quickly. After a week or so, it feels great to go to bed and over time you no longer want to sleep in a bed

[@farryqaadir8812]

I've been sleeping on the floor for nearly 19yrs, at 23 I just couldn't sleep on my bed anymore, was uncomfortable. I'm 6ft & 13stone, & I felt the bed couldn't embrace my weight. I went on the carpet flooring with the extra comfort & a sheet, & I just loved it! I've never suffered from back pain, shoulders etc, however, if you're ill & require to lay in your (floor) bed all day, it's NOT a good idea. Your back will start to hurt, you need to lie on a sofa or bed. But other than that, there's no problem.

[@templedrake6890]

wow. i'd love to see a picture of your fizeek!

[@georgeherbertcarson7538]

The key to getting really good rest when sleeping on the floor is making sure you’re very active and eating about three hours 3 to 4 hours before you’re going to sleep. You have to be active that way when you go to sleep you’re already tired and you won’t have an issue falling asleep. I did landscaping this summer and worked at a grocery store and worked out/played basketball damn near everyday. I used 1 blanket on a carpet as my BED and 2 blankets as my covers. I did this a lot honestly. It was beautiful because when I would wake up I would get straight up there was no morning grog or nothing like that. I also learned to sleep on my back in the process. Because I’m not a back sleeper I had to do a lot of things to make myself tired so when I was sleep on my back I would fall asleep just off the strength that I was very tired. Where I’m staying at rn I prolly slept on the floor like 4 times and a weighted blanket was my cover :)))) GREAT sleep lol.

[@BarRookie]

Nice man! I started out on a carpet as well 😂 One question: why the focus on backsleeping? I've found no problems with the other sleeping positions.

[@georgeherbertcarson7538]

@@BarRookie maybe it's just me but when i sleep on the floor I can only sleep on my back, on beds and couches i can sleep in any other position lol, but when I try doing that on the floor i usually wake up with a slight ache, but when I sleep on my back its like my muscles are relieved and i feel energized, its so weird lol cuz on beds I never sleep on my back hardly ever unless im truly exhausted but its rare for me

[@Leonardo-w9y]

@@BarRookie haha me too

[@cosmoticking7012]

I can't sleep without eating lol, it makes my mind go wild

[@cosmoticking7012]

That ache is good. It stengthens your tendons.@@georgeherbertcarson7538

[@theaustralianadventurers]

Sleeping on the floor has been one of the greatest health and well-being choices I have ever made, and I definitely recommend it. Have been sleeping on the floor now with some blankets of course for about 4 years and will never go back. (My back and everything is better because of it) If I go away somewhere I sleep on a stretcher for hygiene reasons and that’s fantastic. Only used when away on holiday. It takes some getting used to sleeping on the floor, however I can assure you now you will be thanking yourself in years to come.

[@Queef_Storm]

How does sleeping on a stretcher compare to sleeping on a bed vs the floor? Do you still get the same benefits?

[@utahi404]

It's the best sleep I've ever had. It's also the best for sciatica.

[@Veunchea53332]

I’m gonna try it out 😅

[@BarRookie]

@Veunchea53332 good luck! Let me know how it went

[@sarafritsch123]

I’ve been sleeping on a Japanese futon recently (pretty close to floor sleeping) and I’ve noticed I fall asleep super fast and don’t toss and turn anymore. I think because my bones are supporting me my muscles don’t get that lack of circulation feeling :)

[@BarRookie]

It is crazy that such a simple thing can have such an amazing benefit! What thickness is a japanes futon? I recently put my matress on tatami mats which mimics floorsleeping a little. But still the mattress is fairly thick.

[@svartberg123]

I recently got a 4" futon too, definitely better than a mattress (that ironically cost 3x more). However pelvis & shoulders still sink in, keen to go even firmer/thinner, 1-2" should be mint.

[@amusik7]

The interesting thing is that because of the futon you actually are sleeping more deeply. But because its harder than a mattress your body will naturally turn around more during the night, but this is a GOOD thing. The reason you think you toss and turn during sleeping is because the "comfortable" mattress is keeping you half awake and you are just painfully aware of how uncomfortable it is to lay like a mummy in the cocoon of the soft mattress. Your back needs regular movement to keep comfortable and on a hard futon you will do that naturally, without knowing it.

[@taraconstruction5796]

I was play PS4 3 years ago and I bought a huge mattress, usually I play there while eating foods and when I got borring on the bed, I Will just sleeping on my huge warm mattress on the floor, and I told u: That Feels... soo Amazing!! So Excited. I wake up and feel Energeticaly SPARTAN!! Then I woke up and continue playing PS4 all day on summer holiday and days later completely forgot about it and just continue sleep on the bed. And feeling worst I guess we should never forget the small things in our life. This video just remembering me the small piece of "wonderful thing" that I ever had in my life. Thanks. And welcome back my gloriness 🌸✨🌺

[@BarRookie]

Thank you so much for your comment. It is curious that sometimes something so simple can have such an impact :D

[@Strawman36]

Yeah dude. Been sleeping on the floor for five years or so. I had a back injury and floor sleeping helped a lot. The forced squats getting in and out of bed are a great way to stay limber, and floor sleeping/sitting is like a free chiropractic adjustment. Try it.

[@djking44151]

The hardest thing about sleeping on the floor is putting up with everyone else thinking that you're crazy

[@BarRookie]

True Story! They will never understand 😅

[@dr.m6152]

🤣🤣

[@Swesum24]

😂

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

Sex is way better on the floor too once you get used to it. You can get all the leverage you need and you can be more consistent and you also don't have to worry about the headboard smacking against the wall and the bed squeaking while thrusting.

[@Phyziks0]

Damn now you got me curious lol

[@Undertaker93]

Plus cleanup is easier 😂

[@newt2120]

Mastered floor sleeping already. Now how to get girlfriend?

[@BarRookie]

@newt2120 sorry brother! You get girlfriend first, then you master floorsleeping 😝😅

[@newt2120]

@@BarRookie 😭😭😭

[@garethjames1254]

I been sleeping on floor for years n love it

[@a.g.4843]

I sleep on a futon on the floor. That’s great for the back. I love it

[@spinnerboyz]

It’s been 81 days now. It became a standard during the first week.

[@BarRookie]

Awesome! So you had no problems adapting!? What is your setup like?

[@bigpapanacho4033]

Thanks for posting. Love sleeping on the floor.

[@BarRookie]

Awesome! Thank you for your comment!

[@7791D]

Been sleeping on the floor for years and I don't regret it. Now beds are uncomfortable to me once you get use to it lol

[@BarRookie]

Great man! It only suck when you go on holiday 🤣🤣 What made you transition?

[@Leonardo-w9y]

Great stuff bro! i am doing it because it was the last thing i've think about to released my tensions in my neck. I give me a seconde breath!

[@BarRookie]

Thanks brother! Let me know how it goes!

[@howlingeagle3959]

how’s your neck tension? what position do you sleep in? i’m having the same problem!

[@Leonardo-w9y]

​ @howling eagle They've been released by massaging various point of my body where blood have trouble to flow freely then the Muscular tension in my neck got released, just massaging, my chest, my legs all part where i feel pain. This is digipuncture it's acupuncture with your finger. But you have got to touch meridian. So a tension in the neck can be released massaging the litlle foot finger that have a dormant pain under the surface. Good massage bro, you will be fine :)

[@howlingeagle3959]

@@Leonardo-w9y what's the foot finger? thanks man!

[@Leonardo-w9y]

@@howlingeagle3959 ​ It matter only if, you are a specialist but if you just feel a pain in whatever foot fingers or foot arch just massaged it as long as the grief is still there. This make miracles!

[@georgiaworth6667]

My first floor sleeping video. I just found out about floor sleeping this morning and I was intrigued, especially since I have been getting out of my comfort zone in the past year with giving up sugar, dairy and wheat and taking cold showers. Thanks for the helpful tips that i would not have thought of, like the air flow and the pillow between the knees, since I'm a side sleeper. I am definitely going to try this but I am going to use bug spray on the periphery of the room. Also, my husband is not going to be happy about this.

[@TheINFP_Diary]

look into barefoot/minimalist shoes too❤

[@vijaykumar-yq7sf]

Benefits of sleeping on the floor: just use a yoga mat to sleep on the floor without a pillow. 1. great relief form back pain. 2. backbend due to old age will not happen 3. muscles will become strong. 4. Deep and short sleep. 5. very important is brain will work great, in the form of memory and intellect. 6. get relife from belly fat. 7. weight gain will not happen. I am 26, from my childhood I never used cousin bed. just sleep in the mat on the floor. Very important to know: 1. Sleep straight back on the floor. 2. it is an ancient way of sleep as mentioned in Ayurveda India.

[@Mike-sx2bx]

Can i also sleep on my side?

[@vijaykumar-yq7sf]

Hey Mike. U might, try with pillow. According to my experience, I just sleep in one position all night, to get rid of back pain. I know it’s difficult initially, if u practice then defiantly achieve in a week.

[@theresah242]

Thanks a lot for your tips and advice! I will give it a try

[@vijaykumar-yq7sf]

Theresa, enjoy..

[@waedjradi]

Thank you

[@Allan-zx3yy]

I lay down a fleece cover. Folded. Then place an electric underblanket on top. Then a sleeping bag. On top. Also just use a folded blanket for a pillow. Not too soft.

[@nicholassapphire2022]

I did it for 42 days because of hard times and now I can't go back 😂 my buddy let me sleep on his couch and it wasn't hard enough 🤣

[@BarRookie]

Hahaha, I know the feeling man! Once you're used to the hard surface you can't go back 🤣

[@nicholassapphire2022]

@@BarRookie Nothing like hitting a nice hard floor after a long ass day 😂

[@jameswright3972]

@@BarRookie I like the way I feel after I wake

[@jameswright3972]

@@nicholassapphire2022 hahaha

[@a.g.4843]

Same with me man. I was forced by hard times to sleep on the floor and noticed that it is great and feels better than my expensive bed

[@joshhead9368]

Tried it last night for the first time. Woke up a lot and it was very comfortable, but I had a lot of crazy dreams.

[@Kurchack]

Very well made video. Thank you for your opinion and I’m looking forward to trying this myself!

[@BarRookie]

Thanks my friend, you really should give it a try!! :D

[@jonnyblaze123]

Hard work, dedication!

[@againagain394]

Bless

[@StylezOfCole]

Thank you for these tips. I can really use some back relief

[@tobiramasenju5878]

I always preferred to sleep on the floor to the point where my family calls me peasant. I wish I was one but I never had the opportunity to live or work in a farm. I could afford to buy a bed but shopping gives me anxiety so I always avoid it, postpone it or come up excuses not to do it. So I ended up sleeping on the floor most of my life (periodically using a bed). Now I am 58 still sleeping on normal carped covered on regular bedsheet. Never suffered joint or back ache. So what you are saying make sense to me.

[@BarRookie]

Thank you for your story! Great to hear that even at age 58 you still sleep on the floor!

[@ReelSituations]

My idea is a box spring and a thin mattress topper can replace the mattress and provide a comfortable flat surface

[@tyem9752]

I’ve been sleeping on the garage floor with no blanket or pillow for about 10 months now and I’ve never felt better!

[@dendraelunkreativ4092]

Hey man, great video, just made room on my floor and layed a thin blanked there. Im trying it out for a month now.

[@papalincoln7706]

it's been 3 years, how'd it go?

[@iwashere2370]

Now 4 years. How'd it go? Nor very well I guess

[@lis819]

You’d have to have a pretty clean floor and be safe in the knowledge that there weren’t going to be any critters scurrying about after dark - especially if you lived in the tropics.

[@whoknows4644]

You could keep the bed and just put wood on it just to be above ground from spiders and bugs if you fear them

[@mithinie]

I want to give it a try and that's what I'm gonna do

[@Miscellaneous-yw1dx]

How should I get wood for a twin xl frame?

[@davidweidemann7275]

I started sleeping on the floor two months ago and my back pain, that was killing me for months, completely disappeared.

[@tanujk3766]

am 27 years old...I always sleep on floor..till today...never used bed...😊

[@cloudmabasa3299]

it's a life changing experience, I hate my bed right now cause I'm heavy So the floor is my perfect bed, i just started 2 days ago lol, popes my back,it was really bad I ended up staying indoors cause it messed up my walk I was walking like a really old man I'm only 25, It was worth a try and permanent lol

[@BarRookie]

Awesome man! Apparently something was stuck for a long time 🤣

[@clich126]

"mental" part is true. Comfortable anywhere

[@cameronjones3925]

Would you recommend using a pillow for the neck or no pillow? I am getting rid of my bed 👍💯

[@BarRookie]

I would recommend sleeping with a pillow first and evaluating it once you're used to the floor. I couldn't sleep without a pillow, but I got a buckwheat pillow instead that is much firmer.

[@cameronjones3925]

@@BarRookie Self Developing Journey💯 I am about to buy a buckwheat pillow too

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

Truth is, we have no idea what our "ancestors" did or didn't do. They left behind magnificent architectural masterpieces in every major city on earth, so I suspect that they were hardly _hunters and gatherers_ like our _zoo keepers_ want us to believe. The Atlanteans were so far technologically advanced that we still cannot do what they did a thousand years ago. Sadly, we most likely have devolved tremendously over time. ♥But I love your floor sleeping videos. You are an inspiration.

[@BarRookie]

Thanks brother! You are right, it is difficult to know exactly how our ancestors slept, but IMO even thousands of years ago, is nothing compared to our evolution time as a human.

[@reubensearle8200]

​@@BarRookieThat is, if you believe in evolution, theres been a great deal of false evidence (especially in the 1800s) passed as truth for the evolution argument that people still believe and are in science books today! (Ernst Haeckel's famous embryo drawings for instance, which have been proved to be works of fiction, yet today is still used as proof). Theyres even a story of an African young male where the captors filed down his teeth and put him in a zoo with monkeys as the 'missing link' (he later commited suicide), and dont forget the drawings of the faces of 'monkey to man', which has its roots in blatant racism of the white race being the most 'evolved'. Check out a channel called Founded Earth Brothers, the truth they present far exceeds any subject if one is humble enough to question what they believe🙏 Anyways, cheers for the vid, I'm gonna try sleeping on the floor too👍

[@reubensearle8200]

​​@@BarRookieYou deleted my comment for saying that evolution is a 19th century hoax.

[@BarRookie]

Hahahaha, no I deleted no comments 🤣🤣 I probably glanced over your comment 🤷‍♂️

[@Astral_Dusk]

It's like it repairs your neck and back over time!

[@BarRookie]

Actually, it does!! Have you tried it?

[@Astral_Dusk]

@BarRookie - a few times, often when meditating for awhile / stretching before bed. The last full nights of relatively ground sleeping were with some camping - sometimes at a slight tilt as well which honestly makes it much harder lol! Flat is probably the best bet.

[@jeanetm6933]

I slept on the floor because of my backpain. The first week it felt good for my back but the longer i slept on the floor the more my back hurt. For me it is very difficult to find the right matress. Maybe i will try a traditional Japanese futon.

[@karthiknayaka8611]

Great video man.. U covered all position in floor sleeping🙆

[@BarRookie]

Thanks bro! It took a while to find a good sleeping position though.

[@ReneWrinkle767]

I have had terrible lower back pain for the last ten years. It would spasm on average every month, and take about a week to recover. So disheartening. It limited my ability and desire to play sports, to lift things, and even to bend down. For the last 9 months I have been sleeping on the floor (technically a thin yoga mat) and have not had a single day of back pain since. It has honestly changed my life

[@StylezOfCole]

I was looking for this comment. I went from taking medicine everyday for 7yrs to trying to sleep on the floor for back relieve. Today is day 3 and it is excruciating. I would rate day 2 and 3 as 2/10. What position worked for you please? And how long did it take for your body to get used to it? I could really use some encouragement please

[@ReneWrinkle767]

Yeah, it takes a little getting used to but it really does fix things. You could add a blanket if it’s totally unbearable to begin with, and then remove it after a couple weeks. Trust me, it’s now waaaaaayy more comfortable sleeping on the floor than on a mattress. You’ll get there, it just takes a little time

[@ricksandoval1187]

I've been sleeping on the floor for 2 days now. I hunch and have back pain. I have not had back pain in these past 2 days. Kinda wondering what's going on. Can't be this easy to fix back pain can it? I also wake up and get right to it. Like if I wasn't just shut down sleeping. That's pretty cool. Will keep doing it space saver too. Getting up yeah I feel stiff as fuck and then I get up fully and it dissapears. Like a new body.

[@bigmack-oq1nt]

I've been sleeping on the floor for over 20 years and it takes months for your body to get used to it but once you do it's like getting a full body massage every night.

[@BarRookie]

A full body massage! I need to improve my setup then 😉 What are you using between you and the floor?

[@bigmack-oq1nt]

@@BarRookie I used a couple of comforters for years but recently I've gone to a yoga mat.

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

Excellent ! I am 5 nights on the floor, but still awaken too often. But far less often than when sleeping in my previous lux bed.

[@mekaartstudy]

Tried it for two days i almost had to go to ER, my entire body was in extreme pain.

[@BarRookie]

That sounds actually pretty normal! You're body is not used to the hard surface. (At least I hope it is that and that you didn't get bit 😉) But I appreciate the comment and I appreciate you trying it out! 😎

[@Arabiangigachad]

bro go gradually first in ur regular bed no pillow for a few weeks then switch to the floor with a few mats and decrease until u reach a yoga mat

[@BarRookie]

@Arabiangigachad solid adice brother!

[@itsjavaman]

Man, didn't you feel like you just got a gravitational message after waking up on the floor? We have a Sleep Number adjustable bed. (Minnesaota). I've waken up almost incapacitated from the slightest miscalculation of "My #". Lately my shoulders have started to ache. I found that I sleep in slightly different positions on the floor and I don't ache in the morning.

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

Sleep# bed bladder pressure changes with barometric pressure. It's always different, unless you check it every night. Glad to be rid of it all.

[@Keithers_]

When the empire hit: subscribed :D

[@BarRookie]

Thanks brother!

[@JamesFischer_35]

always use folded wool duvet instead of mattress. natural and healthy.

[@svenpe1628]

are you still sleeping regually on the floor? if not, what have you brought back to your bed? if yes, how do feel after many month sleeping this way?

[@BarRookie]

Hi, it is like a bit of both. I have returned to sleeping back in my bed. Just to realise that it does not do me any good (a lot of neck ans shoulder pain). Now because my girlfriend didn't want to continue sleeping on the floor because it would be a waste of money for the bed, we made a compromise. I bought tatami mats, which mimic a floor, but they insulate a lot better. And I put my mattress on top of that. This feels a little bit like sleeping on the floor but is still a bit soft. But hands down, I would want to go back to floor sleeping. I feel a so much better response of my body against the hard surface. Hope that answers somewhat your question. 🤙

[@101Catarina]

@@BarRookie I’ve been sleeping on a Tatami mat for over two years and I absolutely love it! I have a very thin yoga mat underneath it, and my floor is made of hardwood. In addition to sleeping better, I love the fact that I have to use my body to get down on to the mat, and I have to use my body to get up from the mat.

[@sofoclispetrosjulyan1397]

What kind of injury did you have ?

[@BarRookie]

I did a backflip and fell flat on my face. Causing a lot of pain in my neck.

[@sofoclispetrosjulyan1397]

@@BarRookie ouch, I hope you fully recover from that

[@BarRookie]

@@sofoclispetrosjulyan1397 Thank you so much! Day by day a little better :D

[@castrobal]

Why not buy a futon or tatami mat? 😀

[@BarRookie]

Good idea! But for testing purposes, a free carpet that you already have is easier. I actually bought a tatami mat and made a video about it 😘

[@NonYa-l9t]

To get up move gently into childs pose then bowing like for prayer then sit up slowly. I find the process to be quite nice. I wake feeling amazing. I'm not going back

[@BarRookie]

I was noticing I'm doing this too! Feels indeed super awesome!

[@1cdmap]

Going on 40+ years at this point.no clue how anyone can sleep on a " soft" surface

[@TheINFP_Diary]

I hope you do a video on barefoot shoes too!!!

[@BarRookie]

I'm glad you ask! I have one right here for you! My Experience With Barefoot Shoes after 2 years - Vivo Barefoot kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWSsoXefdquKipo

[@WillWinterz]

Do you think sleeping on the floor will help a lumbar herniated disc

[@BarRookie]

I am not sure, it could help. I would recommend starting with a pillow between your legs. That way you take the pressure off of your lower back when trying floor sleeping. I've heard that practicing Yoga will help though.

[@WillWinterz]

@@BarRookie okay. Thank you

[@BarRookie]

No problem man!

[@maxgluteus4263]

What about pillow

[@BarRookie]

Good question! I tried without and it wasn't for me. I personally use a firm pillow for neck support.

[@alfonsomartinez1732]

Is it weird that I’ve been doing this for bout 5yrs??

[@BarRookie]

I don't think so, if it works for you that is completely normal.

[@juicy10]

Awesome videos!!

[@BarRookie]

Thanks!! :D

[@nordyxy]

Are you training your neck?

[@Conditioned.by.God.BT7]

how were you sure on the percentages bro?

[@BarRookie]

With my fitbitracker :D

[@rizvabahrum3779]

Same thing as sitting toilets. Humans dont dump naturaly like that. Think about it, our ancestors instinctively done it by squatting back then.Just imagine feeling urge while on the forest and you decide to sit on between two rocks. Must be awkward. And the chance you will find rock formation like that is rare on nature. The most logical way would be just by down squatting on the ground and do the bussiness. Pick some leaves or small smooth rocks or even water if they do between a river to clean the hole. Nowadays, most asian still doing this, hence can squat naturally than Westerners. Think the health benefits. So back to the root!

[@BarRookie]

Yeah man this is crazy! In France you could find squat toilets by the road. Imagine, a world were we would treat our bodies like it was intended. We would be so much better off! On the subject of pooping, do you use a toilet?

[@rizvabahrum3779]

@@BarRookie As far as I know, we in Indonesia here mostly use squatting toilet on our home. Although, there is still some rural or poor vilages that do the old ways by doing it above the river a.k.a DIY Porta Potty!

[@rizvabahrum3779]

@@BarRookie Anyway, that's surprises me even in country so developed like France still use some of the squat toilet there.

[@g-lix7702]

Falling asleep is just something that happens on the floor. In bed i have to do everything to fall asleep

[@Dee-tx2tk]

I really cant dont this. I feel a lot of pain in my lower back. Can anyone give some advices or something?

[@thegalhorowitz]

get a japanese futon, like 3-4 inches thick ;) it will still be slightly cushy but you ll get enough support , try few things, find a thickness that doesnt hurt but still you feel firmness of the floor

[@joscelynperez3889]

Put a pillow or a folded up blanket under your knees to align your lower back. In the beginning you may feel pressure on your lower back where it presses into the floor. Give it some time or place more layers on your sleeping surface. Floor sleeping is not about sleeping on a hard uncomfortable surface. It’s about having a firm surface to keep you body aligned.

[@JulieDeuxFois]

My lower back had been killing me for 10 years. I feel 50% better after a month of floor sleeping. Soft beds cause bad backs, in my experience and research.

[@Dee-tx2tk]

@@JulieDeuxFois I sleep every day in my soft bed without a pillow and somehow I wake up with pain in my lower back

[@JulieDeuxFois]

Dee 54 i believe that soft beds make us adopt all sorts of unnatural positions. Hard surfaces let the squeleton and muscles realign and rest. Mattresses is an invention to render us useless and stationnary (as in: we are trapped and forced to live in our houses, feeling like we NEED a huge block of foam and other synthetic material to do this primary function that is sleeping)

[@ralphybillofrights7364]

i sleep on the floor with hard tile floors 😊

[@BarRookie]

Damn that is hardcore! Would be too cold for me!

[@ralphybillofrights7364]

@@BarRookie i use blankets of course to avoid the cold 🥶

[@lobserionia]

My bed is too small and too comfortable to wake up. I will have have a hard time to wake up in bed than floor.

[@sanddr.]

How can i sleep on the floor on my side? I usually end up falling asleep on my stomach to side but dont find it comfortable and even feel pain putting a pillow in between my legs isnt enough so anymore tips?

[@naturalinstinct8314]

Your body will automatically adjust to the new sleeping method fast. You will feel how comfortable it is to sleep on the floor after you go through the transformation.

[@sanddr.]

@@naturalinstinct8314 I meant like what specific position

[@BarRookie]

The way I do it is just have your arm out in front of you. It is quite natural to sleep on your side even on a hard surface.

[@CT2507]

i hate when gravity pulls me out of bed cause my arm hangs over the edge!

[@BarRookie]

So true man! You can't believe how good it feels to have unlimited space 😊

[@CT2507]

@@BarRookie i believe you... i am on my 4'th night sleeping on the floor (thanks to yours and others videos like this one), cause of sciatica and lower back pains. wish me luck! :)

[@BarRookie]

Awesome man! Indeed good luck! Let me know how it evolves!

[@CT2507]

@@BarRookie well i can tell you already after 5 nights that i wake up with stronger muscles. more tonus in the muscles like i have had an easy workout during the night. which is a very big plus by itself! are you still on the floor and for how long now? cheers.

[@BarRookie]

WoW that is awesome! I still sleep on the floor on tatami mats. Its not as hard as on the carpet. But I had to make a compromise with my SO 😉 Its now been almost 3 years! On what do you sleep?

[@victoriac.shadow9361]

*Me, who's air mattress has a hole in it*

[@BarRookie]

That might be a way to gradually transition to floor sleeping: sleep on air mattress, slowly take some air out! xD

[@victoriac.shadow9361]

@@BarRookie Omg I got a reply!! You're so cute!😍ーI'm sorryyy. But seriously, after a about 2 weeks or so, I'd wake up on the floor every morning. It was hurting my neck at first but I don't get that anymore! maybe I should take it a step further and let the mattress stay flat! Loved the video! 💜

[@BarRookie]

Hahaha of course I reply! That's the least I can do! Yes indeed, there is always a period of adaptation! Before you know it you'll sleep anywhere on the floor!

[@emersonsousa2786]

@1:43 xD

[@chichidaniels2677]

What about creepy crawling creatures while you sleep

[@BarRookie]

Hahaha, that's the great thing, they can't get out of under your bed if there is no space under it. So they get trapped ☺️

[@BarRookie]

Indeed man! I lost about 20 kg because I couldn't have midnightsnacks under my bed 🤣

[@alexjulius69]

@@BarRookie lmao imagine how many bugs you'd need to eat under your bed to gain 20kg 🤔

[@BarRookie]

I don't really want to imagine 😱😱🤣 but I'll bet it will be a lot!

[@annicaleverenz]

I have a king size moscito net that I tuck under the edge of some sort of isolation mat (the silver ones that people put in their wind shields on sunny days) -spiders and bugs are a no go. Depending on the country you are in, when I was living in (cold winter) Germany I pitched a tent in my bedroom to avoid tiny creatures. I never cared what others think of me (the face expression on some peoples faces are hilarious when they see a tent instead of a bed in the bedroom 😂)

[@The.Ghost.of.Tom.Joad.]

When our whole-house AC went out during a heat wave, I took a window-unit from my garage workshop and put it in the living room window. My wife took the couch and I slept on I the floor, atop a sleeping bag. After a week, I learned that I loved it. No back or neck pains. My wife tried it and hated it, though. Worse, floor sleeping made snuggling (and snuggling++) difficult on her, and she's athletic. So, no mattress meant no nookie. So I thanked God when the repairmen fixed the AC!

[@freezyz9861]

FLOOR GANG AHOU

[@BarRookie]

Woo hoo! Let's go!! 💪

[@alexjulius69]

Flooooor gang

[@howlingeagle3959]

to all the who have slept on the floor, anybody sleep on their stomach? trying to find a solution to my neck tension and upper back pain from mattresses

[@BarRookie]

I do for time to time. I find it best to sleep without pillow. That wzy my neck doesn't get cranked.

[@howlingeagle3959]

@@BarRookie hmm i see. do you sleep on carpet or something? and where do you have your arms? i'm having trouble getting comfortable on my stomach on the floor. feel like i'm straining my neck and upper back. i don't use a pillow either so i'm confused why i can't seem to get comfortable with it.

[@yannickdublin7664]

Why you no use yoga mat?

[@BarRookie]

Well I only have one laying around. And because my girlfriend tried this out too, it was easier to take the carpets.

[@mekaartstudy]

Bugs and mice will find their way into the nicest place so i dont trust sleeping on the floor.

[@BarRookie]

Hahaha! I get you, so far no bugs or mice found 😎😝

[@SkullKidForever]

One month, rookie numbers, i'm going on one year

[@BarRookie]

So true! been doing it for more than 3 years now! BT dubs, I made a video after one year as well ;-)

[@SkullKidForever]

@@BarRookie sometimes i wake up with a sore back but i just like the energy compared to sleeping on a bed, i sleep good too on the floor. using a very thin japanese futon mattress.

[@HellNo-o2m]

Yeah.. Japanese people still use this method today.

[@rnonthenicschannel4820]

Hello bro!

[@carnivorecaveman]

I have been sleeping on hard surface for 26 years approximately... Anyway, my hobby is "survival in extreme conditions"... I follow the raw carnivore diet, that is, almost always eat raw meat and raw offal... and drink fresh blood whenever it is possible, it is the natural energy drink...

[@cleancutguy1892]

The only reason I'm watching this video is because this guy is really cute.

[@BarRookie]

Hahaha, well I have a whole channel for you to watch! I hope there is content too that you would like 😉

[@20911002223265]

Frickin cute

[@StripedCheeseBread]

You can make the same arguments from a creationism, non-evolutionary point of view too.

[@BarRookie]

That is true! So more ways to be right 🤣😊😊

[@molk9809]

Why is KZbin full of people trying and reporting things rather than showing how they truly exist? Is it for views?

[@BarRookie]

I think trying things out is fun! To be honest, after I tried that I haven't gone back to sleeping on a regular bed. So tell me how this is not showing how I truly exist? 🤷‍♂️

[@molk9809]

@@BarRookie so many people sleep on the floor. Why make a whole video? Just try it in your real life. Or did you even try it at all 🤨

[@shannonraymartin3176]

SLEEPING ON A HARD TERAZZO COLD, DIRTY FLOOR WOULD NOT BE VERY COMFORTABLE AT ALL, WHEN YOUR AN 80 YEAR OLD SENIOR CITEZEN, WHO IS BEING TOLD BY HIS CONTROL FREAK NIECE, TO SLEEP ON A FLOOR ON A THIN PALLET

[@BarRookie]

No need to shout my friend! I would certainly not advice an 80 year old to start doing this! There's just too much risk involved.

[@Ray-ul9rw]

Sleeping on the floor does help your body, but it won’t help you get chicks

[@BarRookie]

Depends on the type of chicks 🤣🐓

[@Ray-ul9rw]

@@BarRookie yea, I should have said: Sleeping on the floor does help your body, but it won’t help you get chicks into your bed

[@Potatoalex538]

I sleep on floor fully naked body for better benefits. Including meditation and semen retention.

[@BarRookie]

So what are the benefits you find from sleeping naked?

[@Potatoalex538]

@@BarRookie I can't sleep with cloth right now it feels super uncomfortable

[@Potatoalex538]

@@BarRookie I wake up early...an all etc

[@ab1577]

The only downside is the whining gf.

[@shinx2k6]

I disagree, she'll enjoy the hardness of the whole experience

[@ab1577]

@@shinx2k6 have you tried?

[@shinx2k6]

@@ab1577 yes

[@commentmaster_666]

Get rid of her 👍

[@Interloper322]

@@shinx2k6 the floor can stay hard longer than you

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

You’re wrong; the body relaxes best on hard, stable surfaces.

[@BarRookie]

That is actually what I tried to say! 😮 Sorry for not getting my point across