Possible Benefits & Stress
Relief
The thermal benefits go
beyond helping to relieve
pain and aches. Researchers
from Japan found that
soaking subjects who had
chronic heart failure in
hot springs actually led
to a decrease in blood
pressure and improved their
symptoms. It’s a pretty radical
(and small) study, but there
are other instances where
the thermal and mechanical
properties of hot springs can
help the body.
According to this study
in International Journal
of Aquatic Research and
Education, many of the
perceived benefits are
positively effected primarily
by the relaxation you
experience. In other words,
when you chillax, you’re
doing good things for
yourself.
You can actually relax, you
lower your anxiety, stress
and can create rippling
physiological benefits
throughout your body. We
all know that stress, the type
that keeps you awake at
night and messes with your
quality of life, is bad news for
our long-term livelihood.
The researchers responsible
for this study in Advances in
Preventive Medicine propose
that hot springs are effective
at reducing stress and
improving things like sleep
quality and appetite.
Most of us probably don’t
need much convincing to get
into the habit of hot springs,
if they’re convenient, but
it’s good to know that hot
springs are amazing for stress
relief.
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Hot Springs As Part of a
Healthy Lifestyle
We don’t get super strong or
fit from just a single workout,
nor do we suddenly reverse
years of eating crap by eating
a single piece of fruit. So it’s
probably safe to say the real
benefits of hot springs come
from habitual use, as part of
a holistic approach to health.
People enjoy their hot
springs for various reasons,
beyond health and stress
relief. For most of us, though,
visiting hot springs regularly
probably isn’t convenient or
realistic, but any time you can
unwind and get away from
stress—perhaps some alone
time with Mr. Rubber Ducky
in a hot bubble bath—can do
wonders for your body and
mind.
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