The longer you soak in hot springs, the better, no more than half an hour at a time.
In the cold winter, many people first think of soaking in hot springs. However, although the hot spring is good, it should be decided according to its own situation, so don’t blindly "enter the soup".
Many people feel that it’s hard to soak in a hot spring, and if you want to soak, you have to soak enough. In fact, the time spent in hot springs is not as long as possible. Remember a principle when soaking in hot springs: temperature is inversely proportional to time. Generally soak for 5-10 minutes at a time; Hot springs with low water temperature can be soaked for 20-30 minutes at a time. The number of hot springs per day should be 2-3 times, and frequent bathing is not advisable. If you take too many baths, it will lead to excessive physical exertion, but it will easily cause fatigue and backfire.
Some people think that leaving the substances in hot springs on the skin is good for the body, but it is not. Because if you encounter a hot spring with high concentration of sulfur or alkaline components, if you don’t clean it or dry it, after the water evaporates, the concentration of these substances left on the skin will increase by dozens of times, which is very irritating to the skin. Sulfur and other acid and alkali substances contained in hot springs can diminish inflammation and sterilize, which is quite effective for general infectious or parasitic skin diseases, but sometimes it can irritate skin wounds and cause deterioration, and even lead to "hot spring skin diseases".
Don’t use soap-containing cleaning products when washing. Wash the water at a lower temperature. Finally, dry the whole body, and then apply lotion to the face and body to moisturize and lock the skin moisture. Be careful not to rub hard when taking a bath, especially the skin folds around the armpit, crotch, navel and limbs.
Before entering the hot spring, you should take a small amount of hot spring water in a small wooden bucket and pour it on your body, so that your body can adapt to the water temperature and then soak in the bath, so as to avoid sudden blood pressure drop and dizziness caused by anemia. It is suggested to detect the temperature of spring water with your hands or feet first, and never jump into the hot spring at once.
Don’t soak in hot springs immediately after a long trip, take a proper rest first. Hot springs should be avoided on an empty stomach and after meals to avoid anemia and indigestion, which may cause collapse on an empty stomach. To avoid taking a bath after drinking, taking a bath after drinking is most likely to cause heart or vascular system emergencies.
Don’t do strenuous exercise before taking a hot spring bath. After exercise, the heart rate and blood flow are accelerated, and the heat effect of hot springs is not good for the body; After exercise, it is best to rest for 10-20 minutes before taking a hot spring bath.
Massage cooperation. Appropriate acupoint massage will strengthen the health care effect of hot springs and have obvious therapeutic effects on some diseases. Women should not soak in hot springs for too long, otherwise it will easily destroy the normal pH and beneficial bacteria ecology in the vagina, and the vagina will be easily infected and itchy.
If you feel dry mouth and chest tightness, take a break by the pool, do some stretching exercises, and drink some distilled water to replenish water. Some people like to be soaked red all over, so it is especially necessary to observe whether there is any phenomenon such as rapid heartbeat and difficulty breathing to avoid danger. After bathing, you should wear a bathrobe and go back to your room to rest. Be careful not to catch cold. You should drink water or drink some drinks properly to replenish the lost water.
Finally, there are several situations in which it is best not to soak in hot springs: cancer patients and tuberculosis patients should not bathe in hot springs, and these two types of patients may have metastasis after bathing in hot springs; Patients with severe skin diseases should not wash hot springs because it may cause cross infection; Patients with cardiovascular diseases should soak in hot springs under the advice and observation of doctors; Diabetic patients can’t wash overheated hot springs. If the temperature is too high, it will speed up metabolism and increase the physical burden of diabetic patients. In the early pregnancy and labor period, it is not suitable for women with menstrual period or wounds to wash hot springs; Old people, people with dry skin or itchy skin in winter should not soak in hot springs for too long. Remember to drink water to replenish the water lost due to rising body temperature. In the hot spring pool, remember to take care of your face and skin to avoid steaming your face in the high temperature for too long. You can apply a mask or wipe your face with a cold towel. (Zheng Haiyan, Wang Biao)