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Thalassotherapy and SPA<\/h2>\n

The therapeutic, as well as relaxing and stimulating properties of sea water for the human body have been known since ancient times<\/span>. This knowledge has since been put into practice in centers specialized \u2013 as far as possible \u2013 in the era of Casanova, Goethe and Napoleon \u2013 in this field.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nHowever, in recent years, the habit of important people to be left in the care of the water has become widespread, since many have discovered the benefits of thalassotherapy, as it is now known. For several of these "many", habit became fashion. <\/span><\/p>\n

Won by this wide appeal, they are, of course, the "temples of worship of the human body<\/span>\u00bb that today abound all over the world, with a greater or lesser degree of specialization. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, this does not mean that their customers do not win. Quite the opposite. These resorts provide services that have a double goal: the beauty and vigor of the body with the calmness and balance of the soul and spirit.<\/p>\n

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What is thalassotherapy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As you can guess from its name, it is a process of rejuvenating the human body, based on its healing and relaxing properties <\/span>of sea water. This can be achieved, either with the help of water itself at the appropriate temperature, or by its derivatives (algae, mud or cosmetics based on the aforementioned ingredients).<\/span><\/p>\n

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All of these are rich in trace elements necessary for the human body, which, with the appropriate temperature, penetrate more easily into our body.<\/span><\/p>\n

Program for all tastes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As for the duration of the thalassotherapy program, it is considered ideal that it lasts about a week or a little less. But this does not mean that there are no treatments applied for a weekend or even in a daily schedule, which usually fight stress, help lose weight<\/span> or relate to special treatments.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spring\u00a0<\/strong>and autumn<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As a time of general rejuvenation, regeneration and change, spring is considered the most suitable time to follow a thalassotherapy program. Its beneficial effects can last for the entire semester until autumn, the second best time to indulge in the beneficial effects of sea water, before the arrival of winter.<\/p>\n

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Health and beauty<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The benefits of a visit to a thalassotherapy center are varied. As mentioned above, they have to do with beauty (exercise, losing extra pounds, fighting cellulite), but also rest (relieving stress, stimulating physical and mental strength) and above all health (prevention <\/span>and treatment of circulatory and heart diseases, osteoarthritis and rheumatism).<\/span><\/p>\n

This means that in the first contact with the thalassotherapy center, the first person we will meet is the doctor who <\/span>will determine the program according to our needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Massage for everyone <\/strong><\/h2>\n

However, eh<\/span>in addition to the classic services of a beauty salon or spa, thalassotherapy centers offer massages of many kinds, depending on the result we want, treatments that combine traditional secrets with modern concepts of aesthetics and medicine, while, at the same time, they offer advice on relaxation techniques , healthy eating and stress control.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pay attention to hygiene<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Among the things that one is asked to pay attention to in a thalassotherapy center, is certainly the observance of hygiene rules. In most specialized institutes, special attention is paid to these rules, but, for better or for worse, we control as much as possible what is happening, the disinfection of the premises and the competence of the staff.<\/p>\n

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The equipment<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In what we are called to have with us on a visit to a thalassotherapy center and <\/span>spa they include a swimming cap, plastic slippers and two swimsuits. It would be good not to have valuables with us or on us. <\/span><\/p>\n

Also, it is possible to provide the services of the center without having to stay in its hotel facilities. However, it would be better to spend maybe a little more in order to really relax and avoid unnecessary travel.<\/p>\n

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The history of SPAs<\/span>
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The term <\/span>"SPA" is an abbreviation of the Latin expression "sanus per acqua", which means "healthy through water". SPA is also the name of a small town in Belgium, whose hot springs were discovered by the Romans. Originally, they were used by soldiers to treat sore muscles, wounds, or even as a way to relieve stress. However, the idea of <\/span>spa it may have become particularly popular during the 20th century, but it has been around for a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Greeks and Egyptians<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In fact, spas, <\/span>as hot springs and spas, they have been known for thousands of years. Ancient civilizations, mainly the Greeks and Egyptians, used them for treatments and as a key part of social life, while much later, the Romans perfected them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Much later, the <\/span>Quiberon of Brittany became the largest and most famous center in Europe. It was founded by the famous cyclist <\/span>LouisonBobet, after a stint at Europe's first marine institute in Roscoff, France, created by Dr. <\/span>Louis Bargot.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Famous SPA fans<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0Writers and researchers such as<\/span> Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, Nikolai Gogol and Friedrich Nietzsche used to help their concentration and spirit with visits to thalassotherapy centers. The German poet Johann Wolfgang Goethe preferred to help his... body, since according to the testimonies he stayed for a week in <\/span>spa of Marienbad, in order to prepare to... court a much younger one. For the great composer Richard Wagner again, the places of worship and care of the human body were a source of inspiration for his works.<\/span><\/p>\n

SPA lovers\u00a0<\/span>they were also personalities of the time, such as Giacomo Casanova or even Napoleon himself who razed the city of Vichy to build a modern <\/span>spa in his imperial standards\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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His dictionary\u00a0<\/span>SPA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Media p<\/span>the space of any large thalassotherapy center, we will be faced with terminologies that we may not have encountered before... Let's look at some of them:<\/span><\/p>\n