The Benefits of Hot Tub Yoga in Cold Weather
As the weather gets colder during the fall and winter months, it can really take a toll on our bodies. Many people may experience stiff and aching joints that can lead to a more sedentary and less active lifestyle. The lack of physical activity and this lifestyle can add to the negative effects that the cold has on our bodies. A hot tub can help rescue your body!
By soaking in a hot tub, the heat and moisture penetrates and relieves many discomforts that come along with the cold weather.
As your body temperature rises, the many great benefits of the hot tub begin to take place:
- Calmer Nervous System
- Improved Circulation
- Pain Relief
- Increase in Metabolism
The best benefit of all is the natural relief your body experiences in response to the comfort and warmth of the water.
By adding some yoga stretches to your warm soak, it can help relieve rigidity, stiffness in joints and tight muscles. It can also help increase your flexible strength, and improve your all around day to day life.
The Arthritis Foundation encourages water exercises to arthritis sufferers as therapy. The buoyancy of the water helps to lend itself to more easy, free flowing movement for inflamed joints. A program of Hot Tub Yoga therapy can be helpful in reducing pain, increasing your confidence and improving your body’s range of motion.
Here are some videos to learn more about Hot Tub Yoga!
Hot Tub Yoga- Learn More About it!
Hot tub Yoga for the Core Muscles
