Peace, relaxation, murmur of water, which brings health and beauty ... It is these associations that arise at us with the word "spa". For the right to be considered his homeland, Belgium and Biarritz, Ancient Rome and modern resorts of France are arguing. One is indisputable: the healing power of water man put himself into service in ancient times.
So, what is a SPA procedure?
The origin of the word "spa" is associated with the small Belgian town of Spa near Liege, nestled in the foothills of the Ardennes.
The curative powers of the self-inflaming Spa sources were known to the ancient Romans.
The most traditional interpretation is as follows: SPA - the abbreviation of Latin sanus per aqua, which means "health through water". Do you remember how the Russian intelligentsia of the 19th century went "to the waters"? Today we would say that Belinsky or Turgenev went to a spa resort! The modern spa industry is hotels, complexes and even small settlements, where they come to improve their health, to relieve the burden of past years and the burden of urban stresses, to feel themselves young body and soul.
What are spa treatments? It is not only mineral waters, therapeutic mud, sea bathing, salt and algae, which are the basis of cosmetic rituals. It is also unique climatic conditions, baths, saunas, massage and therapeutic gymnastics - you can enumerate endlessly. Sources of ideas for procedures can be scooped up everywhere, where there is a source of clean, useful water. Fortunately, there are many such places, and one of them is the Swedish shelf of the Baltic Sea.
A little bit about Swedish SPA
The popularity of the Swedish spa is growing both in the country itself and outside it. Still would! Some resorts in Sweden are unique without exaggeration. Take at least Rixgransen, located in Lapland, 300 km to the pole from the Arctic Circle. Some local spa procedures are borrowed from the Saami - the indigenous population of Lapland. Imagine: silence, a mysterious landscape with bizarre dwarf pines, an endless sea, sandy beaches with picturesque piles of stones. A simple walk in these places fills the soul with peace and light. And if you add to this bathing in thermal pools, massage and skin care based on local natural treasures ... By the way, guests are fed only organic products that are grown nearby.
According to the unhurried tradition of these places, it is clear that the culture of Swedish SPAs is not one and not ten years old. Indeed, many resorts opened at the dawn of the twentieth century, and they are still working today. For example, the resorts of Locke Brunn and Medevi Bryunn near Stockholm. Visitors to these showrooms "with a history" can enjoy the power of sea water and mineral water from Lake Wättern.
According to the International Spa and Fitness Association (ISPA), this lifestyle is becoming increasingly popular. It implies not only proper skin care, but also programs for improving the whole body, including proper nutrition with an optimal set of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, balanced physical activity and various relaxation techniques.
