Ukuthandwa Kwama-Cold Plunge Baths Emhlabeni Wonke
Amabhati okugeza abandayo, aziwa ngemiphumela yawo yokuvuselela nokukhuthaza impilo, athole ukuthandwa emazweni ahlukahlukene nasezifundeni emhlabeni jikelele. Nasi isibuyekezo sokuthi lawa mabhati okugeza abandayo asetshenziswa kuphi nokuthi kungani eseyinto ethandwayo:
Emazweni afana neSweden, iNorway, iDenmark, neFinland, ukugeza ngamanzi abandayo kugxile kakhulu emasikweni amasiko. Isiko le-sauna, elihilela ukushintshanisa ama-sauna ashisayo namanzi abandayo noma ukucwilisa emachibini noma emachibini abandayo, kuwumkhuba wamakhulu eminyaka. Abantu baseScandinavia bakholelwa ezinzuzweni zokwelapha zokucwiliswa emanzini abandayo, njengokuthuthukiswa kokujikeleza kwegazi, ukuqina komzimba, kanye nokucaca kwengqondo.
ERussia, ikakhulukazi eSiberia, umkhuba we-“banya” noma i-sauna yaseRussia uvame ukuhlanganisa ukugeza ngamanzi abandayo. Ngemva kokufudumala egumbini elinomusi (i-banya), abantu bayaphola ngokucwila emanzini abandayo noma ngokugingqika eqhweni ebusika. Lokhu kwelashwa okuhlukile kukholakala ukuthi kukhuthaza impilo nokuqina ezimweni zezulu ezibandayo.
EJapane, isiko le-“onsen” noma iziphethu ezishisayo lihlanganisa ukushintshana phakathi kokucwilisa emanzini okugeza ashisayo acebile ngamaminerali kanye namachibi okucwilisa abandayo. Lo mkhuba, owaziwa ngokuthi “kanso,” kukholakala ukuthi uvuselela ukujikeleza kwegazi, uqinise isikhumba, futhi uvuselele umzimba nengqondo. Ama-ryokans amaningi endabuko aseJapan (ama-inn) kanye nezindlu zokugezela zomphakathi zinikeza izindawo zokucwilisa ezibandayo kanye namachibi ashisayo.
Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukugeza ngamanzi abandayo kuye kwathandwa eNyakatho Melika, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabadlali, abathandi bokuzivocavoca, kanye nabantu abaya e-spa. Ukwelashwa ngamanzi abandayo kuvame ukuhlanganiswa nemikhuba yokuphila kahle ukuze kusize ekululameni kwemisipha, kuncishiswe ukuvuvukala, futhi kukhuthazwe inhlalakahle iyonke. Izindawo eziningi zokuzivocavoca, izikhungo zempilo, kanye nama-spa okunethezeka manje anikeza amachibi amanzi abandayo njengengxenye yezinsiza zawo.
Izindawo zokugeza ngamanzi abandayo nazo zitholwe zithandwa emazweni afana ne-Australia ne-New Zealand, lapho indlela yokuphila yangaphandle kanye nemikhuba yokuphila kahle ihlonishwa kakhulu. Njengoba kunjalo naseScandinavia naseJapan, izindawo zokuphumula ze-spa kanye nezindawo zokuphumula zezempilo kulezi zifunda zinikeza amachibi okubhukuda ngamanzi abandayo kanye namabhavu ashisayo kanye nama-sauna njengengxenye yokuhlangenwe nakho kokuphila kahle okuphelele.
Amabhati okugeza abandayo adlule imingcele yamasiko futhi amukelwa emhlabeni wonke ngenxa yezinzuzo zawo zezempilo kanye nemiphumela yokuvuselela. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi asekelwe emasikweni asendulo noma asetshenziswa emikhubeni yesimanje yezempilo, ukuthandwa kwamabhati okugeza abandayo kuyaqhubeka nokukhula njengoba abantu beqaphela inani lawo lokwelapha ekukhuthazeni ukuqina ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Njengoba abantu abaningi befuna izindlela zemvelo neziphelele zempilo, ukukhanga kwamabhati okugeza abandayo kuyaqhubeka, okufaka isandla ekuthandweni kwawo okuhlala njalo emhlabeni jikelele.