Wellness encyclopaedia

Aquafitness: this class favours those who are in love with water – basic gymnastic exercises to move various groups of muscles, and all this in the swimming pool.
Gymnastics performed in water to instructions often accompanied by music -- extreme care is taken of joints and the spine with added training and massage effects due to the resistence to be produced against the water pressure. Recommended also for patients suffering from joint disorders.

Aroma cabin:
The air of the rooms with different temperature and humidity is often scented with various herbal volatile oils Inhaling scented vapours through the nose and “breathing them in” through the skin produce pleasant experience. With their special physiological effects volatile oils refresh and relax.

Bio sauna:
The 40-50 °C temperature creates a pleasant climate that does not burden the body; humidity in the air is 40-60%. Often various ethereal substances are mixed in the air. The varying play of colour helps to relax, revitalise.

Finnish sauna:
The sauna is a room made of pinewood free from resin heated by making volcanic rocks red-hot up to 80-110 °C, with approx.10% humidity. Hot air raises the temperature of the body, this makes blood vessels expand, which results in a drop in the blood pressure.  The cold immersion bath or shower produces just the opposite effect: blood vessels contract, the blood pressure rises. This kind of pumping effect improves blood circulation. Recommended for locomotor disorders calling for the improvement of blood supply, badly healing respiratory catarrhs. When taking a sauna the condition of the skin will dramatically improve: its elasticity increases, the cleaning of the upper epidermis gets better, sebaceous glands empty. Furthermore, it extremely helps to improve the resistance, condition of the organism. .
Not recommended for heart disease patients.
Do not stay in the sauna longer than 10-15 minutes; repeat it 3-4 times. Drastic change in heat exploits the organism; therefore, it is not recommended to take a sauna on more than 2-3 occasions a week.

Steam bath:
It is so old that the ancient Greeks sweated in it; its temperature is 45 °C; the humidity in the air is 100 percent. It perfectly relaxes the body, turns the skin rosy, cleans the respiratory tract.
It helps to treat asthma, rheumatism, hoarseness, pains in muscles and certain circulation disorders. Heat makes pores expand, get clean so the skin will be filled with humidity. It also relaxes and refreshes.

Indoor cycling: the name of the class comes from the English word “spin”. It is a highly intensive, efficient and entertaining group exercise done on a fixed bike with 27.5 kg pedalling resistance. This is definitely not a sport for lazy people!! 45-60 minute classes to enhance both staying power and force and to burn fat.

Yoga: Yoga is an ancient Indian therapeutic art, which can be also defined as the science of healthy life. It has a past of several thousand years. The word yoga comes from the Indian Sanskrit, it means:- to unite, to connect, to become one, to bind together. In yoga binding together is connecting body, spirit and soul, and that is what produces the therapeutic effects of yoga.

The creators of the system summed up their advice in eight steps. The first step introduces bans and orders (Niyama és Yama) containing instructions on how to lead a healthy life with responsibility for ourselves and the community. Postures (asanas) are exercises to give help in everyday activities. In yoga proper breathing plays an outstanding part; the next step is to train how to do it right by applying breathing techniques (Pranayama). It is followed by sense exercises (Pratiahara) to teach how to handle sense organs consciously to keep contact with others and by moving inwards with one’s real self. Concentration exercises (Dharana) strengthen concentration skills to teach how to focus attention on one thing. The last, the eighth step, meditation (Dhyana) leads to the centre, one’s own centre.

In the course of time, various traditions evolved in yoga resulting in different schools. However, each school of yoga follows the same goal: to awaken, develop our physical and spiritual forces in order to attain perfect spiritual balance that makes the organism healthy and cures diseases.

Oil massage
(Aroma therapy treatment)
Volatile oils produce their benevolent effect directly through the skin using the sense organs of both touch and smell. Oil massage stimulates blood circulation, and volatile oils wrap the body and produce their effect by being soaked, inhaled through the nose. Volatile oils dissolve blocks in the energy channels of the body and so restore the energetic balance of the body.
Bubble bath/Jacuzzi
The water jets built in the bath slightly massage parts of the body, stimulate blood circulation. The water temperature is usually 37-40 °C.

Pilates: recently one of the most widespread and favoured exercises aimed at increasing the internal force and elasticity of muscles by using one’s own weight.
It serves to strengthen the entire body, and focuses on enhancing elasticity without increasing the mass of muscles. This exercise focuses on the breathing technique, the development of balance and the improvement of bearing. In pilates special auxiliary tools are used such as, for example, rolls and hoops.

Salt cave:
In the salt cave the evaporating salt produces an external effect: it softens the skin, on the one hand; and through inhaling it lessens inflammations, on the other. The special microclimate is very good for curing chronic respiratory organ disorders and asthma.

Sport massage:
It is similar to connective tissue massage, highly recommended before and after doing sport activities to relax muscles and stimulate the blood supply in muscles.
Special hitting and stretching movements get muscles in a better condition, which helps to avoid injuries.

Swedish massage:
It is similar to connective tissue massage, combines long, caressing and circular movements with kneading grips added to relax muscles in depth.
It is aimed at enhancing local circulation. Enhancement of blood supply improves the elasticity of the skin, increases blood supply in muscles, and produces benevolent effect on the breathing centre and the vegetative nervous system. It causes hyperaemia and positively influences metabolism.

Sauna:
In the sauna people sweat at 80-100 °C in low humidity (10%) air. The most widespread form of the sauna is the Finnish sauna; however, several kinds have developed, for example, the bio sauna (60-80 °C). A common element in all of them is the alternation between sweating in hot air and cooling down in cold water. Between the 20 - 40 minute periods spent in the sauna one should have a rest to attain optimal relaxation. After sauna it is wise to have plenty of herbal tea and beverages with vitamin content to make up for loss of fluid. Continuous visits to the sauna produce benevolent effect on heart and circulation system functions, train blood vessels, and reinforce the protective system of the body.

Sole massage:
It is an ancient eastern technique used for influencing the regulatory system of the organism. It is highly suitable for treating static alterations too. Traditional Chinese healing holds it that the operation of organs can be influenced through specific zones of the sole.
Sole massage is done for an hour in comfortable armchairs. Masseurs start from the sole, move upwards over the calf pressing acupressure points and get to the knee, finally press the trunk and head thoroughly too. It is the best alternative health treatment, and can be efficiently applied for relaxing and dissolving tensions. By pressing proper points on the sole the internal organs of the body can be successfully cured. After the therapy both the tensions in the leg will dissolve and the entire body will get light, soaring.

Thai philosophy:
Thai harmony is one of the most ancient, most popular and most efficient forms of eastern therapy, which uses Thai massage to create the harmony of the organism. This ancient, Far Eastern massage based on knowledge of physiological points is fundamentally different from European massage. During the so-called dry massage no oil, cream is used. Thai massage brings the elements of the body into balance by massaging acupuncture points, by making energies that have stuck work again.
Our masseuses have acquired the centuries old secrets and techniques of Thai massage at the school of the order of the “Wat—Po” Temple in Bangkok. The procedure applied on the whole body has a special choreography. During the one and half/two hour-long massage the masseuse massages every part of the body from top to toe. The masseuses do the massage not only with the palm and fingertips but with knee, sole and elbow. (Yet there will be no blue and green bruises all over the body next day due to strong pressing, only the enhanced energy and excellent feeling stays.)
If used regularly it ensures good feeling, produces excellent therapeutic effect to prevent and treat heart and vascular system, digestion tract and locomotor disorders.

Traditional Thai massage:

The Thai massage is the most ancient, most natural pampering of body and soul. Harmless to health, this treatment is done without oil, through clothes on a mattress, and has no side effects. It releases the bloodstream and helps to empty poisonous materials collected in tired and overworked muscles. Thai massage is the art of stretching, pressing and relaxation – movements are used by the masseuse to relax joints. Contrary to the continuous and monotonous western massage, the Thai method helps to dissolve tensions in muscles and relax stiffened joints. The massage makes internal organs to gain strength, zest for life increases, and a deep quiet condition sets in. Another benevolent effect is the balance setting in between body, consciousness and soul while having a fairly good feeling.