How a Hot Tub Can Improve Your Health

Hot tubs are often purchased for entertainment and relaxation, but hot tub use can also have a significant positive impact on your health. Not only can hot tubs provide short-term health benefits, but long-term benefits as well. Read on to learn more about why a hot tub is among the healthiest investments you can make.

Top Hot Tub Health Benefits

There are a wide variety of short-term health benefits that can be achieved by using a hot tub. The first of these is stress reduction. Because stress and tension often take root in our bodies, soaking in a hot tub can significantly decrease your stress simply by relaxing your mind and your muscles. A hot tub also reduces stress because it gives you "down time" to think, reflect, or enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. By reducing aches and pains and alleviating muscle tension, a hot tub can also increase your energy level and rejuvenate you.

Long-term health benefits can also occur from hot tub use. By using a hot tub consistently, you'll become more in tune with how stress manifests itself in your body, so you can take action when you notice it. Hot tubs can also improve your sleep in the long term. The experience of warming and then cooling the body is known to induce longer, deeper sleep.

Alleviate Aches and Pains with Hydrotherapy

Any water treatment with the goal of treating a specific ailment is known as hydrotherapy. From stress or exercise induced aches and pains to serious conditions like arthritis, hydrotherapy can reduce your pain and improve your comfort level.

Hydropool's "zone" jet systems give you a custom massage. This system is specially designed to alleviate aches and pains in specific areas of your body to treat back pain, neck pain, and more. Hydrotherapy can even help your muscles heal faster after a hard workout.

In addition to massage benefits, a hot tub's warm water can improve your blood circulation, decrease muscle inflammation, and bolster your immune system. Warm water is also known to increase endorphin levels in your body. These hormones alleviate pain and give you an overall feeling of wellbeing.

Many people wonder how much time they will need to commit to reap the health benefits of a hot tub. It actually takes just 20 minutes to achieve full body relaxation. Within the first five minutes, your pulse slows and your blood pressure drops, creating a relaxed feeling. In the next 10 minutes, blood circulation to your hands and feet increases. By the time your soak reaches 15 minutes, your muscles will begin to relax and by the 20 minute mark, joint pressure will be relieved.

Reap the Rewards of Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy has many known therapeutic benefits for the mind, body, and spirit. Many hot tubs utilize natural aromatherapy oils to increase relaxation, focus, energy levels, and more. For example, chamomile and lavendar oils are known for their abilities to improve sleep. Other oils can serve different purposes that are right for your lifestyle. Hydropool consulted with Clinique, one of France's top beauty and wellbeing companies, to develop its aromatherapy system.

If you plan to use essential oils in your hot tub, make sure to use those that are specially formulated for hot tub use and to use them according to the manufacturer's instructions. Other types of oils can damage your hot tub, so it's best to avoid them.

If you're ready to start enjoying the health benefits of your hot tub, download our buyer’s guide and checklist to learn more.