De-stress Yourself With A Hot Tub

Stress. It’s everywhere you look. Today’s world is overflowing with stress. And there are so many different sources of stress and anxiety, that it gets hard to keep track.

Some stress is purely time-related (yes, the day still has only 24 hours!) , trying to cram way too many events into a day, trying desperately to balance conflicting obligations and remember what it was we forgot to do. And often failing (more stress!).

Of course, we get stressed over performance, too. Everybody has expectations on how we act, how well we sell, how patient we are, basically about everything we do.

Many people also face physical stress – stress on bones and muscle. This is particularly true of people in certain professions. It’s just not easy.

And we create so many of our own stresses, too: Too many restaurant meals again. When will I ever learn? Ooh…cellulite. How will I go to the pool? I just can’t be seen in a bathing suit. Yikes!

Insomnia! Everybody’s getting it. How many people are suffering from insomnia. Well, there are 60 million victims suffering from insomnia in the USA. There are 10 million more of our friends in the UK. And there are 3.3 million of our friends hit by insomnia in Canada. Well, with all those stresses, it’s no wonder we don’t get the sleep we so badly need.

No More Insomnia

Fortunately, there are ways to manage insomnia, and one of those is remove the spa cover and relax before bedtime.

Most people fail to de-stress in front of a TV. That strategy will never work. Try shutting your eyes and listen to what your ears are telling you from the what’s on TV. In most cases, the sounds are sharp and grating – and stress-inducing. OK, open them up again and count how many times in a minute modern TV shows change camera frames. Such a rapid succession of images has been linked with creating stress in people.

Rather than TV, try a hot tub. Look what a hot tub has to offer:

Water. People have known for eons that water sooths and relaxes. Listening to water flow is soothing. Watching water flow is soothing. Dipping out feet in water is soothing (as long as the water isn’t too cold, of course). Hot tubs offer all these features.

SAFETY TIP: Water is soothing….but also dangerous. Never swim alone….and especially never hot tub alonewhen you are already drowsy or hoping soon to be. If your hot tub works too well, you might even fall asleep in the water. And that could be deadly.

Buoyancy. Water differs from air in that you can float in it. This removes much of the tension in your muscles. There , now – doesn’t that feel better?

Warmth. Warm is good. There is no denying that the warmth of a soothing spell in the bubbling waters of a hot tub has a soothing, calming effect on our entire beings. Our bodies relax in the warmth, it feels so good.

Steam. Go ahead, breath in some steam. Feel it invade your nostrils. Breathing in steam has been known to lift a person’s mood and calm a person’s anxieties.

Massage:Is there a word that more closely defines “relax” than “massage”? The water jets on your back can further reduce muscle aches and tension.

GOOD-SLEEP TIP: Just as you might sleep better knowing your doors are locked and the stove is turned off, sleep better at night knowing your hot tub is protected. Get a hot tub cover to keep animals, things and neighbourhood kids from falling in.

Many long-term insomniacs have discovered that a hot tub gives them a good night’s sleep finally after trying for years. Such is the value of reducing stress In fact, using a hot tub regularly has even been known to to cure some people forever. There is a trick to making hot tubs work so effectively. That is to give a chance for your body to cool itself down between hot tub and bed – this gives your body a sign that was ingrained in our subconcious eons and eons ago that the sun’s watch is over and it’s time to sleep. Generally, a 90-minute wait is recommended, but even 30-60 minutes can often be enough.