Water's Endless Opportunities – Utilize Your Benefits at the Spa

Water's Endless Opportunities – Utilize Your Benefits at the Spa

Water sports facilities and spas are year after year among the most popular places to use the Edenred Virike benefit across Finland. Going for a swim after a workday might feel unfamiliar if your last experience at a swimming pool was during middle school gym class. However, water activities and relaxation in pools have undeniable effects on adult well-being, and swimming is a joint-friendly yet effective form of exercise.

Water exercise is fun and effective, regardless of age and fitness level

Swimming is a versatile and healthy form of exercise that offers numerous benefits for people of all ages. One of the most significant advantages of swimming is its lower impact. In the embrace of water, the body is shielded from the stress caused by gravity, which protects the joints and reduces the risk of injury. Because of this low impact, swimming is a sport that can be enjoyed throughout life.

Swimming is also an excellent option for those with mobility limitations, as it allows for maintaining fitness without additional strain. The resistance of water helps muscles work efficiently, promoting recovery after injuries, for example. On hot summer days, swimming provides a perfect break from the heat; plunging into the water relaxes and offers gentle, rhythmic movements that are enjoyable exercise in the heat.

Exercising in water helps with weight management, prevents diseases, and refreshes the mind. Water serves as an excellent resistance, developing the body's major muscle groups and improving cardiovascular fitness. Water exercise is also easy and adaptable to different levels, making it suitable for everyone – including those for whom other forms of movement are challenging.

Take time for yourself and escape from everyday life at a spa

Recovery from stress is an important part of overall well-being, and spas provide a peaceful environment for this. Being in water relaxes and soothes tense muscles while promoting mental relaxation. Spas often offer various treatments, such as massages and stretching classes, which support muscle recovery and help alleviate stress.

Saunas are another essential part of the spa experience. Spas typically have several different saunas that offer various experiences and health benefits. Sauna bathing promotes muscle recovery, improves circulation, and can help you relax after a busy day. In particular, steam saunas and salt saunas provide additional benefits, such as opening airways and enhancing skin health.

Cold water pools are also common in spas and offer health benefits, such as improved metabolism and stress relief. A dip in refreshing water revitalizes the body and mind, enhances recovery, and increases the amount of endorphins.

Spa visits offer diverse opportunities for relaxation and well-being. They combine exercise, recovery, and treatments, making a spa visit an excellent way to care for both physical and mental health.

Edenred's extensive network of locations for sports and cultural benefits includes numerous swimming spots

With the Edenred Virike benefit, you can pay for entry to the pool and sauna areas of several spas, while the Edenred Massage benefit allows you to enjoy massage services available at spas. Please check the location search to see which spas and massage services accept Edenred payments. Edenred is not accepted as a payment method for accommodation services at spa hotels or cosmetic spa treatments.

Here are a few spas worth trying around Finland – enjoy your splashing moments!

Water World Levi, Kittilä

Wild fun on the water slide or complete relaxation in the hot tubs? The spa offers something for everyone: exercise, relaxation, or excitement. At the Levi Spa, you can also enjoy the proximity to nature in the stunning outdoor pools.

Härmä Spa, Ylihärmä

Swimwear weather 365 days a year! Härmä Spa features a 25-meter lap pool with water jogging options, a 16-meter pool, a children's pool, a cold pool, and a warm oasis pool, which includes a hot tub, massage showers, and a children's slide. The sauna area offers traditional saunas as well as several steam saunas.

 

Flamingo Spa, Vantaa

Finland's most popular water park & spa invites you to splash around! Flamingo Spa, with its family-friendly water park and adult spa, is open every day of the year.

Scandic Aulanko Spa, Hämeenlinna

At Scandic Aulanko Spa, it's easy to relax and enjoy the peaceful lake views. In addition to various pools and saunas, you can indulge in pampering treatments at the Day Spa.

Rauhalahti Spa, Kuopio

Rauhalahti Spa is open every day and features various pools for lap swimming and relaxation, swimming channels to a warm outdoor pool, hot tubs, a water mushroom, hot and cold pools, a 23-meter water slide, and shallow wading pools for toddlers, as well as traditional Finnish saunas and a steam sauna.

Haikko Spa & Hotel, Porvoo

Haikko Spa's pool area, with its hot tubs, sauna pathways, and experience showers, offers adults pleasures and relaxation amidst the everyday hustle and bustle.

Lohja Spa, Lohja

The design of the new spa is based on Finnishness and experiential elements. The inspiration comes from Sakari Topelius's fairy tale "Koivu ja Tähti." These elements are reflected in the spa's sensory world through materials, images, scents, colors, and sounds. In the various pools, you can either work on your fitness or simply enjoy your time. The experience sauna area, with its showers, provides care and pampering for both your body and mind.

Regatta Spa, Hanko

The elegant spa area captivates with its modern facilities and incredible sea views. Refresh yourself in the pools, relax in the saunas, and enjoy the fresh sea air on the stunning observation terrace.

Kumpeli Spa, Heinola

The hotel features a high-quality spa designed for adult tastes, providing an escape from everyday life in an instant. The spa includes a sauna world with four different saunas, a pool area, relaxation spaces, a salt room, and a gym. Pampering treatments and relaxing massages complete the spa experience.

Ruissalo Spa, Turku

Ruissalo Spa is a center for fitness, health, and well-being. Take time for yourself and relax in the spa's warm waters!

Naantali Spa, Naantali

The spa's atmospheric pool area provides well-being for both body and mind. Dive into the hot tubs and escape from everyday life. Enjoy the gentle heat of a traditional Finnish sauna or relax in the soothing, aromatic steam room.

Ikaalinen Spa, Ikaalinen

Welcome to enjoy the warmth of the tropics in Pirkanmaa! Our extensive spa features a total of 500 cubic meters of water, including two hot tubs, two children's pools, and an outdoor pool.

Järvikylpylä, Rantasalmi

In our lake spa, you will experience a new kind of Finnish lake wellness experience, as all building materials are nature-friendly: Lake Saimaa water, natural stone, and over 500-year-old sunken logs. The spa is heated using lake/ground heat and solar energy. After lounging in the pools, you can relax in the diverse sauna world. The outdoor pools feature unheated water from Lake Saimaa.

Santa Sport, Rovaniemi

Our spa offers modern facilities for competitive swimmers, water exercise classes, swimming schools, and leisure swimmers alike. You will find a four-lane fitness pool, a pleasant recreational pool area, and a slide for children.

Spa Taikametsä, Imatra

Imatra Spa's sauna and pool area, Spa Taikametsä, offers a refreshing experience for people of all ages. This stunning complex, which celebrates Finnish nature, pampers you with warm pools and relaxes both body and mind. Spa Taikametsä spans approximately 1,500 m² and features 16 pools along with an impressive 80-meter water slide.

All these spas and dozens of swimming pools can also be found in Edenred's location search. Find a swimming pool near you and make regular swimming a habit with Edenred Virike!

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Source: MedicineNet