The origin of the word “spa” comes from the Latin “Sanitas per aquam” meaning “Health by the Waters,” whose benefits are known since antiquity. Nowadays, the word spa is used to designate a center of beauty and fitness in a luxurious setting that is part of a hotel, a spa, an inn spa or another.

In practice, the spa is also not always focused on water and its benefits. Massage with essential oils, and scrubs are in fact widely used for its spas. To summarize, we can therefore say that the spa is a bundle of technologies all designed to relax.

Unlike thalassotherapy centers that must necessarily be on the coast, because they use sea water, spa centers are often located in town, because they use fresh water. They are therefore more easily accessible to many. The spa can easily become a source of wellness daily. It clears a few minutes the stress and fatigue after a long workday. This relaxation provided by the massage promotes a deep and restorative sleep.

Indeed, the therapeutic effects of spa are multiple. The water in the spa, including permits to dissolve and eliminate toxic substances stored by the body to remove dead skin and more generally to strengthen the body. The body is thus relieved of a significant amount of waste: chemicals absorbed through air, water and food, and toxic residues of certain metabolic processes.

This detoxification spa results in an overall well-being and better mental function, brain is the primary organ affected by toxic elements. The spa is also very useful in the treatment of various skin problems, and also helps relieve various muscular disorders or joint inflammation through its vasodilatory effect.

The spa using hot water, which has an expansion effect, reduces blood pressure and increases blood flow to the skin and muscles. It is also possible, as already demonstrated in oriental medicine, reduce or eliminate pain by correctly applying some pressure points on the body. Another advantage of the spa is that the weightlessness of the body in water is a key element of relaxation and eliminating stress. When immersed in the spa water, the body weighs about 1/10th of his normal weight, allowing for total relaxation.

The spa currently has an effect profile that makes it popular and allows more to recognize the benefits, in part through travel agencies organizing trips “welfare”. It is also possible to enjoy the benefits of spa at home, by offering a Jacuzzi tub or spa inflatable.

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