Club with Spa venues

A club with spa is a sports club that has, alongside its gym, a separate spa section that members can use regularly. The spa section usually consists of a sauna and a steam room; depending on the club, a pool, a jacuzzi, a hammam or massage rooms may be added. What sets it apart from an ordinary gym is that the spa section is a regularly used part of membership.

What the spa section of a club with spa includes

The example of a club with spa on the site is in Yüreğir, Adana: alongside the training areas it offers a sauna, a steam room and a towel service. A sauna works with dry, high heat, while a steam room works with a lower temperature and dense humidity; having both lets members choose between dry and humid heat. Some clubs with spa also offer massage and treatments, but these are usually kept outside the membership fee.

When to choose a club with spa

A club with spa makes sense for those who want to keep up exercise and heat sessions in the same place with a single membership, those who have made the sauna or steam room a habit after training, and those who do not want to pay separately for a spa or hammam. For those who want a massage or treatment a few times a year, a one-off visit to a spa centre may be more suitable. The membership fee is mostly determined by the length of membership, whether the spa section is included in the package, the hours you can use it, and extra services such as personal training; if you will use the spa section only rarely, it is worth comparing this cost with the price of a day-spa visit.

How it differs from fitness clubs and clubs with sauna

Compared with a fitness club, a club with spa gives more space to the spa section; at a fitness club the wet area is a complementary facility. A club with sauna, on the other hand, limits the wet area to a sauna and sometimes a cold pool. All three types come under the heading of fitness and wellness clubs.

Questions to ask before joining a club with spa

• Is the spa section included in every membership package, or does it cost extra?
• Are the sauna and steam room separate for women and men or mixed; if mixed, is swimwear compulsory?
• When are the wet areas open, and are towels and slippers provided?
• Is there day entry or a trial visit?

If you have high blood pressure or a cardiovascular condition, or are pregnant, consult your doctor before you start using the sauna and steam room.