MORE ON HOT TUB SOAKING AND THE BRAIN

March 19, 2009 By Alice 2 Comments

Continuing our celebration of Brain Awareness Week, I’m reminded of what many customers call their hot tubs: “think tanks.”  Years ago I sold a Hot Spring Classic to a woman who had been working 6 -10 hour days a week.  When she got the tub and began to use it every night after a long day, she was surprised to find that her mind relaxed so much that new ideas bubbled up.  She soon had an idea percolating that when put in place would allow her earn twice as much in half the time. She never did share her secret for making twice the income in half the time, but her use of the hot tub as a “think tank” was a turning point for her and many, many others since.

So take a cue from Rodin’s “The thinker”.  We all need a place to get away and think..if not to think, to calm the chattering brain and sort out all the input from the day. The world is becoming more complex everyday and as we try to keep up, our brains which were designed for far less input are not able to keep up.  Give yourself and your brain a break by soaking in your hot tub nightly to restore your mind and to let those great ideas bubble up. You really will get your best ideas while relaxing in your hot tub aka think tank.  I guarantee it!

If you’ve gotten a terrific idea while soaking in your “think tank” Olympic Hot Tub, share it, won’t you?

SANUM PER AQUA- Latin for Health through Water.


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HOT TUBBING AND YOUR BRAIN

March 16, 2009 By Alice Leave a Comment

Last Friday night my husband and I went to a dinner party where the guest of honor was John Medina, author of “Brain Rules” . Dr. Medina has dual professorships at the University of Washington and Seattle Pacific University where he is involved with an institute on the brain and learning. I’ve been wanting to meet him since I read his book last year. He didn’t disappoint. What a fascinating evening.  He is passionate about the brain and research into how the brain learns and functions at its best.

Turns out, he is an Olympic Hot Tub Company customer! He and his wife own a Vanguard model Hot Spring Spa-our #1 best selling model. When we were introduced to him and told him that we owned a hot tub company, he said: I hope it’s Olympic. I’ve had such good service from them.”  How great was that to hear!!

His book, “Brain Rules” outlines 12 rules for taking care of your brain. #3 is STRESS as in stress reduction! He documents the effects on the brain while under stress. Learning is far diminished and the brain can’t function at it’s normal rate.  Did you know that stress damages cognition in every way that cognition can be measured?  The human brain is designed to function when we’re walking 20 km a day and eating small bites along the way. That’s the opposite of what we do to ourselves in a sedentary world punctuated with big meals at long intervals.  To survive, the brain needs increased blood flow..aerobic exercise is a key!  And, soaking, yes, soaking in your hot tub will help, too.  Hot tub soaking increases increases circulation!

I’m not suggesting that you give up aerobic activity in favor of sitting and soaking. But as you will see in the next few posts that when immersed in water, the volume of blood in your chest cavity and in your heart increases dramatically. This is due to the hydrostatic pressure on your body and the effects of being in a buoyant state: Your heart’s ability to pump blood goes up, while at the same time, your heart rate goes down. Your cardiovascular system becomes far more efficient, and that affects just about every function of the human body including the brain.

Stay tuned. More on this in the days to come as we celebrate BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK March 16-22.

SANUM PER AQUA. Latin for Health Through Water.

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HOT TUB YOGA IS-HOT! GREAT FOR YOU; EASY TO DO

February 27, 2009 By Alice 5 Comments

HOT TUB YOGA! We had an early call this morning from our friends Lynne & Walter who are real physical fitness buffs. Both in their 70′s they go to the gym, walk and bike to keep fit. They’re our inspiration for living well.  Right now they’re in Palm Springs for the sun (and glad they are! It snowed in Seattle yesterday and the temperature is 35.8 this morning). Their condo is across from a health spa where they’ve been going for morning exercise. Their excitement? They couldn’t wait to tell us about the hot tub yoga they’ve been doing.  Yoga poses are so much easier in the hot tub. Heat makes you more limber and stretching easier. The water holds you up on the difficult balancing poses. So, they’re really jazzed and want to do a booklet on hot tub yoga when they’re back in Seattle.  Stay tuned!

Think of it as an alternative to hot or Bikram yoga..more fun, too. At the end of your stretching, you can sit comfortably in the lotus position and do a short meditation.  We know a lot of our Olympic Hot Tub Company customers meditate in their Hot Spring Spas. Anyone else do yoga in the hot tub?

SANUM PER AQUA-Latin for Health through Water.

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STAR GAZING FROM YOUR HOT TUB

February 18, 2009 By Alice Leave a Comment

Did you know this is the International Year of Astronomy?  What better time than now to learn about the night sky.  Galaxy Gazing from your Hot Spring Spa on a starry is indeed heavenly.  Pick out the Big Dipper, Orion, Gemini-the twins and other constellations seen in the mid-winter sky. The best source for information on what to watch for in the heavens? The University of Texas at Austin’s Star Date website. You’ll find tips for every day of the year on what’s skyward as you look upward from your hot tub.

I was in my roof top Hot Spring Spa last night looking at the Big Dipper. A wispy cloud cover couldn’t diminish it’s visibility. Venus hung low on the horizon as the steam curled up from the tub. What bliss! I find I’m typically soaking right after I come home from work. Why wait until bedtime for that deep relaxation? Too, soaking right after I come home gives my body the signal that work is OVER and my time is now my own.  It’s a guaranteed stress reliever.

Anyone else a hot tub star gazer?

SANUM PER AQUA-Latin for health through water.

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NEW YEAR'S TIP FOR STRESS REDUCTION: FIND RELIEF BY SITTING NEXT TO THE WATERFALL IN YOUR HOT TUB

January 9, 2009 By Alice Leave a Comment

Limelight Hot Tub’s waterfalls are visually stunning.  Did you know that hot tub waterfalls are not only visually appealing but  can play an active role in stress relief?  It’s not only the trickling sound or the visual play on water that is so calming. The air at the bottom of waterfalls contains a significantly higher concentration of negative ions-electron packed molecules that have been shown to have an anti-depressant effect. A 2006 study at Wesleyan University found that exposure to negative ions alleviated depression within 15-20 minutes.  One possible explanation for this effect according to lead researcher, Naomi Gael, PhD,  Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, is that negative ions increase the amount and activity of serotonin ( a chemical that regulates mood) in the brain.  So alleviate New Year stress by sitting in your new Limelight Hot Tub from Olympic Hot Tub Company. If you’re lucky enough to have a model with a waterfall, grab the seat next to it, relax and breathe deeply.

SANUM PER AQUA. Latin for health through water.


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