Arrive 5-10 minutes early, and exit 50 minutes after your appointment time commences.

For our safety and security of our members and possessions, the doors are locked automatically at the start time of the Pilates and Recovery sessions. The staff are not available to let you in if you are late, therefor there is strictly no late entry. Please take this into consideration when booking your chosen time slot, especially in the evenings.

We ask that noise levels are kept to a minimum, as this space is used as a sanctuary to some to find some stillness in their day. We run appointments back to back, your assistance is appreciated by leaving the room the way you found it - clean, dry, and usable for the next booking.

Appointments are 50 Minutes. The saunas are 2 person saunas, but we think it’s more comfortable on your own. You have the option to add on an additional person in the same sauna in your booking.

Appointments include Sauna session with optional Cold Plunge & access to showers.

The Sauna rooms are private, so you are able to get changed in the room into your swimmers if you plan on bathing in the ice baths, the ice baths are shared and are not private.

If you bring an extra person, you have access to ONE ice bath to share between you, please ensure you are not using another persons ice bath, or remove yourself when they come out to use it.

Additional Person Bookings are $15 & are paid via our booking system. If you decide to bring someone with you last minute, thats ok! they can pay on arrival.

The Sauna rooms are private, so you are able to get changed in the room into your swimmers if you plan on bathing in the ice baths, the ice baths are shared and are not private.

We suggest bringing 2 towels, a smaller one to sit on & one to dry off.

Towels are available to hire for $4.

Bring a change of loose clothing.

Water.

Your favourite music, the sauna’s are bluetooth compatible.

Before an infrared sauna session at Flow Lab. make sure you are hydrated and continue to hydrate throughout your infrared sauna session.

Although you can use our shower facilities onsite, we recommend showering when you get home as your body naturally cools down as you will continue to sweat after your appointment.

• Do not arrive under influence of drugs or alcohol

• Do not consume too much caffeine prior

• Don’t run late, if you are over 10 minutes late you might forfeit your infrared sauna session

• Do not arrive with a full stomach

• Do not wear any make-up in the sauna

• Do not wear moisturiser or oils, please shower prior

• Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell and ensure you have not eaten too much prior

• Ensure you have not had a facial before your infrared sauna session

• Please do not attend the sauna or cold plunge if you are pregnant, at any stage of pregnancy

• Do not keep phones, iPads or any other electricals inside the infrared saunas, as they will overheat

You can choose to alternate between the Sauna and Ice Bath, Sauna first and finish in the Ice Bath or you can just use one or the other, there is no right or wrong. It may take you a few sessions to figure out what makes you feel best.

• Please shower before entering Sauna and cold plunge pools.

We allow 5 minutes after your appointment to use sauna room to get changed, if you need longer, we have bathroom facilities outside of the recovery area.

Please exit your sauna room after 50 minutes to allow us time to clean before the next guest.

There is more information below on our website about Sauna and Ice Bath use.

Far infrared waves penetrate into our body to activate the sweat glands. The sweat glands offer one of only a few mechanisms that the body has to eliminate toxins and since the skin is the largest organ in the human body it is a very good means for elimination. When far infrared waves are applied to water molecules (comprising 70% Of our body) these molecules begin to vibrate. This vibration reduces the ion bonds and the eventual breakdown of the water molecules causes encapsulated gasses and other toxic materials to be released. Our Saunas use Far infrared technology. Some people do not break much of a sweat in their first couple of sauna sessions, this is completely normal.

INFRARED VS. TRADITIONAL SAUNA

Traditional saunas dehydrate you more than an infrared sauna and remove more water but fewer toxins. Traditional saunas only remove about 3% of toxins in your body, whereas an infrared sauna can remove up to 20% of toxins from your body.

Traditional saunas heat only the surface of your skin through convection and conduction. Infrared saunas use infrared heat panels that emit light, helping your body to detoxify, giving users a deeper cleansing experience.

Cold Water Immersion (CWI) is a form of cold water therapy, which improves the natural recovery process of the human body. A well-known type of Cold Water Immersion, is taking ice baths. Cold Water Immersion is a great way to activate the body’s natural healing powers, and to make it able to relieve symptoms of various medical conditions. When practiced on a regular basis, the positive effects of exposure to cold last even longer. Over time, Cold Water Immersion improves your cardiovascular circulation, reduces muscle inflammation, and facilitates weight loss. Our plunge pools are cooled between 8-12 degrees.

We suggest not alternating between infrared and Cold plunge, as infrared can take longer to heat the body’s surface.

Instead we would suggest having your sauna, then taking cold plunge and hot shower to finish. We also suggest trying a few different methods to find what suits you best.