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Ocean Spray’s own team member, Meredith Volpe, shares her weight loss journey in this video and explains how exercising in a swim spa has taken her to a fitness level that she’d never imagined. Sometimes, a gym is the last place you’d want to work out. Our team does not simply sell hot tubs. We … Read More

Come to Relax, Stay For Your Health

It’s no surprise that the main reason people buy saunas is the same reason people buy any leisure product: relaxation. But the sauna offers a well-documented distinction that draws customers interested in more than kicking back. “The main difference is the sauna has so many additional health benefits that you don’t get in another leisure … Read More

6 Essential Oils for Happiness

March 9, 2018 By Author: Urmet Seepter Find out what are the most effective essential oils for happiness! The popularity of essential oils is clearly on the rise. Yoga classes have begun to use Rose oil and Lavender for their calming and relaxing effect. Frankincense and Sandalwood are used for meditation. Even athletes use essential oils in therapy … Read More

Hot Baths, Saunas can Relieve Pain, may help Heart

By Amy Chillag, CNN (CNN) Don Benedict played handball competitively for 30 years in the Pacific Northwest. To stay in shape, he ran 5 miles every other day. But decades of pounding the pavement took its toll. When Benedict was 57 years old, he ruptured a disc in his back. And then it happened again. He had … Read More

Six mind-body tips for less holiday stress

(CNN)- by Dana Santas: There’s no denying the joys of the holidays, but with all the shopping, parties and family visits, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by emotional and physical stressors. Trust me, I know the feeling! Thankfully, there are ways to keep the stress from getting the better of you. Below, I share six simple-yet-effective … Read More

Muscles in Hot Water

Alice Cunningham, one of our favorite water wellness advisors and owner of Olympic Hot Tub of Seattle, WA is always a great resource for information. A believer and true practitioner of the hot tub lifestyle, Alice shared the following blurb in AQUA Magazine on how hot water and muscles work so well together. Sometimes the … Read More

A COMPARISON OF BEST HOT TUB INSULATION TYPES

A COMPARISON OF BEST HOT TUB INSULATION TYPES

Insulation is what keeps the water in your hot tub hot. It is designed to slow or stop energy from moving. In other words, it traps warmth in the spa and does not allow it to escape. Any shopper looking for a hot tub that will (usually) be placed outdoors and expected to heat 400 gallons of … Read More

4 Ways Swimming Has Helped My Running

This form of cross-training brings some surprising benefits. ByTed Spiker FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017, 11:05 AM The other day, I walked into the locker room and a friend asked, “Did you just go swimming?”I hadn’t. It just looked that way, because my shorts and shirt were sopped, soaked, and slogged from a run in the Florida … Read More

7 WAYS TECHNOLOGY HAS SIMPLIFIED HOT TUB MAINTENANCE

Spa owners find hot tub maintenance easier than ever. It’s so easy to maintain a hot tub today. You no longer have to worry about restaining wood siding, and you might be surprised at how few chemicals you’ll use. Consider these facts: A hot tub manufactured in 2017 uses just 10 to 20 percent of the chlorine a similar model did in 1997 Today’s hot tub cabinets are made from low-maintenance, weather-resistant vinyl rather than wood … Read More