Recovery Zone in Hailey, ID — Cold Plunge, Sauna & Red Light Therapy

An infrared sauna uses infrared light to warm your body directly instead of heating the air around you. Air temperature stays much lower than a traditional sauna — often 120–150°F — but you still sweat, because the heat is going into you rather than into the room.

Infrared vs. traditional: a traditional sauna delivers hot, dry air at high temperature and hits hard and fast. An infrared sauna feels milder on your airways and is easier to sit in for longer sessions. Neither is "better" — many API members use infrared on easy days and traditional after hard training. Sessions are commonly used for post-training recovery and relaxation.

Red light therapy uses panels that emit low-level red and near-infrared light onto your skin. There's no heat to speak of and nothing to do but stand or sit in front of the panel. A typical session runs 10–20 minutes, and many people use it a few times a week alongside training.

It's commonly used as part of a post-training recovery routine. We make no medical claims — if you're managing a specific condition, talk to your doctor about whether it fits your plan. At API it's included in the Recovery Zone right beside the saunas and cold plunge, so it's easy to stack onto whatever else you're doing.