More and more of us are being allured into the luxurious aquatic nirvana that are Hydropool hot tubs, that help cleanse body and mind with hydrotherapy and feature ergonomic seats, allowing you to relax, and sit back without putting any pressure on any part of your body. The massage jets, fully customisable, can work tension out of you as well as the warm water ensures deep relaxation, on your own, or with friends and loved ones!
Hot Tub Health Benefits!
As wonderful and relaxing as hot tubs are – they might actually be recommended by your doctor? Using hot tubs for therapeutic purposes is a long-established method of treatment for many different conditions, both mental and physical. So, how can your hot tub make you healhier?
1. A Great Cardiovascular Boost!
A raising in your body surface temperature (but not core temperature) leads to vasodilation – which means that your blood vessels near the skin and muscles open wider, lowering blood pressure and improving circulation. For those with injuries, such as cuts, abrasions or skin conditions – increased blow flow to the area can accelerate healing as well as help fight off infection.
2. Great Rehabilitation for very active people!
The heat and jets immersing your body in a hot tub causes your blood vessels to widen (see above) – but also, it allows your muscles to relax fully (this is also due to the wonderful ergonomic design of the seating). A perfect treatment for those seeking to relieve muscle pain, aches (particularly in the back), muscle fatigue (after you’ve felt that burn!). After some hydrotherapy in the hot tub you’ll find your muscles feel fitter, rejuvenated and ready for action – as well as ‘thank you’ from your body in the form of natural painkillers, oh yes, those angelic things, endorphins.
3. A Detox in an hour!
Due again to the boost you’re giving your cardiovascular system, your body’s metabolism can also function much more quickly, and efficiently. Lactic acid (caused by exercise or strenuous physical activity) is flushed out by the blood and sent to the liver and kidneys to be neutralised and expelled, while oxygen and nutrients take its place!
4. Wave your headaches goodbye…
Whether your headaches centre at your temples, your crown or at the base of your head, most of them are muscular in nature – and come from inflammation in the muscles supporting that big weighty brain of yours (which weighs as much as one and a half bags of flour! (1.3 – 1.5KG). The warmth and increased blood flow to your muscles in your neck, face and head will allow those muscles to relax, and your headache to dissipate luck a puff of steam on a winter’s eve…
5. And the Main One….
Bye bye stress!! Stress is a major contributory factor in many diseases and can exacerbate existing ones. Also, stress can lead to serious mental health issues such as acute anxiety and depression, which can escalate into a burnout scenario. The pleasurable sensation and relaxation of a hot tub allows for both the physical healing that we’ve described, as well as the emotional. So, whether you’re looking for large hot tubs or a lovely garden hot tub – know that you’re not investing in a luxury; you’re investing in your health and wellbeing.