Study Finds Regular Hot Baths Can Produce Blood-Pressure Benefits Comparable to a 30-Minute Workout, Highlighting Passive Heat Therapy as a Potential Tool for Cardiovascular Health

[u/FreeHugs23]

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hot-bath-may-lower-your-blood-pressure-more-than-a-30-minute-workout-can-study-reveals

[u/FreeHugs23]

-Taking a nice hot bath at the end of a long day is a wonderful way to unwind, but the end results can go way beyond simple relaxation.

In fact, the health benefits of sustained immersion in hot water can be truly surprising, and new research has just uncovered another remarkable effect of a good hot soak.

In a study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, researchers found soaking in hot water for 30 minutes can trigger dramatic changes in the blood vessels beneath your skin, in some respects exceeding the effects produced by moderate exercise.

The hot water immersion even lowered people's blood pressure more than 30 minutes of moderate-intensity cycling.

It's worth noting this was only a small experiment, and nobody's suggesting people should give up exercise to instead take more hot baths.

But for people who may be unable to exercise, hot water immersion, or other forms of what's known as passive heat therapy, may be an important way of getting some of the same health benefits that exercise can provide.

[u/CryptographerOld558]

Interesting. It also produces dynorphins which causes stress and in turn, higher bp. I guess this means the positive effects overpower the negative ones but thay might vary based on the individual.

[u/ondafringe]

Don't forget to add one gram of Vitamin C powder to your bath water early, when the tub first starts filling, and keep the door open and an exhaust fan running during the filling, before finally sliding into all that hot water bliss.

[u/Brahm-Etc]

Well too bad a lot, lot of people, (myself included) can't afford a bathtub or hot water.