At first glance, Journey's Perfect Sleep Chair & Lift Chair looks like an exceptionally comfortable recliner. And it is—but that's just the beginning.
Depending on the model you choose, the Perfect Sleep Chair can position your body in ways inspired by astronauts in space, recall your favorite position the next time you sit down, help troubleshoot its own electrical system, and even work well enough to get you upright during a power outage. It can also transform from a traditional-looking living-room chair into a nearly 6-foot-7-inch-long sleep surface with a simple press of the button.
Intrigued? Here are seven things you may not know about the Perfect Sleep Chair—and why they can change the game when it comes to home relaxation.
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You Can Sleep Like an Astronaut
"Zero gravity" sounds like something that belongs on the International Space Station, not in your living room. And actually, when the Perfect Sleep Chair refers to its zero-gravity setting, it is borrowing the term from space travel.
Freed from Earth's gravity, astronauts' bodies don't remain perfectly flat while sleeping in space. Rather, early NASA research found that the relaxed human body assumes a distinctive posture in microgravity: the hips and knees bend, the legs rise and the joints settle into a neutral body posture.
After NASA noted that this neutral body posture appeared to reduce stress on joints and facilitate circulation, it was only a matter of time before adjustable beds and recliners featuring NASA-inspired zero-gravity settings hit the market.
The Perfect Sleep Chair incorporates zero-gravity positioning in both its models. The 2-Zone model creates a zero-gravity-style position by reclining your back while raising your legs. The 5-Zone model includes a separate seat-tilt motor that rotates the entire seat, allowing the knees to rise above the heart while the hips remain cradled by the chair.
Not loving your "astronaut" position? No worries: You can continue adjusting the back, legs and (on the 5-Zone) seat angle until you find the position that feels most comfortable for your body.
You Can Color-Coordinate It With Your Living Room
Mobility equipment has traditionally given buyers roughly the same decorating choices as hospital furniture: Take it or leave it. The Perfect Sleep Chair is built to order, meaning you can choose the upholstery and color before your chair is made so it blends with your living decor.
Depending on the model, upholstery choices include soft MicroLux microfiber, genuine leather, and MiraLux, a ventilated leather-like material designed to resist scratches and stains. Color choices range from neutrals such as tan, light gray, saddle, and chocolate to richer options including burgundy and blue.
A reclining chair is a focal point, whether it's in your living room or bedroom. So even if its primary purpose is to create comfort, it also needs to be an aesthetically pleasing piece of furniture. With the Perfect Sleep Chair, you get both.
Your Chair Remembers Exactly How You Like to Sit
You finally find it: back reclined just enough, legs elevated to exactly the right height, hips supported at the perfect angle. So comfortable! Then you sit upright for dinner and lose the whole thing.
But not this time. The Perfect Sleep Chair has programmable memory buttons that allow you to save favorite positions so that once you have adjusted the chair exactly where you want it, you can recall it with the press of a button on the hand control. (And no, you aren't locked into your setting forever; memory buttons can be reprogrammed whenever you want.)
Picture this: You create one position for watching television, another for reading, and another for napping. The ability to save a position may seem like a small convenience until you consider how many individual adjustments a five-motor chair can make. Once you have found the combination your body likes, you don't have to reconstruct it from scratch every night.
It Has a Plan for a Power Outage
There's an obvious question with any electrically powered lift chair: What happens if the electricity goes out while I'm reclined? The Perfect Sleep Chair has an answer, via an emergency battery backup. The backup systems differ between the two chairs: The 2-Zone uses two 9-volt batteries, while the 5-Zone uses a lithium-ion backup system connected to the transformer.
In either case, you can be assured that if you've purchased the chair precisely because you struggle to get in and out of a reclined position on your own, you will not be stuck in a low or prone position during a summer thunderstorm or winter blizzard when there is an outage. Losing electricity is inconvenient for anyone; losing the motor that helps you go from lying to standing is a different matter entirely.
This Chair Can Self-Diagnose Problems
Most recliners aren't especially communicative when something goes wrong. They simply stop moving. The 5-Zone Perfect Sleep Chair has a feature called Smart Tek, essentially a built-in power-indication system that can help narrow down an electrical problem.
There are indicator lights on the hand control, transformer, and connection between the transformer and chair. When power is reaching the different parts of the system normally, those lights illuminate green. If the chair stops working, checking which lights are—or are not—illuminated can help determine the source of the problem.
This does not mean that you should attempt repairs yourself. (Don't—call the company or a technician.) But Smart Tek does mean you and a service provider will have useful information to start troubleshooting. With the help of one tiny green light, your conversation goes from "my chair is broken" to "this connection isn't getting power."
Body Positioning Options Are (Almost) Endless
No one has to tell you how hard it can be to find a comfortable position to sit in. Or how annoying it is to find the perfect setup and settle in, only to realize 30 minutes later that your back is bothering you and you need to switch positions. (It's called aging!) With a movable backrest, footrest, headrest, lumbar support, and full seat tilt, the 5-Zone Perfect Sleep Chair allows you to create a seemingly endless number of rest and sleep positions.
Want more support behind your lower back but don't want to sit more upright? Move the lumbar section outward. Want to keep your body reclined but bring your head forward slightly so you can see the television? Adjust the headrest. Want to change the angle of your entire body instead of simply lowering the backrest? Use the seat-tilt or "cradle" control.
Whatever position feels good right now, you control the ability to shape the chair to your needs. When those needs change, you can change the chair's position to match them. Bottom line: You make the chair conform to you, rather than asking your body to conform to the chair.
It's Basically a Bed Disguised as a Recliner
Most recliners are great for dozing. The Perfect Sleep Chair was designed to go considerably farther. At the touch of the remote, it can move from upright sitting through numerous reclining positions and eventually into a fully flat sleeping position. Fully flat, the chair extends 79 inches, as long as most beds.
For someone who prefers sleeping in a recliner or who struggles to transfer between a chair and a bed, the ability to turn the Perfect Sleep Chair & Lift Chair into a nighttime sleep spot is significant.
In the morning, when you return the chair to its seated position, it still looks like a comfy recliner in the corner of your living room. The motors, lift frame, and multiple positioning functions are largely hidden from view. And that may be the most surprising thing about the Perfect Sleep Chair: The device is truly a technology and engineering success story, but your living room still looks like your living room.
Want to Learn More?
Discover more about Journey's Perfect Sleep Chair & Lift Chair with a call to one of our mobility experts at 888-404-1724.
