Top Benefits of a Spa for Physical and Mental Health

It’s easy to let the pressures of modern life get to us, from working long hours to looking after little ones. One way to combat the stress of a hectic lifestyle is with a trip to the spa. Not only is a spa day a great opportunity to enjoy a bit of ‘me time’, but it also offers fantastic benefits for your physical and mental health.

The top spa benefits for physical and mental health include:

• Boosts confidence
• Reduces the severity of headaches
• Helps combat depression
• Helps reduce stress
• Lowers blood pressure
• Reduces arthritic and chronic pain
• Encourages better sleep

 

Keep reading to discover more about these wonderful benefits, and find out where you can enjoy a well-deserved spa break.

 

Boosts confidence

Want to improve your self-esteem? Whether you book in for a manicure, pedicure or facial, a few hours at a spa can have a brilliant impact on your confidence levels and help you feel better about yourself. A massage can boost your mood due to the release of dopamine and serotonin, and can also encourage you to feel more positive about your body image.

Looking to treat yourself to a luxury spa break in London? The Rena Spa at our Leonardo Tower Bridge hotel is the ideal place for a bit of pampering, offering incredible treatments and health and leisure facilities.

 

Reduces the severity of headaches  

Do you suffer from frequent migraines or headaches? If so, a trip to a spa may work wonders for your health. Taking a dip in a jacuzzi can help elevate stress – the ideal remedy for a frustrating tension headache. A neck and shoulder massage can boost circulation and ease jaw and shoulder tension, which can help reduce the severity of a headache.

What’s more, simply switching off your phone for a day and spending time in a spa’s relaxing environment may help to reduce the onset of a painful headache.

 

Helps combat depression

Depression can bring about a whole host of physical symptoms, such as joint pain, back pain and muscle aches. A massage at a spa can help relieve these symptoms, encouraging you to feel calm and relaxed. Some research also suggests that massage therapy can decrease levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, so it’s incredibly beneficial for mental health.

There are several different types of massages, including:

• A Swedish massage
• A deep tissue massage
• An aromatherapy massage
• A hot stone massage

 

Helps reduce stress

Feelings of prolonged stress can harm your mental and physical health and sometimes lead to other health issues such as heart disease and depression. When it comes to reducing high levels of stress, relaxation is key. The tranquil environment of a spa can help relieve stress, and research suggests that regular visits to a spa can result in a better sense of well-being. Most spas use products with relaxing scents such as lavender or eucalyptus to enhance stress reduction.

 

Lowers blood pressure 

One of the best things about visiting a spa is taking a long soak in a hot pool. Some research suggests that relaxing in a hot tub for just ten minutes can help lower blood pressure, which is very beneficial for overall physical health.

Fancy spending a chilled-out day at a Manchester spa? Book a stay at The Midland Manchester and make full use of the Rena Spa, complete with a heated relaxation pool, sauna and steam room.

 

Reduces arthritic and chronic pain

Hot water from a spa pool can help relax the body and increase blood flow to the skin and muscles. This, in turn, has tremendous benefits when it comes to pain management and can help reduce aches and pains associated with conditions such as arthritis.

Some of the different types of pain that spa pools can help with are:

• Joint pain
• Back pain
• Muscle pain
• Arthritis

If you suffer with any of these, a spa day could be the perfect remedy.

 

Encourages better sleep

Do you have trouble sleeping? A trip to the spa could be the ideal solution. The hot water from spa pools promotes relaxation and brings about the right conditions needed for a restful sleep. This means that soaking in a hot tub for just 15 minutes around an hour before bedtime can drastically improve your sleep quality – ideal if you have a busy week ahead of you.

 

Spa days at Leonardo Hotels

Here at Leonardo Hotels, our spa day breaks are the ideal way to feel refreshed and rejuvenated. Whether you want to visit a spa by yourself, with friends, or with your partner, we offer fabulous deals across our Juvenate and Rena spas at locations throughout the UK.

Choose from a wide range of incredible treatments and unwind in the heated spa pools, swimming pools, steam rooms and saunas. Book now and reap the brilliant physical and mental health benefits when you stay at one of our spa day hotels.