Holistic Day Spa: 5 Ways a Spa Experience Can Boost Your Health
Have you ever treated yourself to a holistic day spa experience?
Whether you opt for a simple swim or you make the most of every hydrothermal facility available, you’ll likely leave your spa day feeling much more relaxed.
For most, however, the health benefits go much deeper than just relaxation. From regulated sleep to a boosted immune system, the health benefits associated with water, heat and body massage can help improve your life on a daily basis.
In this week’s blog, discover 5 ways a holistic day spa experience can boost your health:
Holistic Day Spa: Relax & De-Stress
A tranquil spa experience can help you feel truly, deeply relaxed. In turn, our stresses take a step back and we’re thrown fully and completely into the present moment.
It’s a blissful feeling, and one that many of us only experience momentarily; most often when endorphins are released (the happy hormone). This can occur after exercise for example, or during a relaxing spa experience.
Stress can be incredibly harmful to the mind and body. When we experience it, our bodies are tricked into thinking that we’re in danger - and in response, we exhibit symptoms of stress. This can range from mild anxiety to physical manifestations, such as autoimmune diseases.
Over time, stress can cause long-term health issues, so it’s important that you try to minimise it wherever possible. Treating yourself to a holistic day spa experience can help with this, as it provides you with the opportunity to momentarily escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
A Spa Experience Helps to Improve Your Sleep Cycle
The relaxing effects of hydrotherapy and heat therapy will help you better prepare for a good nights’ sleep. When submerged in warm water, your muscles relax and your mind calms, helping you enter a deeply peaceful state.
If you struggle with sleeping well, try combining hydrotherapy with a body massage. The act of massaging muscles stimulates the release of serotonin; a hormone that helps to regulate mood. It also assists in the production of melatonin, which prepares your body for sleep.
Holistic Day Spa: Boosted Immune System
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our immune systems have taken a huge hit. Many of us have spent more time indoors than we usually would, and whilst this has been an effective way to reduce infection, it’s meant that we’ve been less exposed to mild colds and viruses.
As we approach winter, it becomes even more important that we try to boost our immune systems as much as possible. Whilst eating healthily and exercising regularly are amongst the best ways to achieve this, hydro/heat therapy and body massage can also make a huge difference.
Massage, in particular, helps to stimulate the production of white blood cells, which help our body to fight off infections. Similarly, massage therapy also helps to improve blood flow, helping to keep oxygen levels healthy and - in turn - keeping your major organs in good working order.
Hydrotherapy, too, stimulates lymphatic drainage, which helps to remove harmful toxins from the body.
A Spa Experience Relieves Muscle & Joint Pain
Soaking in a hot tub can help to calm muscle and joint pain. This can provide welcome relief for those who exercise regularly and experience tension as a result.
Heat therapy is also incredibly helpful for those who suffer from joint conditions, such as arthritis. When combined with massage, this treatment can help to relieve internal inflammation.
Stimulates a Mind and Body Detox
Lymphatic drainage, the process of moving lymph around the body, is stimulated by hydrotherapy treatments and massage.
Lymph, a fluid containing white blood cells, flushes waste and toxins when it’s transported. This helps to detox our internal systems, in turn relieving stress and inflammation.
The deeply relaxing effects of holistic day spa therapy also helps to detox the mind. This helps you become more aware of the present moment, allowing you to take on the rest of your day with a peaceful, positive state of mind.
If you’d like to boost your health with a holistic day spa, why not treat yourself to a relaxing experience in a beautiful location?
The New Forest is idyllic for peaceful breaks. With picturesque countryside views and plush interiors, at Balmer Lawn, we’re passionate about giving you the opportunity to enjoy a blissful escape.
To book your spa day, simply visit our website.
Alternatively, if you’d like to make a reservation or find out more about our offering, please contact a member of our team.
