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Friday, November 9, 2012

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF SPAS


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     IT IS BELIEVED THAT SPAS ORIGINATED DURING THE ROMAN ERA. SOLDIERS, RETURNING FROM THE BATTLEGROUNDS, WOULD FIND COMFORT IN SOOTHING THEIR ACHING MUSCLES & WOUNDS IN HOT WATER SPRINGS & WELLS.  TREATMENTS AT THESE SITES WERE KNOWN AS "SANUS PER AQUAM", THE LATIN TERM REFERRING TO HEALTH THROUGH WATER.  

     EVENTUALLY, THE ROMANS, NOTED FOR THEIR ARCHITECTURAL PERFECTION, BUILT HEALING FACILITIES AROUND THESE SPRINGS, WHICH THEN BECAME KNOWN AS "THE BATHS".  
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     THE GREEKS FOLLOWED SUIT & DESIGNED STRUCTURES AROUND THEIR HOT SPRINGS, ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS LAVISH AS THE ROMANS.
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     THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES, THESE BATHS EVOLVED INTO WHAT WE NOW CALL SPAS.  ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPAS TODAY, THEIR MAIN GOAL ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OFFERED TO THE CONSUMER.  THESE HEALTH BENEFITS INCLUDE THERAPEUTIC MASSAGES, MENTAL BENEFITS (PROVIDES MENTAL & PHYSICAL STIMULATION), DETOXIFICATION (SPAS OFFERING JUICE FASTING & COLON CLEANSING), TREATMENTS SUCH AS HYDROTHERAPY, MASSAGE & HEAT THERAPY OFFER   HEALTH BENEFITS OF IMPROVED CIRCULATION & CAN HELP REGULATE BLOOD PRESSURE.  SPAS OFFERING PILATES OR YOGA HELP STRENGTHEN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM & IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY.  MEDICAL SPAS OFFER THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS ARTHRITIS & FIBROMYALGIA.  
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     WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO GO TO A SPA FOR A DAY OF RELAXATION OR ON A CONTINUAL BASIS FOR MEDICAL ISSUES, YOU WILL REAP THE REWARDS OF ITS HEALTH BENEFITS. 

     TO LOCATE A SPA NEAREST YOU, CLICK ON SPA FINDER.  YOU CAN ALSO ORDER GIFT CARDS OR E-CARDS ON THIS SITE, PERFECT FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS OR ANY OCCASION.
  
     

     

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