Sprains, niggles and tired muscles can have us clambering for any joint strain relief we can find, and is a constant threat and annoyance of many athletes and exercise lovers. Finding yourself torn between wanting to get back out there and enjoy the sport you love, but knowing your injury will only get worse with further impact, is always a tricky thing to overcome.
How Can Hot Tubs Provide Joint Strain Relief?
We’ve all been there, we’re happily engaging in our favourite sport, whether it’s a spot of tennis or you’re a fan of lifting heavy, and then we get slightly too carried away and end up sustaining an injury. Using a hot tub to combat these injuries can be the perfect solution, simply wait for 48 hours to pass after the injury for the inflammatory period to subside and then allow the hot tub hydrotherapy to aid your rehabilitation.
Just a short soak in a hot tub after your workout routine is a great way to relax those tired, aching muscles and recover your energy; But not only that, the hydrotherapy benefits of a hot tub go even further to actually help aid the recovery process after injury.
The hot water increases blood flow around the body, to the skin and muscles, which aids the recovery process; It can also prevent stiffness and promote joint homeostasis, meaning that you should feel better much more quickly. Along with the warm water, the jets provide you with a high pressure hydro massage, giving your sore muscles the deep push and flex they need to get working again, which can help to reduce muscle spasms and potentially decrease pain.
And don’t forget, once you’re ready to start flexing those muscles again, a swim spa provides the perfect exercise routine; with swimming being a low impact sport, the risk of injury is far lower than sports that are harsher on the joints, such as running, dance aerobics and contact sports and will provide joint strain relief. This gives your body the aerobic workout it needs to stay healthy, whilst being kind to those trouble areas you struggle with.
So, if you’re struggling with a niggling pain from exercise, let your Hot Tub help! Or, switch up your routine all together and more to a kinder sport for your body with a Swim Spa!
