Hot tub health kick: why a long bath is almost as good for you as a long run

Researchers have discovered that prolonged immersion in a piping hot bath has many of the same medical benefits as aerobic exercise.

 There's one big surprising health benefit to saunas and hot tubs

Take a little soak. It’ll do you good.

 Wood-Fired Hot Tubs: A Blissful (If Demanding) Route to Relaxation

Firing up a premium tub from companies like Goodland and Snorkel requires some elbow grease, but that effort is rewarded, say fans who soak in the fragrant, rejuvenating experience—and the open air.

How Hot Tubs Affect Your Blood Pressure

The effects of hot tubs dropping your blood pressure too much can be: dizziness, fainting, weakness, light-headedness, reduced ability to concentrate, blurred vision, fatigue all mainly from a lack of blood flow to the brain. The longer you’re in the hot tub the more powerful effects these facts will have on you.

Can Hot Baths Improve Health?

The results of this study are encouraging for the use of hot baths as an alternative for people that cannot exercise. However, before we advise hot baths in such situations, there is still a lot to find out. Maybe one day we will be able to say to these people, “A hot bath a day keeps the doctor away!”

Just how gross are hot tubs? Depends how you feel about bathing in feces, urine and fungi

For many centuries we have bathed in communal waters. Sometimes for cleanliness but more often for pleasure. Indeed, in ancient Greece, baths were taken in freshwater, or sometimes the sea – which was thought of as a sacred place dedicated to local gods and so was considered an act of worship. But it was the Romans who created state-sponsored aqueducts to allow for large-scale public baths.

Soak up the health benefits of hot tubs

There aren’t many people that need the extra excuse to buy a hot tub, however, those added extra health benefits can really help with the decision. So what are the benefits?

The Germy Facts About Public Hot Tubs (Don't Click If You're Easily Grossed Out!)

Now, we take on public hot tubs--like the ones at hotels, gyms, or the one you're about to dive into at your friend's pool party. Read this before sticking your toe in...

The Hidden Dangers of the Hot Tub

A steamy soak might not sound so dreamy after you read this.

The Hot Tub Health Movement

The primary target is the huge baby boomer generation now reaching its golden years — with plenty to spend on spas, and plenty of reasons to be thinking about health.

Why Hot Tub Temperatures Max Out at 104 Degrees

Hot tubs & spas in the United States, Canada and most parts of the world have been regulated to obtain a maximum temperature of 104 ºF since 1980. On Dec 31, 1979, the Consumer Products Safety Commission, CSPC, released advisory #79-071. The advisory warned that heat strokes could be caused by water temperatures of 106 °F or higher.