Midtown Gym With Sauna, Infrared and Dry: Anatomy Midtown

Anatomy Midtown, at 3415 NE 2nd Avenue near NE 34th Street, is a gym with sauna that gives you two separate heat rooms rather than one: an infrared sauna and a traditional sauna, alongside a eucalyptus steam room and hot and cold plunges. Weekday hours are 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and weekends run later than at most Anatomy clubs, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. It is also one of only two Anatomy locations with a month-to-month single-club plan, at $315 a month.

The club faces NE 2nd Avenue on the stretch between the Midtown Miami shops and the Buena Vista streets to the east, close to the corner of NE 34th Street. That puts it a short walk south of the Design District and north of Wynwood, which makes it useful for people who live in the towers along this corridor or work in the galleries and showrooms nearby. Parking is complimentary, a real advantage in a neighborhood where street meters and garage fees add up quickly.

Many gyms advertise a sauna and mean one small cedar box. Anatomy lists an Infrared Sauna and a Traditional Sauna as separate amenities at Midtown, and that changes how you can train. Infrared heat warms you at a lower air temperature, which is gentler for long sessions or for people new to heat. The traditional room gets hotter and suits short, sharp rounds after lifting. Rotating between them, with a cold plunge in between, lets you build a full contrast session without waiting for a single crowded room.

The eucalyptus steam room and the hot and cold plunges complete the recovery floor. Anatomy asks that bathing suits be the only clothing worn in the steam, sauna and plunge areas, so pack one even if you are only planning a quick heat round. The heat rooms and locker-room showers close half an hour before the club for maintenance. On weekdays that means wrapping up by about 9:30 PM, and on weekends getting out of the water before 7:30 PM.

Midtown keeps Monday to Friday hours of 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday hours of 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The later weekend close sets it apart from the Coconut Grove club, which shuts at 7:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. A Saturday plan that works well is a late breakfast in the neighborhood, a midday workout, and a long contrast session in the afternoon when the morning class crowd has gone home.

Anatomy prices this club on its location page. Single Club Annual costs $235 a month with a $99 enrollment fee. Single Club Month-to-Month costs $315 a month with a $250 enrollment fee, and the brand's FAQ notes that this flexible single-club plan exists only at Midtown and Miami Beach. All Access plans, which open every Anatomy club, are $355 a month on an annual contract or $385 month-to-month. If you are in Miami for a season rather than a year, the month-to-month plan is the one to look at.

There is no day pass. Anatomy describes itself as a private members' club and says so plainly in its FAQ. Instead, the location page offers a complimentary guest pass so you can see the club before joining. Pick the guest visit for the time of day you would actually use the saunas. A 6:00 AM trial tells you far more about morning crowds than a quiet Sunday afternoon, and it lets you test both heat rooms properly.

Here is a routine that fits the Midtown layout. Finish your training, shower, then start with ten minutes in the infrared room to warm up gently. Move to a one- to two-minute cold plunge. Rest on a bench for a few minutes. Then take a shorter, hotter round in the traditional sauna, followed by another cold plunge and the hot plunge to finish. One honest judgment: skip the steam room on the same visit if you have already done two saunas. Three heat rooms in a row is more than most bodies need.

The corridor shapes the membership. High-rise residents along NE 2nd Avenue and Biscayne can walk in, while the free parking draws drivers from Edgewater and the Upper East Side. The month-to-month plan suits seasonal residents and people on short work contracts. Because the club has no day passes, the floor stays limited to members and their trial guests, which keeps the plunge pools from turning into a queue the way they can at drop-in gyms.

After the plunge, head north. The Miami Design District begins just above NE 38th Street, a few blocks away, with its open-air plazas, public art and shaded walkways between the flagship stores. If you would rather stay closer, the Midtown Miami shops and restaurants are steps from the club entrance. Either option keeps the cooldown flat and short, which is what you want after a hot sauna round in Miami humidity.

If you only want one visit, Crunch Doral in west Miami-Dade sells a $15 day pass and says sauna access is included with all memberships, though it is a busy big-box gym. If you want a bayfront setting with the same hot and cold plunges, Anatomy Coconut Grove keeps a hybrid sauna in a restored hangar. Midtown is the pick when you want two dedicated heat rooms, later weekend hours and a plan you can cancel month to month.

Anatomy Midtown is at 3415 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33137. Hours run Monday to Friday 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with heat rooms and showers closing 30 minutes earlier. Single Club Annual is $235 a month plus $99 enrollment, and Single Club Month-to-Month is $315 a month plus $250 enrollment. No day passes, but a complimentary guest pass is available. Parking is free. Bring a swimsuit, flip-flops and water.