Exclusive | Private recovery rooms are the new home gym for serious fitness fans who can afford it

Go hard or go home? Nowadays, the motto’s go hard and recover hard.Fitness fans are increasingly focused on how they treat their bodies after working out, spurring a massive surge in popularity for things like sauna, cold plunges, red light therapy, hyperbaric chambers, compression therapy and massage.This has meant big business for gyms, spas and wellness centers that offer high-tech recovery tools, from “bathing clubs” to “human upgrade centers” to $100,000-per-year wellness memberships.But some health-conscious people with cash to burn are making these tools even more accessible, building their own at-home “recovery rooms” for thousands of dollars.Contrast therapy, the practice of alternating between sauna and cold plunge, has proven especially popular.Saunas have been shown to have a long list of benefits, including better immunity, improved sleep, boosted heart health and weight management.

Meanwhile, going between hot and cold can help with physical recovery and reduces inflammation — plus, for many, it just feels good.For avid tennis player and daily gym-goer Elyse Roberts, having both amenities right next to her home gym was a no-brainer.“I have the room, so it’s just easier,” the 68-year-old, who suffers knee and shoulder pain from tennis, told The Post.“I would rather just go from the gym into the cold plunge, then into a sauna, or do the sauna at night before sleeping .

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and it works in my schedule a lot better.”Just as she hits the court for multiple hours every day, Roberts has now also made alternating hot and cold part of her daily habits.The advantages of contrast therapy have been noted for centuries, with gym rats, longevity experts and health influencers touting reduced stress, soothed muscles and improved sleep — benefits Roberts has been reaping from her own home.To get the best of the best, she sought out the design advice of LIT — which stands for longevity, innovation and technology — a business providing ...