The Best Positions In Bed ... For Reading

Positions in Bed :

Since discovering I'm weird, I've asked around and have found many people who sit up, against the headboard or a pillow or two, and prop the book on their knees. Many side-readers. But no tummy-reader-elbow-proppers like me. Am I so strange?

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Comments

[Lev Raphael]

06:22 AM on 09/07/2010

I used to read like that when I was a kid, or on my side. I've become a confirmed-on-my-back reader because it's easier to nap that way without harming the book (or now, book-reader) when I drift off. :-)

[ConnieB]

10:07 AM on 09/05/2010

I thought it was on my back but as I think about it I think what I really like is variety. Only position I don't like is on my tummy.

[sabelmouse]

09:58 AM on 09/04/2010

why is there a picture of a womanreading in underwear. or is it an americal apparel ad? no,not pornographic enough.

[ERGOLAB]

12:26 PM on 09/03/2010

Interesting question...did you know that a comfortable body position is not necessarily a HEALTHY body posture? Most people think ergonomic injury is about movement - repetitive or extreme - in reality, pain, discomfort and injury can come from sitting for long periods of time (like reading for hours) in Out of Neutral Body postures.
There is a healthy position - NASA tested.
Be kind - RECLINE.
We write an Ergonomics blog called ERGOLAB.
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Any questions - post a comment.

[inkongirl]

04:40 PM on 09/02/2010

Side reader all the way!

[ManwithaParachute]

02:10 PM on 09/02/2010

The best position is belly propped down, butt propped up according to Ted Nugent.

[Lev Raphael]

06:20 AM on 09/07/2010

Does he read?

[Woods Shade]

01:59 PM on 09/02/2010

I'm a side-reader for a paperback, and on-my-tummy-propped-elbows for hardback. Reading before bedtime is like a sleeping pill.... (unless it's Stephen King ) eeee....

[Rubius Hagrid]

01:53 PM on 09/02/2010

In bed on my side.
Slightly off topic, the woman in the photo is quite attractive.

[sabelmouse]

09:59 AM on 09/04/2010

and for your viewing pleasure allready quite undressed.

[Paisano]

08:22 AM on 09/02/2010

On my stomach propped up by my elbows and pillows... Only problem... My neck is huge!!!

[Mahi Joe]

07:54 AM on 09/02/2010

Thanks to Kindle I am a side reader now. No pages to turn which used to be a hassle.

[Rubius Hagrid]

01:54 PM on 09/02/2010

Really? Really? Turning a page is a hassle...I don't get you younger people. haha

[bgofca]

04:39 AM on 09/06/2010

the hassle he means is that when lying on your side, you have to change your position a little every time you need to change a page which can be frequent and distracting , especially if you read rather fast.

[Woods Shade]

02:02 PM on 09/02/2010

I inevitably end up drowsing off and dropping my book on the floor... don't know how a Kindle would stand up to that.

[Lev Raphael]

06:23 AM on 09/07/2010

Just got a very well-padded cover for my iPad and I think it would stand up to slipping to the floor.

[ChelleAgain]

08:43 AM on 09/07/2010

I've done that a couple times with mine -- so far nothing bad. Still not advising doing that. :)

[ChelleAgain]

12:29 AM on 09/02/2010

On my side or on my back. Sometimes sitting up but without headboard.

[Erin Killian]

08:40 PM on 09/01/2010

I tend to read propped up in bed with my book supported by my knees. Hadn't ever really put much thought into how people read in bed.

[GraceNotes]

05:42 PM on 09/01/2010

I cannot lie down and read for too long. I must have my green corduroy study pillow, the kind with arms sticking out on the sides. When I was in college we called these types of pillows a "husband" because you could lean against it.