The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community”. In recent years, the number of people who are suffering with poor mental health has grown. While there is no one factor that contributes to this, it is important to determine ways to manage and promote a better state of mind.
Ways to Manage Mental Health
Exercise
Exercise is a great way to release happy hormones that make you feel good. By adding 30 minutes of exercise to your day, the endorphins released can boost your mood and clear your mind.
Counselling or Therapy
Speaking to someone who is educated and understands different triggers and causes of mental health is very important. If you are not feeling like your usual self or just need someone to talk to, reaching out to a professional can be a good step towards feeling better.
Sleep
As with a lot of physical health issues, your mental health can be heavily impacted by lack of good quality sleep. Taking steps to ensure a proper, deep sleep is important – try unwinding with meditation, removing clutter from your room, and turning screens off early.
How Beachcomber Encourages Mental Clarity
There are many ways that a soak in a Beachcomber Hot Tub can help manage your mental health.
Hormone Balancing
Studies have shown that soaking in hot water results in a combination of increased blood flow and relaxed breathing, which in turn causes an increase in levels of “happy” hormones like serotonin and dopamine and a decrease in “stress” hormones like cortisol and epinephrine. The balance in hormones can help to treat the emotional and physical symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression.
Deeper Sleep
The heat of hot tub water naturally raises your core body temperature. As you exit, your body temperature will enter a cooling period. This process mimics the pattern of body temperature changes before and during sleep, which ultimately helps you achieve a deeper sleep. Therefore, improving your sleep is one of the best weapons you can have to combat stress on an ongoing basis.
Relief from Physical Symptoms
Whether your ailment is standard post-workout muscle soreness, advanced arthritis, or something in between, physical pain understandably takes a toll on your mental health. While your body is healing inside the bubbling water of your hot tub, your mind will be freed from thoughts of pain. Use this opportunity to practice letting go of other mentally draining thoughts, such as work worries or routine responsibilities, and just focus on indulging in your backyard oasis.
Opportunity for Exercise and Meditation
If you’ve ever wished you could master clearing your mind and achieving perfect serenity, your hot tub is the ideal place to practice meditation. You can use aromatherapy candles (in soothing scents of lavender or vanilla), and play calming nature sounds to help distract you from racing thoughts. Practice taking slow, deep belly breaths as you focus on the warm water enveloping your body and the strains of the music if you choose to use it. Begin with a goal of 4-5 minutes of consistent focus, and slowly work your way up to sessions of 15 minutes or more. Eventually, you’ll be able to harness the calmness and clarity that you can achieve in a hot tub and call upon it during moments of stress in your day.
Adding a Beachcomber Hot Tub to your daily health routine can help you clear your mind. Learn more about how to enhance your health here!
