Yescool’s 10lb Weighted Blanket Improved Sleep After a 6.5-Hour Night
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 16
Yescool’s 10lb Weighted Blanket Improved Sleep After a 6.5-Hour Night
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 16
Summary
A 6.5-hour night became a successful test for the author, who said Yescool’s 10lb weighted blanket helped him sleep straight through and wake refreshed after a 2:30 a.m. bedtime.
The reported benefit came from gentle, even pressure that felt relaxing without straining the feet, leading the author to keep using the 48in x 72in blanket nightly for two weeks.
A 2024 randomized trial of 102 adults with insomnia also found significantly better self-reported sleep quality after a month, though objective sleep measures improved less.
Priced at about $40 to $43, the blanket is presented as a relatively low-cost sleep aid, with the same design sold in sizes up to 88in x 104in and weights up to 35lbs.
Beyond sleep, the author said the blanket can double as a yoga bolster, meditation cushion and stabilizing wrap, broadening its usefulness off the bed.