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Athletic Recovery

Wellness and Recovery Services

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Restore From Head to Toe

Recovery is a key part of how you perform, adapt, and keep moving forward. At the Performance Club in Northern Virginia, our recovery services bring together advanced therapies, restorative treatments, and expert-led care to help you rest and recharge.

Whether you’re recovering from a tough workout or simply looking to feel your best, everything you need is in one place.

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Red Light Therapy | Body or Face

Red light therapy works at the cellular level, prompting your body to produce more ATP, the energy cells rely on to repair and regenerate. The effects can extend past the gym, supporting long-term wellness and a more youthful appearance.

Potential Benefits Include:

  • Faster healing
  • Stronger immune system
  • Anti-aging
  • Mood enhancement
  • Reduced inflammation
  • Muscle recovery

30-min sessions

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Cryotherapy

 

Take cold therapy further with whole-body cryotherapy. Inside the purpose-built chamber, cold air lowers your core temperature and triggers your body's natural recovery responses, helping muscles bounce back from overuse between workouts. Protection for hands and feet is included.

Potential benefits include:

  • Pain and soreness relief
  • Reduced inflammation
  • Muscle and tissue repair
  • Faster recovery

15-min sessions

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Cold Plunge

Recover faster between sessions with cold water immersion. As you settle in, your body cools, sheds heat, and circulation adjusts. That shift can help relieve muscle soreness, aid in workout recovery, reduce inflammation, and strengthen your immune response. For some, it may even improve mental health and reduce anxiety.

Potential benefits include:

  • A stronger immune system
  • Improved blood circulation
  • Deeper sleep
  • More energy
  • Elevated mood

15 min / 30-min sessions

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Compression Boots

Recharge after a demanding workout with dynamic air compression. Boots inflate and release in precise pulses, creating a restorative massage that moves blood through tired muscles. Trusted by athletes worldwide, compression therapy can help shorten recovery time and deliver immediate relief.

Potential benefits include:

  • Improved circulation and blood flow
  • Lactic acid removal
  • Greater range of motion
  • Reduced swelling

15 min / 30 min / 45-min sessions

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Sauna | Steam Room

Unwind after your workout in dry or moist heat, both located in the locker rooms. Both help ease sore muscles, boost circulation, and speed up recovery. The steam room adds humidity, helping open your airways and leave your skin feeling hydrated.

Potential benefits include:

  • Sore muscle relief
  • Improved circulation
  • Faster recovery
  • Easier breathing
  • Hydrated skin

Use as needed

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Percussion Tools

Work out tension and loosen tight muscles with handheld percussion devices. Rapid, concentrated pulses target problem areas directly, helping restore your full range of motion before or after training.

Potential benefits include:

  • Muscle tension relief
  • Reduced soreness
  • Improved range of motion
  • Increased blood flow

Use as needed

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Infrared Treatments

Infrared treatments use penetrating heat to help the body relax and recover.

Infrared Sauna Blanket

Build heat from the inside out. Infrared energy lifts your heart rate to a level similar to an easy run, encouraging your body to flush out impurities.

Potential benefits include:

  • Impurity release
  • More radiant, healthy-looking skin

50-min sessions

Infrared PEMF Mat

Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy aligns you with the earth's natural magnetic field, while infrared heat reaches deep into the body to extend the effect. Use it post-workout, during meditation, or to decompress.

Potential benefits include:

  • Relief from chronic pain
  • Post-workout recovery
  • A more focused meditation
  • Full-body relaxation

30-min sessions

Infrared Sauna

Soft, radiant warmth that helps clear impurities, release muscle tension, and support a more complete recovery after training.

Potential benefits include:

  • Cleansing
  • Muscle tension relief
  • Enhanced recovery

30-min sessions

Contrast Therapy

Contrast therapy alternates hot and cold to stimulate circulation, ease pain, and speed recovery.

Cold Plunge + Infrared Sauna

Move between cold immersion and infrared heat in a single session. Alternating temperatures helps draw your body away from pain and toward repair.

Potential benefits include:

  • Pain relief
  • Healing support

30 min sessions

Hyperice X | Knee or Shoulder

Targeted hot and cold therapy for the knee or shoulder. Hyperice X alternates temperatures on one joint at a time, calming inflammation and easing pain right where you feel it.

Potential benefits include:

  • Reduced inflammation
  • Pain relief

30-min sessions

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Recovery Services FAQS

What recovery services are available at the Northern Virginia location?

The Performance Club offers a comprehensive suite of recovery services, from advanced therapies to restorative tools, including red light therapy, cryotherapy, cold plunge, compression boots, infrared treatments, contrast therapy, sauna, steam room, and percussion tools.

Are recovery services included with membership?

Select Performance Club memberships include unlimited access to recovery offerings, including red light therapy, cryotherapy, cold plunge, compression boots, infrared treatments, contrast therapy, sauna, steam room, and percussion tools.

Do I need to schedule recovery services in advance?

We recommend you book most recovery services in advance. However, the sauna and steam room are available as needed in the locker rooms during club hours, while percussion tools are available from staff upon request.

How does cryotherapy differ from cold plunge?

Both use cold to support recovery. Cryotherapy surrounds you with cold air in a purpose-built chamber, while cold plunge immerses your body in chilled water.

Is there an age requirement for cryotherapy?

Yes. Guests must be 13 or older to book a cryotherapy session.

What is red light therapy?

Red light therapy stimulates your body's production of ATP, the energy cells use to repair and regenerate. Choose from body or face sessions to support muscle recovery, reduced inflammation, and more.

What is contrast therapy?

Contrast therapy alternates between hot and cold to reduce inflammation and ease pain. Choose a Cold Plunge + Infrared Sauna session or targeted Hyperice X treatment for the knee or shoulder.

Adapt, Restore, and Come Back Better.

Build recovery into your routine with a Performance Club membership.

*November on Us offer valid for new members who join with a 12-month agreement. Offer cannot be combined with other promotions and has no cash value. Unlimited recovery services are only available with a Performance or Recovery Membership plan. First-time visitors who are local residents and 18 years or older are eligible for an initial free trial. Free trial can be activated during business hours and by appointment. Recovery services included in Performance and Recovery Memberships are not eligible for free trial. Amenities vary by location. Additional restrictions may apply.

*Child watch available with a child membership at Springfield location only.