Three Key Health Benefits Of Taking A Bath
Practiced for centuries, hydrotherapy has proven benefits for both our mental and physical wellbeings. Taking a warm bath has been scientifically proven to improve the health of our minds and bodies, from soothing sore muscles to relieving stress. We look at three of the key health benefits of taking a bath.
Improved Physical Health
One of the most important benefits of bathing is the positive impact it can have on our physical well-being. Taking a warm bath can increase your heartbeat, providing your heart with the healthy workout it needs without placing a physical strain on your body. This is also true of your breathing. When you immerse your chest in warm water, it can have a healthy influence on your lung capacity and oxygen intake, whilst the steam can clear your sinuses, relieving pressure from your head. The warm water will help oxygenate your blood flow, allowing you to breathe deeper and slower, particularly when breathing in steam, which can relieve symptoms of cold and flu.
Submerging yourself in water can even reduce pain and inflammation, calming the nervous system and relaxing your mind. Hydrotherapy is proven to help those suffering from multiple sclerosis or similar health problems, as the temperature and pressure of the water will help to reduce the pain.
Improved Mental Health
Taking a warm, comforting bath in the evening is incredibly relaxing, improving your mental health dramatically. Taking a bath will quiet the mind, helping to ease the stresses of day-to-day life, both physical and mental, allowing you to take a step back, slow down and take a breath. Studies have shown that bathing reduces stress, tension, anxiety and even depression, proving their importance and worth. With improved physical health, your mind will have more time to relax, you’ll be more comfortable, calm and at ease, which in turn, will improve your mood.
Improved Sleep Quality
Bath’s help aid our sleep because they lower the body temperature, facilitating the natural flow into sleep. With improved mental and physical health, you’ll find your body and mind are far more likely to relax. As your body and mind unwind, you will start to drift or doze off, tiring yourself out from the small workout placed on your heart and the comforting aroma of bath salts and candlelight. The more you bathe, the more you will start to associate a warm bath with the benefits of a good night’s sleep, meaning you’ll likely find yourself tired at the very idea of one.
This is all positive for your sleep quality, with improved physical and mental health, the comfort and relaxation of a warm bath and the small workout it provides will all boost your overall quality of sleep. You’ll find that you’ll be tired and ready to sleep from the moment you crawl into bed, no longer focusing on the aches and pains that inhibit you.
Bespoke Bathing offers you a range of walk-in baths and disabled bath designs to choose from. You can have a luxurious bath with hydrotherapy or install a stand-up shower area and convert your bath to a shower tub. For more information about our services and walk-in bath prices, get in touch with us today.
If you would like just advice on a new easy-access bathroom or to arrange a free home survey with a local Bespoke Bathing representative, then please call our team between 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday on 0800 1695 526 or email us for a brochure here.
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