{"id":6983,"date":"2017-08-18T16:14:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T16:14:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-08-18T16:14:14","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T16:14:14","slug":"6-ways-a-hot-bath-is-more-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/feature\/6-ways-a-hot-bath-is-more-1\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways A Hot Bath Is More Beneficial To You Than You May Think"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hot baths aren’t for everyone. Some are too impatient for it, while others could sit in a tub for hours on end. It’s a form of cleansing one’s body, after all. However, there are more positive benefits to hot baths other than keeping you relaxed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read the six ways a hot bath is more beneficial to you than you think:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0‘Having a hot bath burns the same amount of calories as going for a run’<\/h3>\n

If you’ve ever looked at Dubai’s hot and humid weather outside and decided to sack off the jog in favour of a long luxurious bubble bath, you might not have\u00a0any<\/em>\u00a0cause to feel guilty…<\/p>\n

Yup, it’s official – researchers at Loughborough University claim that taking a plunge may have similar health benefits to exercising.<\/p>\n

They claim that ‘passive heating’ – the experience your body goes through while taking a bath – might have a positive effect on blood sugar control and the number of calories that the body burns – meaning it could be just as good for you as a long ol’ jog.<\/p>\n

Pass the bath bubbles!<\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0The sweating in a really hot tub helps eliminate toxins\u00a0<\/h3>\n

According to a study on the monitoring and\u00a0elimination of bioaccumulated toxic elements by Beesoon et al, sweating during a workout or even in a hot tub may help excrete heavy metals and other toxic elements that you’ve gathered from your surroundings. So the sweating helps you get rid of cadmium, arsenic, lead, mercury and phthalates (found in personal care products).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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