The Advantages of using a steam room

Posted on Tue August 11, 2020.

Atlantic Spa Chrystal Steam rooms.

Atlantic Spa has two Beautiful steam rooms, one in each locker room. Guest that have treatments booked with the spa are welcome to use the steam rooms before and after their treatments, alternatively bookings can be made just for the steam room.

The Steam room is the perfect place to give yourself a full body exfoliation especially during winter, to get rid of all that dead skin cells, this in turn will ensure a nice even tan for the summer.

Here are a few important tips to remember whilst using a steam room

·         Do not stay in the steam room more than 15 min.

·         Make sure you drink plenty of water after you are done steaming.

·         Have a luke warm/ cool shower afterwards to cool down give your circulation an extra boost

·         Do not use a steam room if you have a flu.

 

Health Benefits of the steam room

Improves circulation

Sitting in a steam room improves your cardiovascular health. Heat improved your circulatory system, especially in the extremities. By improved your circulation it can lead to lowered blood pressure and a healthier heart, it also promote healing of broken skin tissue.

Reduces stress

Sitting in a steam room can lower your stress levels. Cortisol – known as the stress hormone- levels drop while you are in a steam room thus making you feel more relaxed.

Clears congestion

Steam rooms encourage you to breathe deeper and warms up the mucus membranes. As a result of this it looseness any congestion in the sinuses and lungs. However it is important to remember not to use a steam room if you are sick and feverish.

Loosens stiff joints

Warming up before a workout is critical in avoiding injury. Using a steam room as part of your warm-up could help you reach maximum mobility during activities such as running, Pilates, and yoga.

Burns calories

When you’re in the steam room or sauna, your heart rate increases. If you use a steam room after an aerobic workout, your heart rate is already elevated, and the steam room can prolong that elevation. Sweating it out in the steam room isn’t a tool to lose weight quickly. Any weight you lose in the steam room is water weight, and you’ll need to replace it by drinking water to avoid dehydration. But using steam rooms regularly as a way to burn more calories at the gym could help your diet and exercise routine be more effective.

Boosts the immune system

Different forms of hydrotherapy are known to boost immunity, and steam rooms are no exception. Exposing your body to warm water stimulates leukocytes, which are cells that fight infection. You should not use a steam room while you have a cold but using steam rooms regularly will give your bloodstream an immunity boost that could lead to you getting sick less often.

 

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