What is SPA and types of Spa you may not know

You may not know that SPA actually is a Latin word, which is a combination of “Sanitas” (Health) and “Aqua” (Water) and it means “health comes through water”. In ancient, Greeks, Romans, Japanese, and even Chinese had been used warm water for stress and wound healing.

“Spa” as we know today has covered a much larger context than its original meaning. According to the definition of the International Spa Association, Spa is a place devoted to enhancing overall well-being through a variety of professional services that encourage the renewal of mind, body and spirit. In general, it can be defined as gaining health, energy, aesthetics and beauty treatment. Therefore, you may want to consider SPA as a center, the aim of which is to provide the individual with physical and spiritual healing or therapies.

Spa can be defined as gaining health, energy, aesthetics and beauty treatment.

Step into a standard spa, your all 5 human senses should be woken up: sight with cozy, peaceful space; hearing with melodies; smell with aroma from essential oils; touch with hands of professional therapists and taste with warm cups of herbal tea when waiting.

Types of SPA

Depending on your needs and what you are looking for in a spa experience, there are different types of spa. Let’s find out which one is right for you!

DAY SPA

Day spa is a spa offering a variety of professional spa services on a day-visit basis such as sauna, steam bath, jacuzzi, facials, massage, body care. It is common for many people from many ages and the time experience is about 1-2 hours.

DESTINATION SPA

A destination spa is a place that you can develop your healthy habits. Destination spas require a long stay than 2-3 nights. The health program provides a comprehensive services including physical fitness activities, wellness education, healthy cuisine, spa treatments and others special interest programming.

Destination spa requires a long stay for comprehensive services

CLINIC SPA

A clinic spa treatment is a complex and supervised healing treatment that usually is prescribed or recommended by medical doctors with professional skills to ensure safety and effectiveness. The place of a clinic spa requires a clinic, surgery room, modern postoperative room which are verified by the Ministry of Health.

RESORT/HOTEL SPA

This type of Spa located within a resort/hotel, provides professionally spa services, fitness and wellness components. Treatment menus can be quite similar to higher end Day Spa and it is suitable for tourists.

You can easily find a relaxing swimming pool at a Resort or Hotel Spa