5 Steps to Follow to Make the Most of Your Spa Day
You have booked a spa circuit during the hotel break and you are looking forward to the time to relax among the jets of water and enjoy that jacuzzi that you have been dreaming of for a long time. But now that the time has come and you are about to take off your bathrobe to enter the pool, you do not know where to start.
There is no general rule. Some spas have different routines that only focus on one part of the body, while others include things like massages and mud baths. But, there is an ideal order to bring the maximum benefit of your spa day, we explain it in this article.
How to use a spa circuit correctly
We asked our colleague Elodie, who is an expert spa professional, how to use a spa circuit correctly. In this article, we tell you its 9 steps to follow (and not jump) so that your appointment at the spa is perfect.
1. Before you begin: Get ready
Before starting, Elodie advises taking a hot shower with soap and then drying off. This will prepare you to get the best out of the treatments to follow.
2. Now: sauna to eliminate toxins
Start your spa circuit with a short sauna session, between 5 and 10 minutes.
The sauna is a great way to relax and get rid of stress. To enjoy this experience to the fullest, make sure you prepare properly:
- Hydrate. Drink water before sitting down to enjoy the sauna and throughout the day in the spa, so you can sweat and eliminate all toxins, but avoid dehydration that can cause dizziness.
- Set realistic times and goals. Monitor how much time you spend in the sauna. A short session is perfect to start, but your heat tolerance may still be reduced, so get out of the sauna if you experience any uncomfortable sensations.
3. Shower or dive into the cold water pool
Cold water is good for the skin. You’ve read it in all the magazines and blogs. And the benefits of cold showers are numerous:
- Help increase energy levels,
- Relieve stress and anxiety,
- Reduce inflammation of the body,
- They improve circulation and blood flow to the skin.
But, in the case of spas, it is not only this. Causing temperature changes in the body is the goal of a spa circuit. To properly enjoy the installations, you should alternate heating and cooling throughout the session.
4. There’s no rush here: take a break
When you’re at a spa, it’s easy to fall into the temptation of running from one pool to the other non-stop. But there is no hurry. In fact, it’s best to plan small breaks to hydrate. In this phase, take a break of 10 minutes and take the opportunity to relax and drink water or infusions.
5. Everything is ready for your second sauna session
Raise your body temperature again with another sauna session. But this time it’s long, about 10-15 minutes. If the spa has both a dry and a steam sauna, you can alternate them.
Steam baths are a great way to reduce skin inflammation, help relax the muscles and have benefits on the respiratory system.