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A recent study shows that 70 percent of employed Americans suffer stress-related conditions including anxiety and insomnia.  Soaking in a hot tub can:  

• Reduce stress and relax: Swirling warm water helps your brain to relax while washing away anxiety.
• Sleep Better: By immersing yourself in hot water for 15 minutes before bedtime, your body temperature rises and enhances your ability to fall asleep faster.

Hydrotherapy is one the oldest and safest methods for treating many common ailments. Plus, exercising in water is easier on joints than exercising on land! By soaking in a hot tub, you can:  

• Get relief for arthritis, aches and stiffness.-Warm, pulsating water increases blood supply to aching joints, which helps to remove inflammatory particles from the area and relieves pain. 

  -The buoyancy of the water relaxes muscles, and warm water decreases muscle tension that allows for greater flexibility. 

  -Specialized jets that move up and down the spine soothe inflamed tissue and relieve pain. 

 -Steam rising off hot water can help open up nasal and bronchial passages and improves circulation to aid in maintaining upper respiratory health. 

 -Many people find that soaking in a hot tub relieves headache pain, especially pain from tension headaches. 

Many professional sports organizations, trainers and therapists recommend warm-water therapy to help patients resume their daily activities faster. By owning a hot tub, you can:  

• Improve Cardio Health: A recent study at the Mayo Clinic found that soaking in a hot tub gives many of the health benefits of exercise with less strain on the heart. Soaking in a hot tub increases the heart rate while it lowers blood pressure rather than raising it as does other forms of exercise.
  
• Relieve Back and Knee Pain: Four out of five Americans suffer from chronic back pain, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Many studies show that hydrotherapy alleviates lower back pain and knee ailments by reducing stress and stiffness.

The above are just a few of the benefits of soaking in a hot tub.  Making your soak a regular event, you may find that your mind, your joints and your muscles truley become relaxed like never before. 

Stress is so common that it has become a way of life for so many of us.  It however, isn’t always bad, in small does, it can actually help you perform under pressure and motivate you to do your best.  BUT when you’re constantly under fire (stress) your mind and body pays the price.

Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened.  When you sense danger, whether real or imagined, the body’s defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction or more commonly known as the stress response.

 The stress response is the body’s way of protecting you.  When working properly, it helps you stay focused, energitic and alert.  In emergency situations, stress can save your life.  But beyond a certain point, stress stops being helpful and starts causing major damage to your health, your mood, your productivity, your relationships and your quality of life.

Chronic Stress

The body doesn’t distinguish between physical and psycological threats.  When you’re stressed over a busy schedule, an argument with a friend, a traffic jam or a mountain of bills, your body reacts just as strongly as if you were facing a life-or-death situation.  If you have a lot of responsibilities and worries, your emergency stress response may be “on” most of the time.  The more your body’s stress system is activated, the easier it is to trip and the harder it is to shut off.

Long-term exposure to stress can lead to serious health problems.  Chronis stress  disrupts nearly every system in your body.  It can raise your blood pressure, suppres the immune system, increase you risk of heart attack and stroke, contribute to infertility and speed up the aging process.  Long-term stress can even rewire the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety and depression.

What Causes stress?

The situations and pressures that cause stress are know as stressors.  We usually think of stressors as being negative, such as exhausting work schedule or a rocky relationship.  However, anything that puts high demands on you or forces you to adjust can be stressful.  What causes stress depends on your perception of it.  Something that’s stressful to you may not be to someone else – they may even enjoy it.

 Learn how to manage Stress

You may feel like the stress in your life is out of control but you can always control the way you respond.  Managing stress is all about taking charge; taking charge of your thoughts, your emotions, your schedule, your environment and the way you deal with problems.  Stress management invloves changing the stressful situation when you can, changing your reaction when you can’t, taking care of yourself and making time for rest and relaxation

Learn How to relax

You can’t completely elimnate stress from your life but you can control how much it affects you.  Relaxation techniques activate the body’s relaxation response, a state of restfulness that is opposite of the stress response.  When practiced regularly, these activities lead to a reduction in your everyday stress levels and a boost in your feelings of joy and serenity.  They also increase your ability to stay calm and collected under pressure.

Regular use of a hot tub has been shown to be an excellant technique to combat stress.  The warm soothing waters work to relax your body as well as your mind and it can also relieve those nagging pains that add to your levels of stress throughout the day.  Finding time for yourself seems easier when are looking forward to that “soak” in your personal excape that’s nestled into your backyard retreat.  The serenity of that spot is also an ideal place to spend time with loved ones discussing the days challanges and plan for tomorrows adventures.  Setting aside that fifteen mintue relaxtion period on a regular basis can be one of the best time management practices of your life.

Another wonderful relaxation moment can be spent in a sauna.  The heat (and steam) of a traditonal Finnish sauna can put you into a state of ultimate relaxation while pampering your body with one of the best treatments known to man.  While your body is being heated, your mind can unwind from the days hectic activities.  You slip into a blistful state of relaxation and calmness that allows the stress to literally melt away from your body.  During that time of relaxation, your body is ridding itself of dangerous toxins that are accumulated throughout your everyday travel through life.  You provide a cardio workout while buring over 300 calories a 30 minute session. 

All of this benefits can also be found in the comfort of the new “far infrared” saunas that are available for those who prefer the “cooler” saunas.  There is some belief that the FIR saunas actually cause a deeper sweat because of their ability to penitrate your body deeper.

Regardless of whether it is a tradition Finnish sauna or a far-infrared sauna, the overall health benefit coupled with the stress relief provided by the quiet times of relaxation makes the sauna a great choice for stress reduction.

The ultimate choice to relax and de-stress is yours.  Take the time and enjoy life.

How does a sauna help keep your skin healthy and looking young.  The skin acts much like a third kidney in as much as it eliminates.  It is in fact far more complex than the kidney and only second to the brain.  Composed of blood vessels, nerve endings, vessles for carrying lymph, pugmatation, oil glands, hair follicles, cells that waterproof and deny entry to bacteria and sweat glands.  It is so important that death by accumulated poisons can occur within hours if the skin and its sweat passges are smothered.

Furthermore, the skin of a person who is a regular sauna bather is found to be supple and healthy.  Properly cared for skin is better able to resist eczema, athlete’s foot, pimples and blackheads

Also note that combining sweat bathing and brushing with a loofa or rough brush removes flakes of dried skin cells that accumulate on the epidermis.  If allowed to remain, they can clog sweat pores and oil passages and result in dry, flaky skin.

The regular use of a sauna WILL improve your skin and keep it looking younger.  So next time your hear about a sauna bath, you will know what they are bathing.