THE Athletic Club
📍 1849 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202
Services: Traditional Sauna
Amenities & Features
About
Cold Plunge & Sauna
The Athletic Club provides a comprehensive thermal therapy and recovery experience, featuring dedicated sauna spaces in each locker room. Gym members highlight the sauna as a great amenity for post-workout recovery, noting it is a key part of the facility's high-end finishes. The gym complements this with hydro massage beds and red light therapy to create a complete recovery circuit. This setup enables members to engage in contrast therapy, leveraging the traditional sauna's heat for muscle relaxation and detoxification as part of their recovery regimen.
Additional Amenities
Beyond thermal therapy, the gym offers a wide array of recovery and fitness amenities. Members frequently praise the hydro massage beds and red light therapy. The facility is packed with state-of-the-art fitness equipment, including Olympic benches with views, numerous platforms, and squat racks. There are dedicated rooms for classes such as GAGE, yoga, Pilates, and cycling, all led by experienced trainers. The spacious locker rooms include towel service and are consistently noted for their cleanliness.
Staff
The staff receives consistent acclaim for being friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Members note that team members are genuinely happy to be there and provide a warm welcome. Specific front desk staff like Wyatt, Lori, Ian, and Allison are mentioned by name for their positive impact. Management, including Raul and Nikole, is praised for being responsive to member feedback and instrumental in shaping the gym's culture.
Atmosphere
The atmosphere is described as motivating and welcoming without being intimidating. The culture on the weight floor is noted as awesome, with a community of serious lifters who push each other. The gym floor is super bright, clean, and perfectly organized for easy access. Large windows provide natural light and views of downtown Denver, contributing to an uplifting environment.
Pricing
While specific pricing tiers are not detailed in the provided reviews, some members note that the membership may seem expensive. However, many argue that for frequent users, the cost is justified by the quality and breadth of equipment, classes, and recovery amenities included.