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Who sleeps on a flat inclined bed?
I sleep with my upper body on an incline, then have a 12” high platform pillow under my legs.
my bed looks like some kind of Chinese torture contraption!
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** edit** I read the article, I guess I don’t technically sleep on an incline bed, since my legs are lifted.
I do. Andrew Fletcher articles and interviews on youtube are very interesting.
I have been doing this for around 3 years.
I specifically did this to improve circulation and vein issues.
I can't say that much has improved from a blood flow perspective, but that slight incline has definitely improved my night time digestion - I rarely if ever have "morning breath" anymore.
I have also been experimenting with short bursts of the opposite - inversion table therapy (up to 5 minutes at a time). Again, for circulation purposes. It's a different angle of attack (quite literally a different angle) that may seem to be in conflict with the inclined bed therapy model - but I think it actually compliments it nicely:
- The inversion for short term relief and to reverse stagnation in the immediate juncture.
- The inclined bed for better night time circulation overall.
Quote from Andrew W on January 9, 2026, 9:00 amI do. Andrew Fletcher articles and interviews on youtube are very interesting.
I have been doing this for around 3 years.
I specifically did this to improve circulation and vein issues.
I can't say that much has improved from a blood flow perspective, but that slight incline has definitely improved my night time digestion - I rarely if ever have "morning breath" anymore.
I have also been experimenting with short bursts of the opposite - inversion table therapy (up to 5 minutes at a time). Again, for circulation purposes. It's a different angle of attack (quite literally a different angle) that may seem to be in conflict with the inclined bed therapy model - but I think it actually compliments it nicely:
- The inversion for short term relief and to reverse stagnation in the immediate juncture.
- The inclined bed for better night time circulation overall.
Good on you both directions. Warning on inversion tables. When the instructions warn to be on an empty stomach - DO THAT. First thing before breakfast or much more than a sip of water is best time. I doubted it once and thought to get off it if I felt discomfort. The pain was immediate and lasted days. Thought I wrecked my upper GI tract.
Loved the traction on my lumbar, hips and sacroiliac. Will do it again some day. BTW, gravity boots suck. Crazy dangerous. Uncomfortable on feet and ankles. Difficult and crazy risky to get on and off rack. Had a friend try it alone once at lunch almost died. He trained on it. Got too tired to reach up to grab bar. Took a break to regather strength. During the rest, blood stacked up and he went blind almost passed out.
Love the pull up bar I got set up now. Tossed the gravity boots that came with it. And I invert only when someone else is around. Even head and hand stands.
Hi @joe2 - thanks for the heads up ... or down?
Yes, I've seen people using gravity boots before but never tried them myself - definitely easy to get stuck, and end up in real trouble.
For me, I don't think the angle of inversion has to be that steep to get the effects - even with 40-50 degrees (from horizontal as zero), you can really feel a shift. I don't think it's necessary to tip all the way to 80-90 degrees.
From the Mr Cautionary Tale archives.
Another friend decades ago in his 30's attended a health coach job fair decades ago. Trade booths with beautiful athletic coaches hawking devices, coaching paradigms, supplements, all that stuff. Guy walked up to booth with gravity boot rack and beautiful 20 something babe in tights. Manly man trying to impress stepped up and tried her rack. Stationary bar. Put boots on, pull up, swing up, hook boots and relax. Ahhh. Low back tweeked. Could not get down. Serious pain. His buddy, the young beautiful not so impressed babe and he struggled a bit and got him off. Humbled, he hobbled away looking not a day over 80. If memory serves he did not get her number.
Concur on the pitch. Any inversion gets traction. Have you seen Louie Simmons' reverse hyper? I get the same benefit and more with nordic bench and Brendan Backstrom's ideas. Traction and tissue building.
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