People have known for ages that soaking in hot water is good for the body, mind and spirit. When you have your own hot tub you discover and rediscover this for yourself.
In addition to the relaxing hydrotherapy offered by hot tubs, they give real health benefits as well. People suffering from sleep problems, diabetes or arthritis, get real help from time spent in a spa.
A long comforting soak in your own Hot Spring Spa may be just the therapy you need. People who use a Hot Spring Spa naturally feel better, no matter if they soak to relax from stress or to ease sore muscles and stiff joints that so often occur during life.
Arthritis Benefits
There are over 100 types of arthritis and it’s estimated that some 50 million Americans suffer from one form or another. Generally speaking, the condition is the result of inflammation of the joint, causing swelling, stiffness and pain which can also mean loss of joint flexibility and function.
Soaking those painful joints in warm water is the natural inclination of many suffering from arthritis. Your own is an ideal way to get the relief you want and deserve. The hot tub’s warm water plus the buoyancy of the water along with the massage from the jets helps relax those painful joints and muscles. As you soak they’re actually getting the light exercise they need – right in your back yard while you enjoy yourself.
Sleep Benefits of Hot Tubs
Sleep does not come easily to many. A poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that approximately 132 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders including mild to chronic insomnia, pauses in breathing and snoring.
The same poll found that 48 percent of women and 38 percent of men suffer from insomnia more than one night a week. This number is on the rise as evidenced by the growing number of sleep disorder centers across the nation which now number about 3,000 in the U.S. today..
According to a sleep therapy center in Louisville, Ky., insomnia is the second most prevalent reason people go to the doctor (after pain).
A hot tub can help with sleep problems. A drop in body temperature can help ease your body into a relaxing sound sleep according to a study reported in the scientific journal Sleep.
A 15 minute soak in a hot tub with a water temperature of about 103 degrees Fahrenheit about an hour and a half before you go to bed often helps. The warmth adjusts you’re body’s internal thermostat, making it easier to fall asleep.
The natural relaxation that comes from time in a hot tub naturally leads to sleep. Often called the natural remedy, sleep resulting from spa time is relaxed and deep. It’s very different than the kind of sleep than the one you may get from over the counter or even prescription drugs, which often make you feel groggy in the morning and may have other side effects.
The Hydro massage Experience
It’s the combination of heat, buoyancy and massage working together that creates the relaxing and soothing hydro massage experience.
When you soak in a hot tub, your body temperature is raised and your blood vessels dilate, which increases your circulation. The buoyancy of the water in the spa effectively reduces body’s weight by about 90 percent, relieving pressure on your joints and muscles. That sense of weightlessness helps you feel even more relaxed.
Warm water and air is forced through jet nozzles creating the messaging action. That massaging action both relaxes and loosens tight mussels. It also stimulates the release of endorphins, the body’s natural pain killers. Small wonder a spa makes you feel so good!
