Key to relaxation | Mountain Chalet Orlik

Our private Spa Orlík will give you energy and releases accumulated stress. Enjoy your private time in whirlpool and sauna. Below, you can find useful tips for maximum relaxation:

Our key to relaxation:

• Breathing: while enjoying our spa, take your time to breathe correctly, to feel free and calm. Emotions and breathing are known to be related. When stressed, your breath is fast and shallow.  When you learn to control the rhythm and deepness of breathing, you will more easily control your emotions.
• Abdominal breathing: first sit with your legs crossed or sit on your legs. Straighten your back and close your eyes. Exhale slowly until the air in your body gets completely drained out. Then, inhale deeply into your stomach until full and hold your breath for several seconds. Then, exhale half the speed of the inhalation. Repeat this technique five times, concentrate more on exhaling.
• Whirlpool: bubbles and water pressure stimulate the blood circulation and activate your metabolism. Enjoy the sound and feelings from outgoing bubbles, relax.
• Massage effect of whirlpool: air bubbles and water pressure help the lymph stream and blood circulation and also relax entire body muscles.
• Cleaning effect of whirlpool: water stream cleans you skin deeply. Your pores will open as your body warms up.
• Water: as you dip in water, its natural buoyancy relaxes your muscles and your body naturally relaxes. Water pressure makes lymph flow easier and stimulates blood circulation, which helps remove the exhaustion from tired body parts. Also, the negative ions created during showering, activate brain matter, B endorphin that gives you energy and vitality.
• Hot bath and cold shower: by mixing hot and cold bath, your autonomous nerve balance will revive and your mind will perfectly refresh. Dip into hot whirlpool for 5 to 10 minutes with your eyes closed and warm up and relax your body. Imagination how the capillary vessels widen on inhale and toxins get out from the body on exhale gives more efficiency. After your body warms up, cool it down in cold water for several minutes.
• Sauna: for full relaxation effect, the temperature should not be too hot, 70° C is enough; this will allow you to stay longer. This temperature enhances heart and lung function by transfer of fresh oxygen and food by entire body. It also makes sweating easier and takes out harmful substances and tiredness. This is why regular stays in sauna makes you feel fresh and full of energy.
• For maximum sauna effect, please follow these rules: before entering the bath, get dried by the towel. You cannot fully appreciate the thermal effects when your body is wet. When staying in sauna, mix the air in top and bottom by waving the towel around to circulate the air. 5 to 10 minutes is the most effective time of stay in sauna. After leaving sauna, try tepid shower instead of cold; it allows you to cool down longer. Drink water to replenish the liquids...