Why a hot tub holiday could bring health benefits

Hot tub holidays are the perfect getaway to book, whether you’re planning a break with your significant offer, a group of friends or a family staycation – they’re just so versatile.

When thinking of booking one of the many hot tub breaks available in the UK, we don’t often consider the health benefits that come with the use of them.

With this in mind, here’s a quick guide to these benefits and a few things you need to know before stepping into one.

Hot tub health benefits

There’s a wide array of health benefits you could potentially feel when using a hot tub, but it’s important to note that some of the items listed below may vary from person to person, as everyone is unique. It also depends on your current overall health and how you use the tub.

However, here are just a few that you could discover when bathing in a hot tub on your next staycation.

• Stress relief

It might sound like an obvious benefit, but using a hot tub correctly, could see your bodily stress and tension ease in the warm waters, with the additional help of the jets.

The warm water and massaging action of the jets can help to relieve not just physical stress on your body, but emotional and mental stress too.

• Muscle relaxation

If you find your muscles are tight or hold a lot of tension, the mixture of warm water and the massaging of the jets can effectively ease the muscle tension. You may find that after your session in the hot tub, your aches and pains once felt in your muscles, have eased or in some cases, cleared.

• Sleep improvement

After many studies and research, it’s been said that a quick, yet peaceful and relaxing session within a hot tub can help you ease into a restful sleep, allowing you to drift off peacefully into a deeper, more relaxed state.

• Pain relief

When soaking in a hot tub, your body relaxes and muscle tension eases, allowing aches and pains within your muscles, tendons and joints to ease and soothe themselves with the warm water and gentle motion of the jets.

It can ease the stiffness and inflammation of arthritis too, allowing some pain relief.

Things to know before using a hot tub

As you’ve seen above, using a hot tub holds some health benefits, however, they can’t be used by everyone.

People who have the following should avoid using hot tubs;

• Heart disease
• If pregnant

You may also want to avoid using a hot tub if you;

• Have any skin injuries such as a cut, open sore or rash
• Low blood pressure
• A urinary tract infection (UTI)

How to benefit fully from your hot tub session

To get the very best experience and health benefits from a quick dip in the hot tub whilst on your break, here are a few tips to get the most out of your session.

• Avoid very hot water – make sure the water isn’t too hot, with an absolute maximum of 40C
• Keep hydrated – drink plenty of water to stay hydrated whilst in the tub and once you get out
• Limit your session time – it’s recommended that your hot tub sessions should last up to 10-15 minutes and if you wish to stay in longer, we recommend turning the temperature down
• Wash straight after you get out of the tub

Signs to get out right away

If you experience any of the symptoms below whilst using the hot tub, get out immediately;

• Dizziness or light-headedness
• Nausea
• Skin redness or irritation
• Shortness of breath

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Now you know some of the many health benefits of using a hot tub, will you be treating yourself to a staycation with a hot tub included?