When we talk about circulation problems, we
refer to all those negative effects on venous
flow. The origin of circulation problems is very
complex: bad circulation can be caused by hereditary problems, excessive fatigue, water
retention, sedentary life, etc. Because of this
complexity of causes, prevention must cover
different aspects and has to be planned
according to an accurate medical examination.
The most common circulation problems are:
Varicose veins: the veins
exhaustion;
Capillaries;
Venous stasis: the blood
circulation slowdown in some parts of
the body;
Cold feet: actually they are the
display of a circulation problem caused
by cellulite and vasomotor laziness (a
reduced release and constriction of
blood vessels activity).
Water physical
activity is a very efficacious treatment
because it combines exercises with the massaging
effect of water... You can get an even more
efficacious effect from your treatment if you
alternate warm and cold water: it is a very good
"vascular gymnastic" that helps a better reduced
release and constriction of blood vessels (warm
water is a vasodilator while cold water is a
vasoconstrictor).
A correct training
program carried out in the proper way and with
the right scientific information, will help you
getting all the benefits from the combination of
physical exercise and thermal water, such as:
Increase in muscular pump activity: While
water surrounds the legs during the exercises,
the muscles voluntary contractions act like a "muscular
pump"; in this way blood can "spread" from
inferior valves to the heart;
Raising of venous return to the heart
thanks to less gravity in water;
Superficial vasodilatation of the skin;
Muscular pump on the vessels;
Blood vessel gymnastic (alternating cold
and warm water).
If
the water is particularly warm (more
than 35°), avoid to remain in the pool
more than 20/30’, because a prolonged
vasodilatation could have an effect
completely opposite to the desired one.
Always
do exercises proper to your
possibilities and conditions (inform the
trainer about your eventual problems).
Relay
on a qualified and expert trainer who
knows the problems and effects of moving
in thermal waters.
Drink
often before, during and after the
exercises in thermal water (even if you
do not notice it, the thermal waters
makes you sweat a lot). The ideal drink
is water plus minerals and
oligo-elements (to replace the ones lost
sweating).
SOS back pains
The backache is one of the most
common pathologies: stiffness,
wrong postures, joints lesions,
many are the causes of this pain
that can become a daily
companion. Discover with our
experts’ advices how to face it
and…beat it!
At the spa for two
How wonderful and complicated is
a relationship! Let’s try to
understand how to create moments
for two rich in cuddles and
communication perhaps while you
are plunged into thermal water.
Varicose veins: the veins
exhaustion;
