Betsy Thurlow-Shields, of Silver Spring, Maryland, traces her addiction to hot water immersion back to her childhood, when the day’s end would be signaled by the sound of running bathwater. “In our family,” Betsy recalls, “stressful times were always treated with a good hot bath, no matter what time of day, or how many times […]
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Hot Tub Eases Stress and Promotes Connection
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Hot Tub + Massage Helps My Back/Leg Issue
Several months ago I pushed a little too hard in a yoga class and made a huge mess of my back and right leg. At first it was an excruciating case of sciatica, then it settled into a more general pain and discomfort, marked by a great deal of tightness and severely limited range of […]
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Athletic Trainers Use Contrast Water Therapy to Soothe Sore Muscles
Despite the fact that scientific research on contrast water therapy is somewhat inconclusive, it is still widely used by athletic trainers as a means of speeding post-workout recovery and treating injury. This, says Julieta Guzman, a certified athletic trainer in California, is because “clinically, it works.” The idea behind contrast water therapy (alternating between hot […]
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Take Care of Your Self, It’s the Only One You’ve Got!
In The Importance of Self Care for Health And Stress Management, Elizabeth Scott, M.S., writes that “taking time out for self-care can contribute to long-term feelings of wellbeing.” She goes on to say that “taking a break from stress amidst a tub of warm bubbles or under the hands of an experienced masseuse can help […]
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Hot Water Is Good For Your Heart
In an article entitled Biophysiologic Effects of Warm Water Immersion, the authors discuss the ways in which aquatic activity positively impacts various systems of the body, especially the cardiovascular system. When one immerses oneself in warm water, the heart begins automatically pumping at a faster rate, as if one had just begun aerobic exercise. Thus, […]
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