Most people feel happy when they are in or around water. Swimming baths and the seaside are glad places with smiling faces and children running around laughing. We all feel better for soaking in a bath or taking a shower. There is something about water, especially warm water that raises our mood. There are a couple of plausible ideas why this is so ranging from the fact that we originated in the sea, which was warm then to the fact that we were in a fluid in our mother’s warm womb.
We can reproduce whichever of these reasons for feeling glad in warm water by relaxing in a warm spa or hot tub as it is known in America. Lying in a hot tub is a fantastic way of de-stressing after a hectic day and it is also a great method of cleansing the skin of the daily pollution it is subject to.
Health care experts tend to agree, although fewer would say that the massaging impact of the bubbles does you any physical good. Nobody would say that it does any harm either and the bubbling, churning water certainly has a useful psychological impact.
One of the most conspicuous effects of being in a hot tub is the decrease of the impact of gravity due to the buoyancy of the water. Whilst we are in water the effects of gravity on our bodies are decreased by 20%-30%. We feel a great deal lighter and that in itself is a lovely feeling.
While the body is under less gravitational stress, the pressure is off various parts of the body that normally bear our weight. This gives those parts like feet, knees hips and back a chance to rest. In fact, the whole skeletal system gets a opportunity to relax and with it the heart as well, because you are not moving around. The warm water warms the body and this allows the blood to flow more easily giving the heart even more chance to rest.
The warm water in a hot tub will also relieve tired muscles, aching joints, cramps, knotted muscles and some kinds of arthritis. Breathing in warm water vapour will also be a pleasure for your nasal passages alleviating any possible congestion there. You could also add aromatherapy oils to the water to provide specific effects. Bath salts will also be good for your skin and joints and the smells might also help you relax.
If you normally have trouble sleeping, sleep normally comes simple after a soak in a hot tub, so you may find that you have not enjoyed so many consecutive full nights’ sleep in years. A home spa system is a good investment in your family’s well-being if you have the room and money for one.
It will make taking a bath fun for the kids and it will provide much needed relaxation for their parents, besides providing an enjoyable way to stay clean and take the weight off your feet.
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on a variety of topics, but is now involved with second hand hot tubs. If you would like to know more, please visit our site at Hot Springs Spa Parts