According to historians, including the American Botanical Council, herbal baths and warm water hydrotherapy have been used for healing as far back as the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians. The history is a valuable lesson, if you consider that after thousands of years, if warm water therapy wasn’t helpful and pleasantly enjoyable, it would have [...]
Weather Map/Polar Vortex 2014 Some weather experts are predicting the return of the infamous polar vortex, which has hammered us with sustained cold and snow-pounding blizzards in seasons past. The northeast, in particular, may be in for some extreme winter weather come end-December or early January. ”Jigokudani hot spring in [...]
Barbara Corcoran of ABC's Shark Tank You might think having a shark in a hot tub is a bad idea. But, that’s not necessarily so. At least not when the shark is an internationally recognized celebrity. The shark in question is Barbara Corcoran — real estate mogul, business expert, author, speaker, and [...]
When you see plastic waste the size of islands floating in our oceans, and learn of the illnesses produced by earth’s plastic pollution, well, it’s enough to make you sit up and say: I’m personally going to do better! As many of our blog readers know, April 22nd is Earth Day — and throughout 2018 [...]
Portable spas have become extremely popular, partly because they are very cost-friendly compared to in-ground custom spas or a swimming pool for that matter; and they are easy to install. Bullfrog Spas, the portable hot tubs we specialize in, also offer extremely comfortable seats; these "JetPak" seats come in a wide range of interchangeable massage [...]
Many are finding today that the bubbling movement of a hot tub’s warm water adds to the effectiveness of certain types of exercise — all without straining your body. Cailean Johnson. To provide a brief catalog of the best types of spa exercise, Best Hot Tubs interviewed a fitness guru on the [...]
Best Hot Tubs’ clients are well aware of the fun and relaxation benefits of spas. But recent scientific studies are showing that there are also remarkable health benefits, actual rejuvenation, associated with a spa’s warm water hydrotherapy. Lowering Blood Pressure For example, these studies say that spending time in a hot tub [...]
Updated 2-15-24: Since we last wrote on this subject, there's been additional back and forth as to whether taking a cold or hot bath/shower after exercising is the best choice. Despite such back and forth, our original blog (below) -- to the extent it is emphasizing warm water hydrotherapy -- does stand the test [...]
Here's to rejuvenating love Valentine's Day is a good time to remember that there’s nothing like love to make us feel fresh and new again. Consider the amazing life of the romantic poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Reportedly on her death bed, sick with an incurable illness, Elizabeth Barrett meets Robert Browning. They fall [...]
Hot Tubs do not require tearing up the yard to install it. We all know the promise of hot tub hydrotherapy — where steaming water treats everything from aches and pains to stress. But a portable hot tub can also be a focal point and play a central role as the key water [...]
