Heat Shock Fitness

📍 12101 W 159th St, Homer Glen, Illinois, 60491

Heat Shock Fitness provides a unique wellness-focused gym experience centered around infrared sauna therapy. The facility features seven private infrared saunas, each maintained at approximately 120 degrees. Gym members describe an energizing and profound experience within these saunas, noting they sweat profusely and feel their blood pumping after 20-30 minutes of use, without the drained feeling associated with traditional steam saunas. Each sauna offers a different workout modality, such as yoga, spin, or resistance band training, with guided videos available. For recovery, the gym offers a cold plunge, which members use following their sauna sessions to enhance recovery. The benefits members associate with the infrared sauna workouts include significant pain relief, improved sleep quality, clearer skin, reduced inflammation, and increased joint mobility and circulation. Beyond the signature saunas, this family-owned gym offers a full suite of fitness amenities. The facility is packed with top-of-the-line cardio and strength training equipment. Members appreciate the clean, modern, and brand-new environment with 24/7 keycard access, allowing for convenient half-hour workouts. Additional services include personal training, massage, and stretch therapy, with trainers like Alexis and Jared receiving praise for their knowledgeable and effective guidance. The staff is consistently noted as friendly, helpful, and genuinely invested in members' progress. The gym's approach is particularly valued by those seeking pain management, enhanced recovery, and a holistic health and wellness upgrade, all at an affordable membership rate.