Aerotherapy - is the adoption of air baths to prevent a variety of diseases, their additional or auxiliary treatment. Quenching with air is considered one of the most accessible, safe and simple methods of strengthening immunity. It is suitable for everyone and has no contraindications, is carried out at any time of the year regardless of the weather conditions.
What is useful for aerotherapy or air conditioning?
The procedure under consideration has the following positive effects:
- saturation of blood with oxygen;
- increasing the speed of the reaction of the nervous system;
- stimulation of cell regeneration and metabolism ;
- normalization of the internal organs;
- improvement of thermoregulation mechanisms;
- increased muscle tone;
- an increase in the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood;
- support the body's defenses;
- purification of the respiratory system;
- prevention of acute respiratory infections and ARVI.
Methods of hardening the body with air
Aerotherapy can be performed in 2 versions:
- Effects through lightweight clothing made from natural, "breathable" fabrics. This is the most simple tempering - walking in the fresh air or playing sports in the wooded area, parks, near water bodies. Especially effective is such aerotherapy with changing weather conditions (gusts of wind, shallow rain, temperature fluctuations).
- Exposure to bare skin. During direct contact of the epidermis with the environment, the thermoregulation processes are more intense, the blood is saturated faster with oxygen. Typically, these air baths are taken in a room with an open window or window.
How is the organism tempered by air?
At once to begin active aerotherapy and to be on a frost in easy clothes it is impossible. The process requires a phased approach:
- Every day, bare at home at the waist with a room temperature of 20-22 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
- Gradually increase the hardening time, for example, 3-5 minutes per day.
- When the body gets used to this air temperature, you should take an air bath in a swimsuit or shorts.
- Additional aerotherapy - to sleep with an open window or window, if the outside temperature is above 20 degrees. You can also ventilate the room.
- Be sure to walk outdoors daily, if you want to engage in physical activity.
A very useful addition to the basic quenching will be aerotherapy near the sea coast. Air, saturated with compounds of salts, has a beneficial effect on the respiratory system.