Name: Hot baths. It found that hot baths can bring about certain similar health benefits to those of aerobic exercise. Heat therapies, including time in a hot tub, can raise core body temperature and improve blood flow, which can lower blood pressure, control blood sugar and reduce inflammation. It’s better to sit in a hot tub. Charles James Steward, one of the study’s authors, recommends sitting up to your shoulders in a hot tub that is heated to approximately 40C (104F) for an hour.

Source: The Guardian May 26, 2021 16:18 UTC