Treating yourself to a trip to the spa with your friends is an amazing way to improve your physical, emotional, and mental well-being whilst taking a break from your everyday life. Having said that, there’s nothing quite like relaxing after a long and stressful day in your own exclusive hot tub; watching the sunset beneath the warm bubbling water and soaking up the luxurious experience.
We all know that hot tubs are an enjoyable experience, but did you know they also carry a multitude of health benefits too? In this blog, we’ve rounded up five of the main health benefits that may convince you it’s time to invest in one.
1. Relieves any aches and pains
Hot tubs are great for those who suffer with muscle pains from exercise or even arthritis. The buoyancy of the heated water takes the weight off your body and muscles, to allow the high-intensity hydrotherapy massaging jets to work their magic on any tight or sore muscles – which reduces tension built-up within your muscles, and relieves long-term pain. This helps your body to completely relax, heal, and make you feel better in general.
If your lifestyle leads to tight, tense muscles, then the hot water and massaging action of the hot tub jets can be an effective way to help relax and soothe that tension.
2. Reduces stress and anxiety
Aside from the physical benefits, there are benefits to your mental wellbeing too. Spending 10, 20, or even 30 minutes in the comforting waters of a hot tub has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety levels. It’s no surprise really, and being able to ease the tensions and dramas of the day in your own hot tub is one of the main reasons many people do invest in one!
With reduced levels of stress and anxiety, day to day life can be that little bit easier, and on those most challenging days, you know you have a private oasis to come back to.
3. Helps with insomnia and sleep
One of the leading causes of insomnia is stress and excess tension. Throughout the day your body can get very tense due to the build-up of stress. negativity, challenge and change, resulting in little to no sleep as your mind works overtime. Immersing your tense body in hot water relaxes your muscles while raising your temperature, allowing your stress to slip away and ensure a good night’s sleep.
If you struggle sleeping due to an overthinking mind and an uncomfortable body, an evening routine that includes a soak in a hot tub could be just what the doctor ordered.
4. Cleanses your body
This is not to say you should grab a bar of soap and a body scrubber and have a wash in your hot tub, but part of soaking in a hot tub is detoxification that will improve your mood and well-being after submerging yourself in the hot, soothing water. Heat is known for opening up the pores on your skin, thus allowing the clean, filtered water to wash out any dirt or toxins within your skin – leaving you with healthy, cleansed skin.
While it’s an added bonus for your health, it does highlight the importance of cleaning and maintaining your spa!
5. Exercise and weight loss
Swim spas especially are excellent for exercising your body. Like ordinary spas, they’re built with powerful jets, but, these specific spas include swim jets that allow you to swim endlessly against the water current, in one spot. You can also include resistant bands or alter the jet speed to intensify your full-body workout. Full-body exercises aren’t the only way to lose weight within a spa, research has shown that relaxing in a hot tub for 30 minutes, six days a week can help you lose up to 4 pounds a month. Although this is not a great amount of weight loss, it’s something that can help improve your lifestyle.
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