Relaxing deep in hot water is good for your body, mind and spirit – a fact that has been known for ages. Over time hot water has been used to treat all sorts of health problems. When you have your own hot tub or portable spa, you’ll not only experience great relaxation, you’ll have a true hydrotherapy experience.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve got chronic back pain, arthritis, an old sports injury or simply want a better night’s sleep, soaking in warm water with water jet massage can help. Hot Spring Spas offer a totally natural method of reducing stress, and relaxing, even rejuvenating your mind, body and spirit.
Arthritis Benefits
Studies show that up to 50 million Americans experience some sort of pain from arthritis or other joint condition. That pain is usually accompanied with inflammation and swelling which often limits flexibility and results in at least some loss of function.
Soaking in your own hot tub is a great way to ease your joints, giving you almost instant relief. The warm water relaxes your muscles, the water’s buoyancy relives the pressure and the massaging water provided by the jets all work together to help you feel better. Plus, when you have your own hot tub it’s available any time you want to use it.
Sleep Benefits of Hot Tubs
Studies show that relaxing in a hot tub is a great way to help you sleep better. It’s actually the drop in temperature you experience as you get out of the hot tub that helps you transition to a deep, refreshing sleep.
It takes only soaking in a hot tub for 15 minutes in water that’s approximately 103 degrees Fahrenheit about an hour you go to bed to make falling and staying asleep faster and easier.
Spending time in a hot tub is an all natural way to help you fall asleep. You’ll find that the quiet, relaxed atmosphere is great for calming your mind and body. A hot tub won’t leave you groggy the next morning either, like some sleep medications will. Your hot tub is the natural, safe way to help you sleep.
A poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation revealed that about 132 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders. These sleep problems range from mild to chronic insomnia and include snoring and pauses in breathing while sleeping; stopping breathing while sleeping can actually be dangerous.
The same poll established that 38 percent of men and 48 percent of women have insomnia more than one night a week. There are approximately 3,000 sleep disorder clinics in the country today, and that number is on the rise, providing more evidence of increasing sleep problems.
According to a sleep therapy center in Louisville, Kentucky, insomnia ranks number two as the reason people visit a doctor.
The Hydromassage Experience
Hot tubs provide three factors that create a soothing hydro-massage experience – warmth, the buoyancy of the water, and the massage provided by the jets.
When you soak in a hot tub, the warm water causes your blood vessels to dilate. That increases your circulation. The buoyancy or weightless feeling you experience actually reduces your body weight by as much as 90 percent while you’re in the tub, relieving pressure on your muscles and joints. The high powered jets combine warm water and air to deliver a wonderful massaging action. That stream of active water relaxes tight muscles while it stimulates endorphins – the ‘feel good’ hormone.
Small wonder relaxing in a hot tub feels so good.
