Hot tubs offer so much more than a chance to relax and unwind. In fact, hot tub hydrotherapy is an ideal way to treat a whole host of health concerns.
Hydrotherapy, the use of water to maintain health, is an ancient practice used for pain relief and treatment. Technology has made this treatment even more effective.
Today’s hot tubs offer hydromassage, a combination of warm water and pulsing jets, that can be truly life-changing in its benefits to your health.
Let’s take a look at the top eight reasons to make a hot tub part of your daily routine.
1. Eases Stress and Anxiety
From headaches and muscle pain to fatigue and digestive issues, stress can do a real number on your body. Stress can even morph into full-blown anxiety. If you want a natural way to treat these symptoms, why not try a hot tub?
The warmth of the water combined with jet massage helps tension to melt away as your muscles relax. The heated water also increases your endorphin production, flooding your body with feel-good hormones.
2. Relieves Muscle Tension and Pain
If you suffer from muscle pain, a hot tub can be your best friend.
The heat, when paired with massage and buoyancy, is one of the best ways to ease spasms, stiffness, and tension, resulting in less pain with regular use.
3. Treats Chronic Pain
If you suffer from pain daily, regular dips in your hot tub can be a godsend. It has been proven that people who suffer from arthritis, fibromyalgia, sciatica and other chronic conditions can ease their discomfort with daily hot tub use.
Heated water and jet massage work together to ease tension while increasing healing blood flow to injured joints and muscles. As circulation improves, swelling and inflammation decrease.
And these improvements stay with you even after you exit the spa, according to an expert in pain management.
According to the Arthritis Foundation®, hydrotherapy has a “prolonged effect that goes beyond the period of immersion,” making regular hot tub use a great way to invest in your health and well-being.
4. Improves Your Sleep
If you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, nightly hot tub dips can help. It’s a documented treatment for insomnia and restless leg syndrome and has been found to help people with a wide variety of sleep disorders.
Experts suggest incorporating a 20-minute soak in the hot tub into your nightly routine. That’s because the heated water elevates your temperature while the massage relaxes your muscles.
After exiting the tub, your body temperature slowly decreases, bringing on feelings of drowsiness.
5. Improves Mobility
If your range of motion isn’t what it used to be, hot tub use can help. The heat of the water increases blood flow and warms your muscles, making it the perfect time to stretch.
Warm muscles are much more pliant, so doing some light stretching each night while in your spa can have a significant impact on your overall flexibility. The more flexibility you gain, the greater your range of motion and overall mobility become.
6. Helps Detox the Body
If you’re ready to get rid of the toxins and germs that are weighing you down, take a dip in your spa.
A hot tub is one of the best natural ways to detox because the heated water warms your blood and lymph fluid, quickening circulation through your body. As you begin to sweat, toxins are brought to the surface and are washed away by the water.
To add a little extra kick to the detoxification process, try using aromatherapy while soaking in your spa. Add spa-friendly aromatherapy products to release healing scents into the air. Try peppermint, lemon, eucalyptus or lavender, but be sure the product you’re using is compatible with your hot tub to avoid any disruption to the water chemistry or damage to the system.
7. Relieves Sinus Issues
If you suffer from allergies or sinus issues, using a hot tub regularly can bring relief. The steam from your spa can get rid of the congestion in your nasal passages, easing sinus pressure and the resulting head or earaches.
If your spa has aromatherapy technology, using a eucalyptus scent will aid in unclogging your nasal cavity, allowing you to get rid of mucus and phlegm.
8. Improve Immunity
While hot tub use can’t take the place of good nutrition, it can certainly supplement your healthy lifestyle. In fact, hydrotherapy is a natural way to strengthen your body’s immune system.
As the heated water increases your circulation, your white blood cell production gets a boost, and these healing cells are carried to the parts of your body where germs or toxins are present.
Koval Building Supply
To learn more about the health benefits of regular hot tub use, get in touch with us at Koval Building Supply.
We are your premier provider of high-quality hot tubs in Morgantown, Granville & Uniontown (West Virginia and Pennsylvania).
As West Virginia’s largest independent plumbing and wholesale company, we can help you find the right spa.
