Home Spa Treatments

There are many different types of home spa set-ups and what you choose will depend on your space, your budget and whether you are renting or intending to move any time soon. It would be a shame to go to all the expense of setting up a home spa, only to move in a year or two and lose it.

To avoid this problem, consider getting a portable unit that you can take with you. A portable spa pool is the ultimate luxury and can be moved around the backyard, or taken with you when you leave. It is easier to set up because it is self-contained and you don't need to dig up anything for the plumbing.

You can simply set it on a foundation wherever it suits you, or you can create an outdoor room to house the spa. The room can be semi-portable; the addition of a deck on one or all sides, a sail over the top for shade and wall for privacy and windbreak will enhance your spa experience. Assorted shade-loving ferns and palms will certainly add a touch of exotic glamour.

Outdoor spas can be the swim spa pool with surf jets that allow you to swim 'on-the-spot' for amazing exercise, as well as hydrotherapy jets that are used in a more relaxing manner. They can be large, small or in between, portable (above ground) or in ground. These are most suitable for regions of temperate weather.

If you experience lots of cool or cold weather in your area an indoor spa would be more suitable. More use can be made of it indoors, since you are not dependent on the weather for use. Indoor spas can be different shapes and sixes, with round and oval being quite popular. You can choose what is called a chromatherapy spa that incorporates the use of colored LED lights to create moods of relaxation.

Another luxurious version is installed as a home entertainment system, with a pop-up TV screen set up at one end. The use of special equipment under the tub ensures that you feel the music vibrations as well as hear them.

A spa can also be installed as part of your normal bath, with added spinner jets to create that hydrotherapy feel. Effervescence - or bubbles - is used to stimulate and relax the various parts of the body. The bathroom can become a relaxation center instead of just a place have that hasty shower while the kids squabble on the floor beside you.