| Hot Tubs and natural Hot Spring Spas have been used | | | | are two names to mention - who were using natural |
| for a lot longer than many people are generally aware | | | | hot springs to soak their bodies to help ease pains and |
| of. The Romans and earlier civilisations clearly new | | | | relive the stress of those days. |
| that the beneficial effects of the water was helpful to | | | | Native Americans are also believed to have |
| their general well being. I say this as the Romans had | | | | discovered and used the springs for the very same |
| very large public bathing facilities for many hundreds of | | | | purpose. |
| years, the majority of which were heated. This was | | | | Much later around the early 1900s, the resort spa |
| accepted as being very much a daily activity for men | | | | movement began to grow in popularity in the United |
| of all classes and indeed many women. Bathing today | | | | States in many ways following the European style of |
| is considered a private activity carried out in the home | | | | Spa that had been gaining in popularity for many years. |
| but bathing in Rome was very much a communal | | | | The actual name Spa comes from the original Spa |
| activity carried out usually in public baths | | | | resort of Spa in Belgium. |
| One has only to look at the Roman Baths and there is | | | | These Spa resorts were built around naturally |
| a prime example at Bath (so aptly named in Great | | | | occurring hot springs, and sometimes around |
| Britain) that survive to see that in many ways they | | | | man-made equivalents in some instances. Some of the |
| resemble the modern health spas although one | | | | Health Spas in Scottsdale near the Camel back |
| imagines and hopes that they were less expensive. | | | | mountain in Arizona spring to mind. These resorts |
| The acceptance of bathing as the main event in daily | | | | tended to attract mainly wealthy patrons who were |
| life belongs to the Roman way of doing things and at | | | | attracted by the idea of the therapeutic results for |
| the height of the Roman Empire, the thermal baths | | | | treating various ailments and of course that feel good |
| embodied the ideal Roman way of urban life. | | | | factor. The combination of warm soothing water |
| Another culture in a different continent some many | | | | combined with massage and buoyancy delivers a |
| thousands of miles away with a very long history of | | | | sensation that not only relaxes the mind and body, but |
| hot tub use is found in Japan. These were Called | | | | also helps to heal and soothe. |
| 'ofuro,' and these smaller, stand-alone spas have been | | | | With jets strategically placed in the Hot Tub for |
| in use for many centuries by Japanese families. | | | | maximum benefit, each & every Hot Tub offers |
| The Japanese and eastern cultures have a long | | | | supreme therapeutic support in a carefree setting. The |
| history of alternative medicine such as acupuncture | | | | Spa treatment helps to increase blood flow and aid |
| reflexology and Reiki spring to mind In Japanese | | | | circulation, reducing & relieving muscle strain, |
| culture cleanliness is a concept which is on a par with | | | | soreness, pressure and tension throughout your body. |
| compulsive behaviour. This can be seen from the | | | | Clearly this was something that the Romans were |
| simple but very important custom of taking off one's | | | | very well aware of. Calculated buoyancy (and a |
| shoes before entering a house, They say that in Japan | | | | corresponding feeling of weightlessness) blends |
| cleanliness is on a par with or very similar to godliness. | | | | perfectly with swirling warm water to deliver a |
| What is the point of all of this one might ask well it is | | | | pleasant relaxing soak with healing properties. |
| simply that there is ample evidence that the Japanese | | | | In fact, you'll feel noticeably better in just a short spell |
| of long ago undoubtedly understood the importance of | | | | of say 20 minutes using a Hot Tub. Not only does the |
| hygiene and much of the therapeutic value of taking a | | | | warm, bubbling waters melt away tension and strain, |
| simple soak in Warm Water on a regular basis. | | | | but they also provide a gentle and effective massage |
| Today in modern Japan the Japanese people continue | | | | targeting your joints and muscles, helping you to a |
| to honour this simple but outstanding - age old tradition. | | | | better night's sleep and helping to relieve the pain of |
| In many Japanese Households you will find elaborate | | | | arthritis and other muscle-related injuries. |
| wooden hot tubs. | | | | In summary both Hydro-Massage Hot Tubs and the |
| In the United States of America, the history of Hot | | | | original wooden Hot Tubs can both offer a great |
| Tubs spans at least two time lines. | | | | experience. It depends on your personal preference |
| In early American history before the 1800's there are | | | | and location of where the Hot Tub is sited as to which |
| many stories that have been recounted legendary | | | | one to choose. |
| heroes - George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, | | | | |