Wellness
The mattress looks like a Scrub Daddy sponge.
That said, the cardboard beds are a quirky detail leaving many people with questions.
Are The Cardboard Beds Really That Bad?
Will they be stiff?
Too exhausted to grab gold?
One person even joked the flimsy beds seemed like pre-game sabotage.
The resulting soreness could also restrict your movement, even increasing your risk of injury.
Imagine competing all day and then going home to snooze on a box.
With your much-needed REM cycle, she says you might wake up groggy and uncoordinated.
Many areordering softer mattress toppersand more supportive pillows.
Olympians might find it easier to adapt to a hard bed than the average person.
Why Are The Beds Cardboard, Anyway?
In other words, theyre made of cardboard so they can be fully recycled after the Games.
British Paralympic wheelchair fencerOliver Lam-Watson shared a tour of his anti-sex bed.
He also said theyre not as uncomfortable as youd imagine.
