From a narrow sense, SPA refers to hydrotherapy beauty and health, the form of SPA, including cold water bath, hot water bath, hot and cold water bath, sea water bath, spa bath, tap water bath, each bath can be in a certain degree of relaxation of tense muscles and nerves, to eliminate toxins in the body, prevention and treatment of disease, in recent years, found that the hydrotherapy with a variety of aroma oil massage, will accelerate fat burning, with the effect of slimming. , with the effect of slimming. In a broad sense, SPA includes the familiar hydrotherapy, aromatherapy massage, bathing, going to the dead center and so on. Modern SPA mainly through the body's five senses, namely, hearing (healing music), taste (herbal tea, healthy diet), touch (massage, contact), smell (natural aromatic essential oils), vision (natural or imitation natural landscapes, humanistic environments) to achieve a full range of relaxation, will be the essence of the spirit, the gas, God, the three in one, to achieve the relaxation of the body, mind and soul, now SPA has evolved into a modern beauty to make up for the already! The SPA has evolved into a synonym for modern beauty.
SPA has different themes, some emphasize relaxation, soothing, detoxification treatment; some to fitness and slimming as the focus; there are also heavy aromatic essential oils, marine water or pure herbal therapy. But no matter which type of SPA, it is not detached from the basic need to satisfy the guests' six pleasurable senses of hearing (therapeutic music), smell (natural flowers and herbs), vision (natural landscape), taste (healthy food and drink), touch (massage and care) and thinking (inner relaxation).
The origin of SPA
As early as 1500 BC, the Indians to this "water" to heal wounds and pain, the ancient Greeks will also be used as a dose of medicine to cure disease and strengthen the body's elixir, and in the luxury of Ancient Rome, the people are the use of natural differences in the temperature of the water, will be divided into a very hot public **** bathroom, hot and cold pool. Cold pool. Here became the warriors wash the body dirt public **** exchange place.
In the middle of the 15th century, the name of the spa came from a small valley called Spau near Liège, Belgium, which is a very mineral-rich thermal zone, and the local people used to soak in the hot spring baths to treat all kinds of illnesses and aches and pains. After the 18th century, SPA became popular among European aristocrats and became the first choice of the aristocrats for relaxation and physical fitness.
In addition to the SPA this place, the ancient Romans in other parts of Europe also used natural mineral springs as a healing treatment. Later, more and more spa resorts appeared around the world. California in the United States, France, Britain, Italy, Austria, Japan, Taiwan and other places are very well-known spa treatment centers, and SPA this kind of leisure and beauty in these places is also very popular.
With the development of the times, people continue to give SPA newer ways and richer connotation. Today SPA this blend of ancient traditions and modern high-tech spa method is no longer the exclusive favorite of the aristocrats, and gradually become a modern urbanites return to nature, eliminate physical and mental exhaustion, set of leisure, beauty, decompression in one of the fashionable health concepts, with the five senses of therapy, whether it is a soothing massage, cosmetology, or hot springs hydrotherapy, wherever this kind of activities related to the pressure, soothing the body, the mind, can be
The beautiful legend of SPA
Legend has it that three or four hundred years ago, there were Greek physicians who suggested that hydrotherapy could prevent disease. Until the 14th century, is located in Belgium Ardennes (Ardennes) in the forest area in a town called SPA, the residents found that there are many natural springs, and the salt content is very low, no mineral impurities, whether it is to drink or used to bathe, the human body have great benefits, the residents are using it to treat pain and disease, and then became the birthplace of the modern SPA.
There is also a legend that water therapy was discovered in the 19th century by a Catholic priest, Sebastian Kneipp. He used hot and cold water to stimulate the body's functions, promote blood circulation and reduce stress, and the effect was so good that it slowly evolved into what is now popularly known as "Hydrotherapy" (Hydrotherapy).
There is also a legend in Belgium, Liege, a town called Spau, surrounded by beautiful forests and hot springs rich in minerals, residents are to the hot springs to treat the disease in the treatment at the same time can be in the nature of the living cleansing the mind, enjoy the natural gifts, and thus named SPA. and send out a variety of forms of beauty beauty and other forms.
SPA's pleasure of mind and body, for the internal hoarding of pressure to find an outlet, so that up close to its person, mind, spirit to achieve harmony and balance of enjoyment, so that people to taste.
The charm of aromatic SPA
Body, mind and spirit are beautiful is the dream of the modern city people who are in the state of health. SPA blowing the pleasant aroma, it is from the body, mind and spirit to give people care and comfort, care for your face, care for your soul, so you are full of vitality from the inside to the outside, bright and colorful.
Body and mind beauty charging station
SPA has carefully created the atmosphere of a special mood: in the soft sound, aroma has curls of elegant space, enjoy the water droplets, petals, green leaves, soil caresses, sucking the natural forest wilderness plants exudes a fresh breath, everything is so warm and peaceful, such as the sky flying birds, swimming in the water as free as a fish, worry all forgotten. Inside the wall of lush grass, outside the wall of red dust rolling, as if it were a world away, peach and red dust, but only within reach.
SPA includes facial care, music massage, aromatherapy, lymphatic drainage, hydrotherapy, mud therapy, marine therapy, yoga, five senses therapy, etc., to health, beauty, fitness, comfort as the main theme, the use of water, color, sound, light, plant aroma essential oils, the Dead Sea mineral mud, and even hot stones as a therapeutic tool, full of people's visual (color, natural landscape), olfactory (flowers and herbs aromatherapy), tactile senses. Floral aromatherapy), touch (massage), hearing (music), taste (herbal tea) and other senses and spiritual feelings, bringing people pleasure and enjoyment, so that people feel relaxed. Although there are measured weight detoxification and stress relief, some focus on beauty and slimming, some focus on herbal remedies, etc., but to bring you the love of the spring rain, so that people "intoxicated do not know the way back.
In the SPA world, you can beautify the face, body shape, rest heart health, feel the nourishment of flowers and grass rain and beauty therapist gentle techniques of care. After some fragrant flowers Melody water washing, step out of the SPA when you look tired has gone, exuding the fragrance of flowers and plants, the aroma of people, can be called vanilla beauty. No wonder many urban celebrities, white-collar women, and elegant people are fascinated by it, and it has become a way for them to show their taste in life.
SPA not only provides facial, hand, foot beauty, but also health and body shaping, weight loss programs, the customer base in addition to female customers to do slimming, but also to promote accompanied by male customers to do body health maintenance. The hot springs here are usually drinkable, and have a significant therapeutic effect on gastrointestinal disorders. Since most obesity is caused by indigestion in the gastrointestinal system, this type of hot spring can treat gastrointestinal diseases on the one hand, and promote lymphatic circulation and metabolism of excess fat and waste inside the body on the other hand, so that the digestive system of the body can be more robust.
The spa can be described as a rechargeable energy station for the body and mind.
The contraindications and side effects of SPA
I. The following patients are not recommended to receive spa therapy:
1. Those who are mentally incapacitated or unconscious, have dementia, mental deterioration, and balance disorders, so as to avoid drowning and accidents.
2. Arrhythmia.
3. People with untreated epilepsy.
4. Diabetics with poor blood sugar control or hypoglycemia.
5. Severe varicose veins in the lower extremities.
6, light and heat sensitivity (such as erythema patients).
7. malignant tumors.
8. Hypertensive patients with poorly controlled blood pressure.
9. Postural hypotension.
II. In terms of side effects, which may occur include:
1. Skin sensitivity to exothermic heat, resulting in rashes and itching.
2. Bacterial infections in users due to lack of attention to environmental hygiene.
3, heat treatment effect should be - 5% of users in the first week will produce discomfort, weakness, fatigue and other effects, but gradually return to normal.
4. Avoid committing, violent water column impact injury.