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Still sore 48 hours after training? Here’s why and what the ice bath actually does about it 🥶

Intense exercise triggers an inflammatory response in your muscle tissue. Short term that’s useful. When it lingers it becomes the heaviness and stiffness that makes your next session harder than it needs to be.

Cold water immersion works directly on this:

— Blood vessels constrict, slowing the inflammatory cascade
— Metabolic waste products flush from the tissue
— Fresh oxygenated blood rushes back in on rewarming
— DOMS reduced, muscle function recovered faster

Research consistently shows cold water immersion outperforms passive rest for soreness reduction and recovery of muscle function between sessions.

One note: if hypertrophy is your goal, wait at least 6-8 hours post strength session before the cold. For cardio and endurance - get straight in.

Two ice baths. Right here inside The Gap Health & Racquet Club

First traditional sauna session is free - includes full access to the ice baths on your visit. Unlimited access to everything after that is only $28 a week. No lock-in.

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“It’s quickly become one of my happy places. I often find it empty in the evenings - perfect for a quiet reset.”

- Paulie Dey · TGP member

A quiet reset. Right here inside GHRC.

Clean space. Calm atmosphere. Booking-only means it’s always ready when you are - no waiting, no crowding.

First traditional sauna session is completely free. Unlimited access to everything after that - $28 a week. No lock-in.

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Your muscles are breaking down after every training session. Heat shock proteins help stop it 🔥

When your core temperature rises in a hot sauna, your body activates heat shock proteins - molecular protectors that stabilise and repair proteins before they break down.

30 minutes at sauna temperature increases heat shock protein levels by 50% above baseline.

The practical results:
— Muscle atrophy reduced by approximately 40% in studies on heat exposure
— Faster protein repair after training
— Protection against plaque formation in the cardiovascular system and brain

Every session in the traditional sauna is telling your body to protect and rebuild more effectively than it would on its own.

The traditional Finnish sauna is right here inside The Gap Fitness .

First session is completely free right now. Unlimited access to everything after that - $28 a week. No lock-in.

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“Small and intimate - but spacious and luxurious. In my opinion one of the only true 5 star wellness spaces I’ve visited in Brisbane. And I’ve tried quite a few.”

- Alberta · TGP member

High praise from someone who knows what good looks like!

What Alberta describes is exactly what we built The Good Place to be really. Private enough to feel like yours, welcoming enough to never feel alone, and good enough that nothing else quite compares.

Right upstairs The Gap Fitness The Gap Health & Racquet Club

First traditional sauna session is completely free🔥Unlimited access to everything after that - $28 a week. No lock-in.

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Stress has a measurable physiological signature. The sauna helps undo it 🔥👇🏼

Your body runs on cortisol - it is certainly useful in short bursts, but damaging when it stays elevated. Chronic stress keeps cortisol running constantly, affecting sleep, recovery, mood, and immune function.

A study on repeated heat exposure found that a specific sauna protocol produced a significant reduction in cortisol output in participants. Just heat, cool water, and time.

There’s also a secondary effect - the mild discomfort of sitting in a hot sauna triggers a downstream release of mood-elevating neurochemicals that persist for a good amount of time after you’ve stepped out. That lasting calm after a sauna session isn’t just relaxation. It’s measurable chemistry.

The traditional Finnish sauna is right here, upstairs at .

First session is completely free right now. Unlimited access to everything after that, it’s only $28 a week. No lock-in.

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“My sleep, muscle fatigue and general feeling of wellbeing and happiness have all greatly improved. Best of all - it’s on our doorstep.”

- Sheryl, 55 · Pilates Extraordinaire 🙀

Three things improved. One habit built.

Sheryl didn’t overhaul her routine. She just added something that fit! Calm, close, and easy to come back to week after week.

It’s right here inside - First traditional sauna session is completely free right now.

Unlimited access to everything after that is only $28 a week. No lock-in.

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Most people don’t know this about the sauna and sleep 👇

Your body needs to drop its core temperature to fall asleep properly. The sauna helps that happen, it pulls heat to the surface of your skin, and when you step out, your core cools down fast.

That cooling signal is what your brain uses to shift into deep, restorative sleep.

Research shows this kind of thermal cool-down can add almost 40 minutes of deep sleep and cut the time it takes to fall asleep by around 25 minutes.

One of our members noticed it without even looking for it.

“My sleep, muscle fatigue and general feeling of wellbeing and happiness have all greatly improved.”
- Sheryl, 55

Evening sessions are available. First one’s free!

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“It’s honestly been life-changing. I always leave feeling refreshed, recharged, and so much better overall”

- Bea, 41 • TGP Member

Some people come in once and wonder why they waited so long.

Bea comes twice a week. Says she’d come everyday if she could.

That’s the thing about actually recovering properly, once you feel the difference, it stop feeling optional.

Your first infrared sauna session is free at the moment. Booking takes 2 minutes!

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Proper heat.
Good sweat.
Time to actually slow down.

Traditional Sauna is simple and it works. In this case, more is more 🔥