minutes can help you begin your day feeling rested and focused. At night, it can help you unwind and leave the stresses of the long day behind you. Randomized and controlled studies have shown that the use of hydrotherapy can lead to an improved psychological and emotional state. The combination of warm water and soothing massage jets help work the tension out of your muscles. Your water-induced buoyancy also helps relieve muscle strain, allowing your body to relax as you float. Taking a little time each day to ground yourself in a soothing, comfortable place away from life’s many distractions allows you to focus and helps relieve symptoms of your anxiety. BETTER SLEEP Approximately 132 million Americans suffer from insomnia or other sleep disorders more than once a week, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Lack of sleep can increase feelings of stress, anxiety, frustration, and depression while simultaneously reducing your ability to be productive. This
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can become a vicious cycle, as these same negative feelings can cause or aggravate many sleep disorders. Using your hot tub on a regular basis can break that cycle and help you get to sleep. In a study of older female adults suffering from insomnia, the results indicated that soaking in hot water before bedtime leads to deeper, more restful, and more continuous sleep. EASES SORE MUSCLES America was built on hard work, and there are a lot of us out here still working hard today. Even if you’re not playing for the NFL, building houses, or climbing mountains, you may find yourself suffering from sore or aching muscles at the end of a long day. The daily routines of our jam-packed lives are more than enough to wear our muscles down. Outside of our day jobs, the strenuous physical labor continues: We work our muscles when we’re hitting the gym, hitting the bag, shooting hoops, or hiking trails. All that physical exertion, whether done for work or for recreation, takes its toll on
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the body. Hot tubs can help you take that pain away. The hot water and massage jets release tension and knead the toxins from your muscle fibers. Buoyancy takes the pressure off your legs, feet, and back, helping you work out the kinks and knots. Soaking in a hot tub after a hard exercise session or a long day at work is the perfect way to help your muscles recover for the next day. CO N C L U S I O N Having a hot tub makes your life better. Soaking regularly in your spa can improve your health, your sense of well-being, and your personal relationships with friends and family. Of course, in order to fully experience these benefits, it’s important to choose the right hot tub. A hot tub that doesn’t work properly, requires constant repairs, or uses energy inefficiently may add more stress to your life than it ultimately reduces. That’s why it’s best to invest in a hot tub that will be a worry-free joy to have in your life for years to come.
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