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New Year Resolutions your Hot Tub can Help you Keep

New Year Resolutions your Hot Tub can Help you Keep

Happy News Years!  Can you believe it is already 2019? If you are like many, you are reflecting on your year and resolving to change some bad habits you may have picked up, and will be setting goals for the year to improve your life. Check out this list of how your hot tub might … Read More

The Art of Hot Tub Relaxation

The Art of Hot Tub Relaxation

Take Your Relaxation to a Whole New Level. Taking time to renew, relax and rejuvenate is an important element of maintaining a balanced life. Being immersed in warm water has been proven to help you do all three of these both physically and mentally, and even helps your body turn down the “fight or flight” … Read More

How Much Does a Hot Tub Cost?

How Much Does a Hot Tub Cost?

If you’re in the market for a hot tub, one of the first questions you might ask is, “How much does a hot tub cost?”  It depends on the hot tub.  Spas can start as low as $3,000, or be as high as $16,000.  The reason for this difference comes down the size, features, materials, … Read More

Can My Hot Tub Improve My Sleep?

Can My Hot Tub Improve My Sleep?

Sleep is normally preceded by a drop in body temperature. If that’s true, how could a hot tub help? First, soaking in a hot tub helps you relax mentally while the water’s buoyancy helps decompress your joints. Your circulation increases while your blood pressure and heart rate decreases, helping you reach a resting state. In … Read More

What is the Best Grill?

What is the Best Grill?

With so many options to choose from, shopping for a new grill, bbq island or outdoor kitchen, can be overwhelming.  Every grill claims to be the best…but which one is really the best grill?  It’s a great question!  Not to mention a difficult question to answer. That’s because what is the best grill for one … Read More

Hot Tub Topics

Hot Tub Topics

Get to know your family, friends, or that someone special, with these insightful topics the next time you are hanging out in the hot tub together… If you had to move and could only take three things with you, what would you take and why? What is the best advice you have ever received? How … Read More

Big Green Egg Holiday Recipe

Big Green Egg Holiday Recipe

Smoked Brined Turkey Once you try brined turkey on the EGG, you’ll agree that nothing does a better job of roasting meats. The turkey has a subtle smoky flavor and is moist and succulent, but if you prefer a bolder smoky flavor, add more hickory or pecan smoking wood chips in increments during cooking. This turkey is … Read More

Sauna Use for the Prevention of Cardiovascular & Alzheimer’s Disease

Sauna Use for the Prevention of Cardiovascular & Alzheimer’s Disease

Much has been made of the health benefits of sauna bathing. With good reason. Physically, nothing is more reinvigorating than a deep, healthy sweat every day. Tension fades. Muscles unwind. Mentally, we emerge relaxed, revived and ready for whatever the day may bring. But don’t just take our word for it.  There are so many … Read More

What is the Best Hot Tub Insulation?

What is the Best Hot Tub Insulation?

Hot tub insulation can be confusing.  What is the best?  With a variety of hot tub insulation practices, many consumers find it overwhelming.  After all, every hot tub manufacturer claims to have the best insulation and have the lowest energy operating costs.  So what is really the best hot tub insulation? All hot tub insulation is … Read More

How to Clean Hot Tub Filters

How to Clean Hot Tub Filters

In most cases, we recommend you replace your filter(s) at least once per year (Maximum life is 2 years). There are exceptions to this rule… The first exception is the Tri-X filter which are  can last up to 3 years with regular cleaning. This filter is found on many models of the Hot Spring Highlife Series … Read More