Why do SPAs have pools?

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Spas are mineral-rich spring water bathtubs or pools created to provide medicinal baths to people in different locations. A spa is where people come to soothe and relax their bodies through massaging, facial, or steaming. There are some spas having pools too, but why is there a need for pools in spas?


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  1. Spas having attached pools in the location provide the benefit and services of relaxation to the body through every means. Pools having lukewarm water can provide the benefits of relaxation and reduce stress and ache from the body and the services of facial and massaging. Some spas provide the services of manicures and pedicures too.
  2. Swimming pools in spas provide aquatic therapy to patients facing the problem of physical injury and help them heal fast. Aquatic therapy, also known as hydrotherapy, is the water-based treatment given to patients facing severe ache or arthritis pain. It helps them soothe and calm their muscles by increasing the flexibility and oxygen supply of muscles and relaxing the joints well.
  3. Pools in a spa help people enjoy various health benefits, including weight loss and weight management. Swimming helps a person to burn calories faster and requires a certain strength to move backward and forward in water to move efficiently. The specific temperature and buoyancy in the pool help the proper flow of blood in the entire body, releasing the excess calories. This process helps the release of positive endorphins, which make one's mood fresher and reduces stress.
  4. As swimming helps to reduce stress by making one's mood fresh, pools are built in the spas to provide the ultimate satisfaction to the spa clients. By enjoying the benefits of swimming in the spa pools, clients can have an eased muscle tension as well as a better pattern of sleep. Reduce the muscle ache and pain along with the reduction in the body's stress level, improved patterns of sleep are observed due to swimming.
  5. Pools in spas provide the benefit of painless exercise for one's who feel a stretch in muscles and cramps by doing strenuous exercises in dry places. In water, the body can move freely in any motion or direction compared to land as all the weight has relied on shoulders. In water, the body can perform various moves without pain, making a person uncomfortable. The pool's water also makes the one feel refreshed and relaxing by doing exercise and swimming in the pool due to lesser release of sweat which makes a person feel fatigued and exerted as compared to land.
  6. A person facing arthritis is recommended to enjoy the swimming pool of any spa providing relaxing services. Swimming helps to soothe and calm the joints, which causes arthritis pain due to muscle tension and stretch. Water helps relax and soften the muscles by allowing the gaseous exchange between cells and tissues to relax them. This thing helps an arthritic patient to ease the muscle tension and to get some relief from the deadly pain caused by arthritis.

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