Private Infrared Sauna and Cold Plunge in Asheville, NC:
The Recovery Suite
Looking for a gym with a sauna and cold plunge?
The best private sauna and cold plunge experience Asheville has to offer is inside The Recovery Suite at Transformation Personal Training. This deeply restorative ritual and its longevity benefits can be enjoyed as a solo wellness retreat or shared with a partner.
What’s Inside Our Private Asheville Infrared Sauna & Cold Plunge Suite
Cedar Surroundings for a True Retreat
Step into a warm, cedar environment that instantly relaxes your senses and transforms your recovery ritual into a grounding, sensory-rich escape.
The Recovery Suite is a private spa-like experience for you with zero distractions.
Our aromatic red cedar is sourced from the tranquil woods of the Pacific Northwest.
Infrared Sauna (Dry)
Immerse yourself in the deep, therapeutic heat of our dry infrared sauna.
Unlike traditional saunas, infrared heat warms the body from within, enhancing circulation, relieving muscular tension, and supporting long-term mobility.
You can switch the far infrared (FIR) control on or off at any time during your session in The Recovery Suite for a traditional sauna experience. As you indulge in the heated quiet, you’ll see why this is the best private sauna in Asheville.
Steam Sauna
The Recovery Suite offers you the luxury and flexibility of steam sauna, too.
We use premium olivine-diabase sauna stones, which are subvolcanic rock mined from Western Finland. They have proven heat-storage capacity and durability under extreme temperature shifts.
A small pour of water vaporizes instantly on contact, creating a balanced steam that elevates both heat and humidity in the cedar sauna.
It’s a precise thermal environment designed to support your exercise recovery, circulation, and deep relaxation.
Organic Aromatherapy
Optional aromatherapy—made from carefully-selected organic essential oils—adds a restorative botanical layer to your session. Use of the essential oils is included with your access to The Recovery Suite.
Place just a few drops of the essential oils in the dedicated oil cup in the sauna to experience the relaxation benefits of aromatherapy during your sauna time.
Note: Essential oils are only to be used in this dedicated vessel. Not ingested, on the body, in the cold plunge, shower, steam rocks or anywhere else in the suite.
Cold Plunge for Contrast Therapy
Our private cold plunge delivers invigorating full-body refreshment—ideal after an infrared sauna session.
Alternating heat and cold, known as contrast therapy, is a proven recovery protocol used by athletes and wellness seekers alike.¹
Together, the infrared sauna and cold plunge create a powerful recovery circuit designed to help you feel rejuvenated from the inside out.
Integration Lounge
After your hot-cold ritual, transition into our cozy integration lounge. Settle into comfortable chairs, hydrate and breathe deeply. Allow your body to recalibrate.
Enjoy a cup of complimentary herbal wellness tea, specially blended for The Recovery Suite by a boutique tea company in Asheville, to round-out your recovery ritual.
Take this time to say affirmations and thank your body for every rep.
Private Shower
Before you start your session, and in between cold plunges and sauna, rinse off in the private shower. It’s right within The Recovery Suite for your convenience and privacy.
It’s also perfect for a less intense alternative to the cold plunge in between sauna sessions, as you can control the water temperature of the shower.
Note: Showering at the start of your booking and each time before entering the cold plunge is a mandatory requirement, as it helps to keep The Recovery Suite hygienic.
Personalized Soundscape
Connect your phone to our private Bluetooth speaker and set the tone—chill ambient music, meditation tracks, or anything that helps you unwind. Or, choose to go tech-free. It’s your time and your choice.
Note: Always remember to leave your phone outside of the sauna room.
Why Add Infrared Sauna and Cold Plunge Therapy to Your Fitness Training Program?
Faster Muscle Recovery + Better Mobility
Far infrared sauna heat helps relax tight muscles and increase blood flow, while cold immersion may reduce post-workout soreness and joint irritation for faster recovery between sessions.
This hot-and-cold sequence helps your body bounce back more efficiently after strength training, long workdays, or repetitive stress from desk posture. The result is less stiffness, better mobility, and more freedom to move well in your next workout—and in daily life.
Stress Reduction + Nervous System Reset
Alternating heat and cold gives your nervous system a controlled resilience challenge that can help shift the body out of chronic “fight-or-flight” mode.
Sauna encourages muscular relaxation and parasympathetic recovery, while brief cold exposure may help improve stress tolerance and lower lingering cortisol over time. Together, they create a grounded reset that leaves you calmer, steadier, and better recovered mentally as well as physically.
Mental Clarity + Mood Support
Cold immersion can create an immediate feeling of alertness and sharpened focus, while sauna helps release physical tension that contributes to mental fatigue.
The contrast between the two often leaves clients feeling clearer, lighter, and more emotionally regulated after training. It’s an ideal ritual for busy professionals who want recovery that supports both cognitive performance and better sleep.
Improve Your Longevity Markers
According to Mayo Clinic, consistent sauna and cold plunge sessions may help improve the longevity markers most tied to long-term vitality, including cardiovascular health, circulation, stress resilience, inflammation balance, and sleep quality.
Regular heat exposure is associated with better vascular function and lower blood pressure, while cold immersion may support metabolic health, recovery capacity, and nervous system adaptability. Together, they create a powerful resilience-building response that supports healthier aging, sharper energy, and better performance inside and outside the gym.²
The Recovery Suite Pricing
Private Solo Recovery Sessions
Unlimited Solo Recovery Membership: $160/month
Drop-In Solo Recovery Session: $35
Private Shared Recovery Sessions
Shared recovery sessions require 1 person in the duo to have an Unlimited Solo Recovery Membership.
The partner joins for +$15 per session.
Partner’s name & waiver required
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be a personal training client to book this private Asheville sauna and cold plunge?
No. This private sauna and cold plunge suite in Asheville is not exclusive to Transformation Personal Training clients.
Is The Recovery Suite fully private?
Yes. All sessions—solo or shared—take place in a completely private cedar-clad suite. The sauna, cold plunge, lounge area and shower are all in private room.
How long is a typical infrared sauna and cold plunge session?
Transformation’s private infrared sauna and cold plunge sessions are 70 minutes long, including time for clean-up, changing and lounging without rushing.
Can I bring aromatherapy into the sauna?
We provide high-quality aromatherapy options specifically and carefully chosen for the infrared sauna. Outside products are not permitted.
Is The Recovery Suite a good private sauna for couples in Asheville?
Yes, The Recovery Suite is a good private sauna for couples in Asheville who like to train and recover together, due to its private amenities, and since it contains a private sauna for 2 people maximum.
It makes for a great couple’s activity who want to enjoy a mini wellness retreat close to home.
Is it worth signing up for personal training in addition to this cold plunge and sauna in Asheville?
Yes, it is worth signing up for personal training at Transformation to complement your infrared sauna and cold plunge sessions, due to the full spectrum of benefits you get from personal training and recovery combined.
Transformation offers personal training packages of 4-packs and 8-packs. Explore personal training pricing.
The most luxurious private sauna and cold plunge room in Asheville awaits you inside The Recovery Suite.
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