Contrast therapy in Gold Coast

“Every session is all-access. Use everything : ice baths, hot pool, sauna, compression boots.” : Between Rounds

Private traditional sauna, then a cold plunge. 30 minutes, ideal before or after work.

FICE Recovery is an outdoor ice bath yard off a laneway on West Street, under five minutes' walk from Burleigh Beach. One-hour social sessions move between wood-burning barrel saunas and several ice baths held at different temperatures, from about 3 to 8 degrees. It was set up by a professional athlete, with cheaper Thursday sessions and occasional evening Sip and Sauna slots.

Vikasati's Southport bathhouse is an outdoor, open-air circuit built for contrast sessions. Each 90-minute booking includes what it calls the Gold Coast's largest traditional Finnish rock sauna, 5 degree ice baths, a 14 degree cold magnesium pool and 37 degree hot magnesium pools, with towel and locker included. Swimwear is required, sessions are capped and the space is alcohol free.

P3 Recovery Ashmore is on Commercial Drive in Ashmore, one of several Gold Coast sites of the Burleigh-founded chain. Wet therapy sessions combine an ice bath with hot and cold magnesium contrast pools, alongside full spectrum infrared saunas, a compression lounge, hyperbaric chamber and red light. Casual sessions, weekly memberships and a 14-day intro pass are sold.

P3 Recovery Burleigh on Kortum Drive is the brand's first centre, minutes from the beach. Wet therapy sessions combine an ice bath with hot and cold magnesium contrast pools, alongside full spectrum infrared saunas, a traditional sauna, a compression lounge, hyperbaric chamber and red light. Casual sessions, weekly memberships and a 14-day intro pass are sold.

P3 Recovery Labrador sits on Brisbane Road in Biggera Waters and opened in late 2025. Wet therapy sessions combine an ice bath with hot and cold magnesium contrast pools, alongside full spectrum infrared saunas, a traditional sauna, a compression lounge, hyperbaric chamber and red light. Casual sessions, weekly memberships and a 14-day intro pass are sold.

P3 Recovery Pimpama is inside the Home Focus centre on Nexus Drive, serving the northern growth corridor. Wet therapy sessions combine an ice bath with hot and cold magnesium contrast pools, alongside full spectrum infrared saunas, a traditional sauna, a compression lounge, hyperbaric chamber and red light. Casual sessions, weekly memberships and a 14-day intro pass are sold.

Contrast plunge pools, traditional sauna and infrared sauna. Casual sessions are priced separately by service.

Recovery and Massage Centre in Miami runs four mineral pools set at 10, 24, 34 and 40 degrees for contrast sessions, plus what it describes as one of the largest full spectrum infrared saunas in the southern hemisphere, a traditional sauna, Normatec compression and remedial massage. Casual entry, packs and weekly memberships are offered. Child pricing applies for ages 8 to 15.

Rigs Recovery in Bundall is the original site of this local two-venue recovery brand. Guided 60-minute contrast sessions alternate a cold pool around 9 degrees with a hot pool around 39 degrees. Other services include Sunlighten infrared saunas, Normatec compression, hyperbaric oxygen, red light, and a three-minute full body cryo chamber at minus 87 degrees. Memberships cover both Gold Coast sites.

Rigs Recovery in Currumbin Waters is the newer site and adds remedial massage. Guided 60-minute contrast sessions alternate a cold pool around 9 degrees with a hot pool around 39 degrees. Other services include Sunlighten infrared saunas, Normatec compression, hyperbaric oxygen, red light, and a three-minute full body cryo chamber at minus 87 degrees. Memberships cover both Gold Coast sites.

“Our infrared sauna sessions are 30 minutes long” : Sports Recovery Centres Australia