There are a plethora of benefits to regularly using a hot tub that can benefit your mind and body in various ways. As you seek overall health and wellbeing, did you know Strong Spas® hot tubs are also a great tool for reaching your fitness goals? Read here how to use your hot tub to enhance your fitness routine.
Pre-workout Benefits
Before you workout, take a quick dip in your hot tub to ready muscles for exertion. Time in the warm water will loosen muscles and joints for your workout. It can also help prevent injury.
Stretching
Use your Strong Spas hot tub for stretching exercise. Stretching while in the water will help you get extra limber and make it more fun along the way. With the weightlessness and buoyancy the water allows, you can stretch to a greater degree than when on land.
Low Impact Strength Exercises
If you’re in need of a low-impact form of exercise, using your hot tub is a great way to do so. Thanks to water’s natural ability to make you weightless, you can work out in ways that stiff joints or tight muscles may not allow you to do otherwise. Consider exercises such as lunges, aquatic dumbbell curls, and shoulder raises.
Post workout
Fight muscle soreness from working out with your Strong Spas hot tub. After an intense workout, it is recommended to wait a couple of days before returning to hot tub use. Instead, use that time to hydrate and rest your body. But after a day or two, your hot tub is ideal for dealing with DOMS, or Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. The massaging jets and heat from the water will help workout lactic acid and relieve pain from growing muscles.
Scheduled Rest
A sometimes neglected but pivotal piece of fitness is taking time to rest. Overdoing it when it comes to exercise can lead to injury and unnecessary fatigue. It’s important to schedule time to rest and where better to do so than in your Strong Spas hot tub. Allow the massaging jets and soothing water to help you unwind and pause the busyness of life. Additionally, taking time to soak in your hot tub 90 minutes before bedtime will help you get deeper and longer sleep.
Heart Health
Cardiovascular health is an important component of overall wellness. Regular hot tub use has been shown to have cardiovascular benefits. The warm water increases blood flow through the body. This can benefit blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and overall heart health.
As you seek to meet your health goals this year, consider utilizing a hot tub. Regularly using a Strong Spas hot tub can enhance your fitness routine and improve your overall health. We have been helping the residents of the DFW area with all their hot tub needs since 1958. To learn more about boosting your fitness with hot tub use, contact our team at Texas Hot Tub Company.