Share this Article: "New Science: Six Tips for Avoiding Sickness this Winter", by Hank Pellissier GreatSchools.org

If you thought your hot tub was just for fun, read on! 

Warm and Rested
Ah… Winter can be cozy if we hibernate properly with sufficient sleep and healthy heat, to keep our immune systems strong. Here’s a tootsie tip: keep your feet warm and dry with good wooly socks.  A 2005 study by the Common Cold Centre in Cardiff (United Kingdom) reported that subjects who had their feet chilled in ice water developed colds 2.6 times more frequently.

Why?  Viruses thrived in the frigid-foot folks because the temperature plunge constricted the blood vessels in their noses, preventing delivery of infection-fighting white blood cells.
 
Drinking beverages like tea and hot apple cider by a roaring fireplace, wrapped in a quilt over thick cotton pajamas, after a steaming hot bath or shower, is also a sure recipe for both comfort and cold-and-flu resistance.  Also, try a sauna!  A 1990 University of Vienna study with 25 sweaty volunteers discovered that there were “significantly fewer episodes of common cold in the sauna group.”  

Hot tubs provide similar benefits. 

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Hot Spring Hot Tubs Has Figured It Out!



The Vanguard displayed in PoolCo's sunroom.

ACE sanitizing system for hot tubs. The most beautiful, silky-soft hot tub water. Our staff agrees, this is the absolute easiest hot tub to maintain...ever!

The revolutionary ACE system uses a diamond electrode to break apart water molecules to create active oxygen, one of the world’s most effective natural cleaners. The active oxygen then combines with salt and other elements in the water to create chlorine and three other powerful oxidizers.

To activate the ACE salt water sanitizing system, the Hot Spring spa owner adds the appropriate amount of salt to balanced water and enters the spa’s size and expected use level on the main control panel. After that,  the owner simply checks the sanitizer level regularly with a test strip and confirms use level once a month. A status message on the control panel identifies that the ACE system is cleaning the water.

• ACE salt water sanitizing system automatically generates five cleaners.
• Reduces time spent on hot tub maintenance.
• Owners are much less likely to experience dry itchy skin or irritated red eyes.
• No harsh odors of traditional water care.

Enjoy the absolute best lifetime ownership experience with a Hot Spring spa and the ACE salt water sanitizing system, visit http://www.hotspring.com/.

About Hot Spring Spas
Hot Spring spas are made by Watkins Manufacturing, the acknowledged world leader in hot tubs. Watkins is a division of Masco Corporation, a Fortune 500 company whose products include such trusted brands as Delta® faucets, KraftMaid® cabinets and Behr® paints. With over 800 dealers worldwide, Hot Spring Spas is in all 50 states, Canada and more than 65 other countries. More information and hot tub dealer locations are available online at http://www.hotspring.com/.

Want to know more about ACE sanitation for your new hot tub?

A Dip A Day -- Keeps the Doctor Away?

Sunny.

15 degrees

Winds - Calm

Miss Daily Dose of Hydro-Therapy?

No way!

7:00 AM 

Hopped on eliptical machine for  45 minutes.

7:50 AM

Straight to hot tub for a 5- 10 minute soak.

....The sun is shining so brightly through the huge oak tree next to our house. As I sink deeper into the swirling hot water I'm thinking...this is soooooo good. This hot water feels soothing to these (ugh) aging muscles...I don't think I'll be leaving this hot tub anytime soon...Brain shifts gears..okay these calls need to be made, this product display needs updating...WORK! So I guess I AM leaving...

...but after a quick soak, I feel so much more ready to tackle the day!

Not only do hot tubs provide immediate relief...but also provide many long term benefits.
Working up a good sweat: hot yoga, saunas, Hot Tubs and more