Bathing

Swimming: a beneficial rest for the body

Swimming is one of the most popular recreational activities, especially during the hot season. It can occur both in natural reservoirs and in artificial pools. But bathing is not only pleasant for the body, but also good for health.

The physiological effects of bathing on the body are associated with the temperature and mechanical effects of water. Unlike other water procedures, the temperature effect of water when swimming in open water is more pronounced, since the water temperature is significantly lower than body temperature. This helps speed up metabolism, increase blood circulation and improve blood supply to organs and tissues.

The mechanical effect of water during bathing, especially during swimming, is also much more pronounced than during hydrotherapy. This helps strengthen muscles, improve joint flexibility and develop endurance.

In addition, swimming in natural bodies of water has the beneficial effects of clean air and solar radiation. This helps strengthen the immune system, improve mood and overall well-being.

However, when swimming in the seas, salt lakes, estuaries and in healing pools with mineral water, the chemical effect on the skin should be taken into account. The salts dissolved in these bodies of water have an irritating effect on the skin, which can persist even after leaving the water. A thin layer of small salt crystals, called a “salt cloak,” can settle on the bather’s skin. Therefore, after swimming in such reservoirs, you should take a shower to wash off the salt from the skin and avoid irritation.

Thus, swimming in natural and artificial reservoirs is a useful form of recreation that helps strengthen the body and improve well-being. However, to avoid possible negative consequences, you should take into account the characteristics of the reservoir and take precautions.

Bathing is not just a procedure for washing the body. This is a rite or ritual that has its own characteristics, history and ritual traditions. The word "swim" has several meanings related to water: swimming in a lake, going to the river, sitting in a bathtub and even standing in the shower. According to the Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language, bathing is the action of the verb: “bathe”; and the same verb, as lexicographers write in another dictionary. The water in which a person is immersed becomes a mysterious element that can reveal his essence and heal the body. Some people prefer to take baths for general relaxation or to treat illnesses, while others seek water as a path to spiritual enlightenment. Unfortunately, many people ignore the effect water has on their bodies, considering bathing to be a simple physical activity. Taking baths becomes a medical ritual, and immersion in water becomes a habit. But they actually help improve your health. A bath helps you relax and relieves stress. In ordinary bathrooms you can feel more comfortable, communicate more easily, open up, thereby distracting yourself from the hustle and bustle and everyday routine. The bathroom has all the conditions for relaxation of body and soul. As a rule, when taking a bath, a person feels protected, since this is how ancient ancestors dealt with physical and spiritual ailments. If measures are not taken in time to restore health with the help of medicinal herbs and water treatments, the disease will begin to slowly progress, and any area of ​​life will decline. Since ancient times, healers have used baths to treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system, joints and skin. Nowadays, baths are available to everyone thanks to innovations in the field of pharmacology. You can buy essential oil, sea salts, various extracts, artificial flavors and medicinal foams. Since a person can take not only a simple hot bath to relax the whole body, but also immerse himself only in a certain area (for example, the neck or limbs), various special additives can be used to take baths. Thus, to summarize, I would like to note that when taking a bath, it is necessary to use not only various forms of additives, but also stock up on fresh aromatic sea salt, a wax candle or candles made from real beeswax. It’s good to light them while taking a bath, adding them to special water with added milk, and immersing yourself headlong, imagining how negative thoughts, anxieties and negativity leave you along with this water.