Reykjavik, Iceland, hot springs
Whether it is a need to loosen stiff muscles, reduce soreness, or recover after intense workouts, soaking in a hot bath, like in a hot springs or spa, offers far more therapy than simply the ability to relax.
Indeed, recent scientific studies by the National Aquatics and Sports Medicine Institute (located at Washington State University) and others show that hot tub hydrotherapy offers remarkable health benefits.
Posts on these studies indicate that spending time in a hot tub can lower blood pressure, for example. Participating subjects experienced decreased blood pressure when immersed in water of all temperatures. However, the effect of lowered blood pressure was shown to last much longer for those who soaked in a hot tub.
It’s also fairly widely reported that hot tubs improve heart and circulatory health. It is believed that water immersion helps the circulatory system to operate more efficiently. This effect can be beneficial to all people, and is especially helpful to individuals who experience decreased circulation due to diabetes and other ailments.
Hot tubs also improve joint health, say experts. Spending time in a hot tub can decrease pain and help improve flexibility by decreasing the effects of gravity, increasing blood flow, and by lessening the pull of tight muscles on sore joints.
When you also take into consideration the added benefits of pulsating actions of spa jets on muscles and bones, etc., you can imagine how rejuvenating the totality of the hot tub experience can be.
Of course, it is always common sense if you suffer from any of these problems to ask your physician what the right course of treatment is and how hot tub hydrotherapy can help.
Here’s a video of a happy Bullfrog Spas customer where he’s sharing why he likes his hot tub so much and why Bullfrog Spas patented interchangeable JetPaks are a key part of Bullfrog’s superb hydrotherapy.
Spa Hydrotherapy Includes Stress Reduction:
Hot tubs improve nervous system health because they balance the opposing functions within the nervous system – the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. Hot water therapy reduces the effect of the sympathetic nervous system, which is the major cause of harmful stress, say experts. For this project, we designed an attractive lounging area ideal for when taking breaks from the hot tub.
Lasting Effects of Spa Hydrotherapy:
The positive effects of hot water therapy on the nervous system have actually been observed long after the individual actually leaves the water, showing that hot tubs help produce long term benefits that include lowered stress, relaxation, and a sense of well being. Hot tub cases can be designed to match your deck, such as this one.
Hot Tubs Improve Muscle Health:
Soaking in a hot tub loosens stiff muscles and reduces soreness. Increased blood flow to the muscles also aids in healing injuries and recovery after intense workouts. We designed a waterfall to face the house so that even during cold months, when the pool is shut down, the family can enjoy it from the hot tub.
