Southern Gold Coast, Gold Coast

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 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.

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.

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.

Saltt is a small appointment-only wellness studio on Kortum Drive in Burleigh Heads. Its private infrared sauna room is booked by the session, and a friend can join for a small extra charge per additional person. Staff walk first-timers through how to use the sauna. The studio opens Tuesday to Sunday by appointment only and also sells gift cards.

Native State runs a small European-style bathhouse inside the Kirra Surf complex on the Kirra beachfront. Sessions of 45 or 90 minutes flow between an infrared sauna, traditional cedar sauna, steam room, a 38 degree heated vitality pool, cold plunge pool and a meditation lounge. Groups are kept small, phones go in lockers, and there is a studio for classes on site.

Revibe Wellness and Recovery on Varsity Parade offers magnesium float tanks, private infrared sauna rooms for one or two, an ice bath, compression boots and lymphatic roller massage, each with private rooms and showers. Floats run one or two hours and saunas 45 minutes. Weekly memberships start with one service and go up to unlimited access, plus float and sauna packs.

City Cave Robina, on Robina Town Centre Drive near the shopping and transport hub, is part of the national chain. Core services are 60-minute sessions in salt-water float tanks, 45-minute private infrared sauna rooms and remedial, sports, pregnancy or relaxation massage. Combination packages pair sauna, float and massage, and member pricing is available on all three services.

Move Headquarters is a training and pilates gym in Currumbin Waters that sells standalone recovery memberships to non-gym members. Its boutique recovery space has Odin ice baths, compression boots and private infrared sauna sessions. Recovery-only plans include unlimited ice baths and compression with a set number of weekly sauna sessions, and extra saunas are discounted for members.