Boron
This minor mineral packs a punch, helping to build strong bones and improve brain and immune function. It’s for good reason brains, bones and boron are often seen in the same sentence.
For decades people from all over the world have flocked to Hanmer Springs to relax and enjoy our thermal pools.
But did you know that the water you’ve been enjoying for all those years is actually 173 years old?
The water in our thermal pools starts as snow and rain falling on the Hanmer Springs mountains. It seeps into the Greywacke basement rock and comes to rest in a reservoir some two kilometres underground, where it is warmed by heat radiating from the earth’s core. Today, we draw the water to the surface and use it for bathing and heating purposes.
In addition, we’ve been working hard to improve the quality of our facilities to ensure they’re truly world class.
That includes the recent redesign of our main changing rooms (now featuring luxurious underfloor heating!)
So sit back, relax, and enjoy what nature created all those years ago!
What's in our water?
Full of the good stuff!
Calcium
Calcium ensures our bodies can perform vital daily functions, by playing a part in regulating the heart’s natural rhythm and helping muscles to contract. It’s also crucial for healthy bones and teeth.
Chloride
Chloride is the chief balance officer, controlling the amount of fluid inside and outside of cells, and making sure the right nutrients are getting in. It also helps the heart contract and plays a role in the digestion of foods.
Iron
Iron ensures we’re getting enough oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body, so we can stay alert and energised. It also aides in muscle tissue, brain development and the production and function of various cells and hormones.
Magnesium
Magnesium is the key ingredient to kickstarting many processes in your body. Building strong bones, proteins, regulating blood sugar, blood pressure and muscle and nerve functions, magnesium is key to thriving.
Potassium
Potassium benefits every cell in the body. We need potassium for muscle contraction - if you’ve ever had cramps or muscle weakness, you may have been low in potassium. It’s key to ensuring your heartbeat stays regular.
Silica
Silica works to strengthen bones and is a building block of collagen, which has been hailed as a nail, skin, hair and anti-aging whizz. Silica has also been found to reduce inflammation and supports immune responses
Sodium
A little or a lot – it’s important our bodies keep the balance of sodium just right. The human body requires sodium to conduct many things such as nerve impulses, as well as contract and relax muscles.
Sulphur
Essential to good health, sulphur has anti-bacterial properties and can help ease skin conditions like acne. It also helps the body to build and repair DNA and protect cells against damage.