The use of hot water as a form of therapy or exercise is not just a modern-day practice. In fact, people have been using hot springs for pain relief, body rejuvenation, and both physical and mental relaxation for thousands of years. Thankfully nowadays you can replicate these accent practices and receive the same life-changing benefits by using your very own hot tub in the comfort of your surroundings.
What is Hot Tub Hydrotherapy?
Hydrotherapy involves the use of warm water and air to aid an aching body, rid the mind of anxiety and help speed the recovery of other muscular ailments. The three main factors in Hydrotherapy are Heat, Buoyancy and Massage. The heat emitted from your hot tub increases your body temperature, which helps in the production of heat shock proteins and increases blood circulation. The buoyancy of your hot tub reduces your body weight by 90% (neck-depth immersion), which helps relieve pressure on your joints and muscles with the relaxing sensation of weightlessness. Heat and buoyancy, in combination with jet massage, aids in the delivery of total body relaxation.
Top 4 benefits of Hot Tub Hydrotherapy
1. Reduce Muscle Tension
Remember that feeling of floating in a pool as a child? Well, sitting in your hot tub induces that same sensation. Weightlessness plays a key role in the reduction of tension in your limbs and supporting muscles and helps your body release endorphins which acts as a natural pain reliever for muscle and joint pain.
2. Rehabilitation of Muscles
Raising your body’s temperature not only feels good, but it also increases blood flow in your body and improves overall circulation. All these hot tub benefits will help repair damaged tissues and rehabilitate injured joints and sore muscles.
3. Mental Relaxation & De-stressing
In the busy and ever-demanding world of today, it is no surprise stress is such a common factor in our daily lives. And with stress being one of the leading causes of high blood pressure, it affects both our mental and physical well-being. Daily or weekly use of your hot tub or spa can help slow down your body’s reaction to anxiety and release natural feel-good endorphins to help fight off daily stress.
4. Physical Exercise
Not only does your Adelaide spa help your body recover and heal, but it is also a great place to incorporate regular exercise. Due to the low impact and natural resistance of water, you can do a range of physical movements that target your abs, legs, upper body and core without any of the regular joint pains associated with exercise.
Maintaining Your Adelaide Spa
Taking care of your body through the use of Hot Tub Hydrotherapy is an excellent way to ensure your overall health and well-being but making sure your Adelaide spa is running optimally through the correct precautions is important too! If you think your hot tub is in need of some TLC, call one of our Adelaide spa technicians today!