Hot Tub Safety from your Hot Tub Dealer in Glendale, AZ

Hot tub safety starts with you.   Hot tubs are very popular nowadays.  With more and more hot tubs being installed at homes across the valley,  they are becoming a part of life in the valley.

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Hot Tubs:  Keep Them Clean for Your Health and Safety

You want to make sure that you clean your hot tub as well as disinfect it periodically.  Because of the warm and moist environment that is a hot tub, viruses and bacteria can thrive in your tub if you don't treat it.  Hot tubs and home spas can be a fertile breeding ground for bacteria and disease-causing organisms. With the proper hot tub care and maintenance, however, you can have a safe and healthy experience in your tub.   Disinfection is crucial  to prevent the growth of bacteria in your hot tub. Be careful to keep your hot tub's pH and disinfectant level balanced, however,  The disinfectant level in your hot tub or spa should be no lower than 3ppm for chlorine, and 4.5ppm for bromine. The ideal pH level for your tub is somewhere between 7.2 and 7.6.

Check your disinfectant level before and after using your tub.   Most hot tub and spa dealers sell testing kits that you should use regularly. Showering before entering the hot tub is always a good idea.   How often should you disinfect?  Well, how much do you use your hot tub.  If you rarely use your tub, it won't need as much disinfecting.  Another thing that you can do to keep your hot tub clean is to cover it when it's not in use.   Once a month, however, drain your hot tub, and clean it out with a bleach solution.  Your hot tub dealer will also be able to help you with hot tub cleaning tips and instructions.

How Much Should You Use Your Hot Tub?

Hot much should you use your hot tub?  The answer to that depends on a few factors.  First off, consult a doctor before you spend any time in a hot tub to make sure that you can use one.  A good rule of thumb, however, is your internal temperature.  If you are starting to feel hot, don't tough it out.  Get out of the tub and cool down a bit before you get back into the water. Make sure that you are safe in your hot tub as well.  Don't drink too much, or take any medications that may make you sleepy.

Remember, you want a hot tub to work for you not against you.  So, keep your tub clean and disinfect it every now and then.  And if you need any more tips, call a hot tub dealer in Phoenix, or wherever you call home.

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2225 West Pecos Road #8 
Chandler, AZ 85224
(480) 656-7267 
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Hot Tubs and Your Health: Managing Chronic Pain

Part two of a series on hot tubs in Glendale focuses on relieving chronic pain.

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Hot Tub Therapy and Pain

Hot tub therapy relieves pain.  Pain can be categorized in one of two ways: acute pain and chronic.  According to the site WEBMD.COM:

"Acute pain begins suddenly and is usually sharp in quality. It serves as a warning of disease or a threat to the body. Acute pain may be caused by many events or circumstances, such as:

Surgery
Broken bones
Dental work
Burns or cuts
Labor and childbirth

Acute pain may be mild and last just a moment, or it may be severe and last for weeks or months. In most cases, acute pain does not last longer than six months and it disappears when the underlying cause of pain has been treated or has healed. Unrelieved acute pain, however, may lead to chronic pain.

What Is Chronic Pain?
Chronic pain persists longer than 3 months, often despite the fact that an injury has healed. Pain signals remain active in the nervous system for weeks, months, or years. Physical effects include tense muscles, limited mobility, a lack of energy, and changes in appetite. Emotional effects include depression, anger, anxiety, and fear of re-injury. Such a fear may hinder a person's ability to return to normal work or leisure activities. Common chronic pain complaints include:

Headache
Low back pain
Cancer pain
Arthritis pain
Neurogenic pain (pain resulting from damage to nerves)
Psychogenic pain (pain not due to past disease or injury or any visible sign of damage inside)
Chronic pain may have originated with an initial trauma/injury or infection, or there may be an ongoing cause of pain. However, some people suffer chronic pain in the absence of any past injury or evidence of body damage.

Depending upon its severity, pain may be treated in a number of ways. [READ MORE]

How Can a Hot Tub Help?

By relieving pain, it helps your body to recuperate easier, and as a result, you have inroads towards pain management.  Pain management also allows for better quality of life.  People that have lower pain levels also naturally have lower levels of stress.  And lower levels of stress also reduce pain even further.

So remember, if you want to manage your pain, there are several ways to do it.  One of the best ways, with the least amount of side effects is to buy a hot tub in Glendale.

Be sure to read part one of this series as well

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Glendale AZ 85308
623-776-7727
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Hot Tubs and Your Health: Pain and Stress Relief

Part one of a series on hot tubs in Glendale focuses on pain relief and other health benefits.  

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Hot Tubs:  Effective Back Pain Relief

A hot tub is one of the most effective ways of treating back pain.  According to the site LIVESTRONG.COM: "Although heating pads and hot packs are effective, a hot tub or bath is an effective way to apply heat to a large area of the body. Heat works by relaxing surrounding muscles, which can reduce muscle spasms; it also dilates the blood vessels, increasing blood flow and promoting healing in the injured tissue. As the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases states, heat also “alters the sensation of pain”—in other words, it feels good and provides much-needed relief for acute or chronic back pain. [READ MORE]

Surprisingly, if you use a hot tub for pain relief, it also improves your overall health as well.  Why?  Well, it is all due to what causes pain in your body.  Pain is usually due to inflammation of some sort of tissue.  When there is inflammation in your body, your body has to divert resources to try to combat the source of pain.  The more pain you are in, the weaker your body is going to be as well as the fact that your health won't be good either.  Look at someone who has arthritis in their back for example.  People with spinal arthritis often have a stooped posture, which means that it is putting pressure on their midsection and torso.  This in turn causes inflammation of other areas as well.  Using a hot tub in this way reduces the inflammation throughout the body, and especially targets your back.  So  your posture will improve as will your breathing.  If your breathing gets better, your blood will be more oxygenated.  The more oxygen your bloodstream gets, the better off  your organs will be as well.  

Relieving Stress on Your System

Stress is unavoidable in life.  However, the more stress you're under, the more at risk you are for a lot of serious health problems.  You want to make sure that you reduce stress whenever possible, particularly on your body's systems.  Stress compromises your body's immune responses and can contribute to hypertension and heart disease.  So it is critical to reduce stress, and using a hot tub is a great way to do this.  

Read more on this topic here.  

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7410 W. Bell Rd. Suite 300
Glendale AZ 85308
623-776-7727
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Post Workout Hot Tub Benefits Part 3

Part three of our series on post workout hot tub benefits explores the idea of bouncing back from a workout.

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How Can a Hot Tub Help You Bounce Back?

Let's say you want to workout.  But everyday life sometimes intervenes.  Your significant other wants to watch a movie on television, and you get to bed with just enough time to sleep before you head off to work.  One thing leads to another and the next thing you know, it's been a month since you last exercised.  You head off to the yoga studio, the dojo, the gym, or wherever.  Your muscles are going to be flatter when you're just starting back, which means they are going to hurt a lot particularly if you overdo it.  You don't want to lose your drive to workout, and when you're aching you can.  That's why you should use a hot tub post workout to help.

It isn't a coincidence that a lot of upper end health clubs and gyms have both a pool and a hot tub.  If you soak  in a hot tub right after you workout for between 15-30 minutes your muscles are going to have increased circulation, which means the rebuilding process is going to be accelerated somewhat. Is soaking in a tub all you're going to need after working out?  Of course not.  You're also going to need to eat within an hour of completing your workout, and a meal that is rich with protein, and complex carbohydrates. However, a hot tub is a good intermediate step.  

What Can a Hot Tub Do For Me After a Workout

Let's look at weightlifting.  If you do weightlifting the right way, regardless of whether you are trying for strength, definition, or endurance, you should have muscles that are a bit sore after you workout.  At first you may not feel it too bad, and that's where the danger lies.  You want to get circulation going to the areas you worked on as soon as you possibly can to help them to heal.  Otherwise, tomorrow or the next day, you're going to be aching a lot.  

There is a difference between living and living well.  If you exercise and eat right your body will benefit, as will your mind.  So remember, exercise along with eating right are both crucial to a healthy lifestyle.  And after you exercise, make sure you finish it off with time in a hot tub in Phoenix.  

For more information on this topic be sure to read part one and part two of this series as well.  

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