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jet packages, and optional seating to satisfy your days end desires
to relax in your own environment, your backyard, with that special
loved one or family. Relax in warm water to increase blood flow
and stimulate endorphins. By dilating blood vessels, heat speeds
the flow of blood to sore muscles or damaged tissue.
Lift the pressure from sore muscles and joints with the buoyancy
of immersing yourself in water. It reduces your body weight, providing
you the sensation of weightlessness. This is the magic of hydrotherapy
giving you ease of movement during your personal massage and afterwards.
Hydrotherapy increases circulation and increases the ability for
the body’s natural healing process. Saratoga Spas jet-driven
water, takes away stress, tension and soreness in your muscles.
Water seems to have special powers in getting rid of stress and
rejuvenating our body. If affects the skin and muscles. It calms
the lungs, heart, stomach, and endocrine system by stimulating nerve
reflexes on the spinal cord. Water in motion, stimulates touch receptors
on the skin, boosting blood circulation and releasing tight muscles.
Hydrotherapy can alleviate the pain of arthritis and ease certain
symptoms of diabetes. It will ease the pain of sprains and muscle-related
injuries, and speed the repair and soreness of a body after a strenuous
workout. A Saratoga spa can lessen stress and promote a good night's
sleep.
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Relieve Stress-Related
Conditions
When you relax in a Saratoga Spa, the warmth of the water and
soothing massage relaxes tense muscles and relieves anxiety,
helps relieve high blood pressure, headaches and counteracts
stress due to chronic pain due to stress and its effects on
your body. The link between stress and illness should be of
interest to anyone concerned with their health. We all have
stress in our daily lives relating to work family, and society.
Mental tensions, frustrations, and insecurity are among the
most damaging types of stress. Affected by stress, the heart
works harder, breathing becomes more rapid and shallow, and
digestion slows. Nearly every process of the body is
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related. Since we usually can’t avoid it, the key to dealing
with stress is relieving it. A soothing and relaxing soak in
a hot tub can help counteract stress and its effects on the
human body. It is the perfect antidote to a hectic and stressful
lifestyle. The warm waters and soothing massage work to relieve
anxiety and relax your tense muscles. Numerous independent studies
have proven that a warm water massage stimulates the release
of endorphins, the body’s natural “feel good”
chemical. Your hot tub will enhance your sense of well-being,
and leave you feeling fresh, clean, and ready to tackle life’s
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Relieve Muscle and Joint Pain
Both professional and “weekend” athletes can use their
hot tubs to aid in repairing sore muscles and injuries. Neck and
back pain, sports injuries, muscle pulls, spasms and soreness are
often eased simply by a quick dip in your hot tub. Your hot tub
can also be used as preventative medicine. Water’s therapeutic
powers lie in its ability to alter the body’s blood flow.
According to an article in Tennis magazine, “When you immerse
yourself in the hot water of a whirlpool, the temperature of your
skin and muscles rise, causing blood vessels to dilate and thus
increases blood flow to the skin and muscles. Turn on the whirlpool
jets and the pulsating water massages the skin, increasing blood
flow even more. The result? Your skin and muscles loosen and relax
from the increased blood circulation.
Improve Athletic Performance
You can actually improve your athletic performance by doing two
things: using your hot tub both BEFORE and AFTER you exercise.
Soaking in a hot tub before exercising relaxes your body and loosens
muscles, making exercise easier and reducing the risk of injury.
A pre-exercise soak will also help to improve performance. In fact,
some golfers swear it has actually reduced a couple of strokes off
their game.
Soaking in a hot tub after exercising is a great way to wind down
after the exercise and to relax your muscles. The hot, swirling
water embraces your, massaging your neck, shoulders, arms, back,
thighs, calves, and feet. But most importantly, hot tub use after
you exercise will greatly reduce or even eliminate the stiffness
typically felt the next day.
Lose Weight and Reduce Cellulite
As unbelievable as it may sound, recent studies have proven that
the regular use of hot tubs can aid in the reduction of weight,
as well as diminish the appearance of cellulite. This stems from
the fact that soaking in a hot tub simulates exercise. The hydrotherapy
dilates the blood vessels, promoting better circulation as it relaxes
the skin and muscles. It also raises the heart rate, while lowering
blood pressure. This seems to indicate that soaking in a hot tub
may be healthier for your heart than the traditional methods of
exercise.
An article that appeared in the September 16, 1999 issue of the
New England Journal of Medicine followed a group of subjects that
were required to soak in a hot tub for thirty minutes a day, six
days a week, for three weeks. Though this study was for diabetes
research, the results were wide reaching. The patients’ weight
was reduced by an average of 3.75 pounds each! The subjects lost
over one pound per week, just by soaking in a spa.
Regular use of hot tubs can also help to diminish the appearance
of cellulite. The fatty deposits that typically gather on the hips,
thighs, and buttocks of most women past their 30s can never be fully
eliminated. The design of a woman’s body naturally causes
the skin to dimple out, whether she is overweight or thin. However,
by improving circulation to the areas affected by cellulite, it
has been proven that the appearance of the unsightly deposits can
be reduced. According to a variety of medical sources available
on the Internet, the hydrotherapy that a hot tub provides stimulates
the blood vessels, increasing circulation. It also tones the body
tissue, reduces fluid retention, and relieves swelling. All of these
benefits combined can result in the diminishment of the appearance
of cellulite.
Sleep Better
Find yourself relaxing in a Saratoga Spa, the water soothing and
relaxing your tense muscles after a day of hard stressful work.
You will find yourself changed within minutes, ready for a night
of relaxed sleep, allowing the body’s internal thermostat
to lower your temperature, providing a more deep relaxing sleep.
Better Healing of Your Body
Saratoga Spas provide a catalyst for speeding the loss of toxins
in the body, replacing them with oxygen and your own natural nutrients.
There is a natural increase in blood flow and circulation throughout
the body, the stimulation of endorphins, the body’s natural
painkillers, relaxing your muscles and easing the pain, fatigue
and soreness from exercising. Lower your blood pressure with the
massage and buoyancy in the comfort of your own backyard!
Arthritis Chronic Pain
A Saratoga Spa in your own backyard can help you to keep those joints
moving. It can restore and preserve strength and flexibility and
help prevent further damage. Heat from your spa warms up joints
and decreases tissue swelling, making tissues more stretchable,
allowing free movement with less pain to you. Buoyancy in your spa
reduces body weight by approximately 90%, relieving joint pressure
and will support you as you perform health exercises to better your
mobility. Your Saratoga Spa will raise the body’s temperature
and causes blood vessels to dilate, resulting in increased circulation.
Help Control Diabetes
According to the American Diabetes Association, over 15.7
million Americans are diabetic. Tight control of blood glucose (sugar)
levels is the only defense against the many problems and side effects
that come from diabetes. Studies show that regular uses of hydrotherapy
provide benefits for people suffering from Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
It provides better and improved sleep, reduces blood sugar levels
in the body, boosts your moral and well-being and can provide support
to individuals who find exercise difficult.
Recent studies published in the September 16, 1999 issue of the
New England Journal of Medicine give new hope to the millions who
suffer from diabetes. It stated that "hot tub therapy"
helped a group of Type 2 diabetics reduce their blood sugar levels
and improve sleep patterns. An independent study led by Dr. Philip
L. Hooper at the McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colorado studied
a group of Type 2 diabetes patients for three weeks. The patients
were required to soak in a hot tub for thirty minutes a day, six
days a week, for the duration of the study. The results were astounding!
The patients’ average blood sugar levels were reduced by an
average of 13 percent. Hooper also explained that one of the subjects
was able to reduce his daily dose of insulin by 18 percent after
only ten days of the study.
In reference to these findings, Dr. Hooper states that hot tubs
are especially helpful for patients who are unable to exercise,
and recommends that hot tub treatments should be included as regular
therapy for patients with diabetes.
It is highly recommended for those with diabetes to consult with
their physician prior to beginning hot tub treatments.
Cardiovascular Benefits
A study at the May Clinic found that since bathing in your hot tub
simulates exercise, soaking in one gives you he same health benefits
of exercise, with less stress to the heart! A hot tub increases
the heart rate while lowering the blood pressure.
The research, led by Dr. Thomas G. Allison of the world-renowned
medical center, examined the body temperature and cardiovascular
stress experienced by 15 patients at risk for heart disease both
in hot water and on bicycles. The studies show that:
Exercise caused blood pressure to rise from an average of 121/73
to 170/84. By contrast, sitting in a spa made the blood pressure
drop from an average of 117/77 to 106/61. The article also states
that hot tub use will raise heart rates 25.7 beats per minute.
Family Entertainment
Purchasing a Saratoga Spa will give you and your family a perfect
reason to get together and enjoy the comfort and relaxation. It’s
a perfect way to bring your children together, as if you enjoyed
a family vacation right in your own backyard! Enjoy the quality
time and place to communicate and get close with your family. Not
only is family such an important factor, but your new Superior Spa
will complement your homes comfortable environment when entertaining
guests and friends. Romance your spouse; give the perfect gift of
relaxation in warm soothing water of a Saratoga Spa.
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