A hotel chain is employing human bed warmers to help guests get a good night's sleep。
The walking electric blankets aredressed in special all-in-one sleeper suits and are sent to warm thebeds of guests staying at the Holiday Inn before they get under thecovers。
Dr Chris Idzikowski, director of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, said the idea could help people get off to sleep。
He said: ''There's plenty ofscientific evidence to show that sleep starts at the beginning of thenight when body temperature starts to drop. The decline occurs partlybecause the blood vessels of the hands, face and feet open up andrelease heat。
“A warm bed – approximately 20 to 24degrees Celsius – is a good way to start this process whereas a coldbed would inhibit sleep. Holiday Inn's new bed warmers service shouldhelp people achieve a good night's sleep especially as it's taking muchlonger for them to warm up when they come in from the snow.”
Holiday Inn spokeswoman Jane Bednallsaid the idea was ''like having a giant hot water bottle in your bed''.The five minute free bed warming sessions are being tried out in Londonand Manchester at the end of January。
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