The Best Mattress for Heavy People

Why We Like It

Our hands-on tests confirm the Titan Plus Luxe works as intended and is a great option for heavier sleepers. Side sleepers over 230 pounds and back sleepers between 130 and 230 pounds were particularly impressed. Stomach sleepers in heavier weight categories did not receive enough support to prevent their midsection from sinking in. An accessible sticker price makes the mattress a solid choice for budget-conscious shoppers.

How Does It Feel?

The Titan Plus’ comfort system consists of memory foam over transitional TitanFlex polyfoam. These materials provide light cushioning and won’t sag or buckle under your weight. The transitional foam is particularly strong, as TitanFlex is engineered to mimic the density and responsiveness of latex.

Thick pocketed coils and base foam make up the support core, adding to the strong design. A knit polyester cover encases the mattress. For an extra charge, you can upgrade to a cover made of GlacioTex phase change material. This fabric feels cool to the touch and dissipates heat on contact, so this may be a worthwhile investment if you are a hot sleeper.

Why We Like It

The Helix Plus is wrapped in a breathable Tencel cover, which our testers reported remained relatively temperature neutral. We also found the mattress easy to move across because the surface felt so responsive.

Across all sleep positions, our testers over 230 pounds found the Helix Plus comfortable. Unlike many firm models, the Plus also provided enough contouring for our testers between 130 and 230 pounds.

How Does It Feel?

The Helix Plus has a foam comfort system and a supportive pocketed coil core. Its comfort system consists of both memory foam and latex-like polyfoam, creating a firm (7) feel that provides significant pressure relief without sacrificing support. The memory foam contoured to our testers’ bodies, while the polyfoam added responsiveness to allow for easier position changes.

A firmer memory foam transitional layer between the comfort system and the support core gently conformed to our sleepers over 230 pounds while preventing them from sinking too deeply into the mattress. The pocketed coil core uses taller springs with reinforced edges, and a polyfoam base supports the coils as they compress.

Why We Like It

The combination of high-density polyfoam, open-cell latex, and a pocketed coil core allows the WinkBed Plus to sleep very cool. Our surface temperature readings recorded very little lasting heat buildup.

Standout Feature

Our testers sunk into the surface enough to ease pressure without feeling trapped in the bed. The pocketed coils are also reinforced and banded together, which our testers over 230 pounds reported made the bed feel more stable than the rest of the WinkBed line.

Testing Notes

While the mattress conformed enough to relieve pressure for our testers over 230 pounds, it also provided consistent support to help them maintain good posture. The bed has a slightly bouncy feel that made it easy for our testers to change positions.

That said, the layer of adaptive polyfoam quilted into the cover adds some plushness on the surface. The reinforced outer edges allowed our testers to use more of the mattress surface, making it easier to get into and out of bed.

Why We Like It

While the Saatva HD is built for bigger bodies, our testers weighing 130 pounds or more across all sleep positions found the mattress comfortable — if not a bit too firm. Although it has a firm (7) feel, the Saatva HD’s complex comfort system also allows for significant pressure relief without excessive sinkage or heat retention. Since the material is also bouncy and responsive, our testers were able to change positions with ease. Testers over 230 pounds also felt secure sitting and lying along the perimeter.

Standout Feature

Thermoregulation was a testing highlight. Latex generally sleeps quite cool, and our temperature readings confirmed that the sleep surface maintained a neutral temperature.

How Does It Feel?

The comfort system starts with a cotton Euro-top quilted with polyfoam. Our testers felt this added a plush feel despite the mattress’ firmness. A top layer of zoned natural latex provided ergonomic support and better pressure relief where our testers over 230 pounds needed it most. A second layer of memory foam adds deep contouring, while transitional polyfoam prevents sleepers from sinking into the support core. Our testers noted that this combination gave the bed a good balance of contouring and support.

The Nolah Evolution Comfort+ has a firm feel, rating 7 on our 10-point firmness scale. The bed earned high praise from side sleepers on our team who weigh over 230 pounds, although those between 130 and 230 pounds also felt quite comfortable. Back sleepers between 130 and 230 pounds enjoyed the mattress as well, thanks to the strong lumbar support and cushioning along the spine.

Why We Like It

Beds that excel at support oftentimes have less to offer when it comes to pressure relief, but this mattress pulls off strong cradling without skimping on the sort of pushback that benefits heavy sleepers. The dense foams and ultra-sturdy coils ensure plenty of support for sleepers who enjoy or need it, but the polyfoam layers are adaptive enough to gently cushion sensitive pressure points.

Standout Feature

A major strength of this mattress is the temperature-regulating design. Foam layers tend to trap heat, but cooling fibers in the cover, a breathable gusset, and airflow through the coils all contribute to a cooler feel. The firmness of the surface also minimizes heat retention that can occur in plusher beds with deep contouring.