Got cabin fever? This list is good for what ails you.
With the end of the circuit breaker, gyms are back in semi-full swing.
Give your accumulated calories some burn with proper equipment, training guidance, and ample space.
Within Raffles Place Precinct, many of our neighbours specialise in helping you sweat, so drop by one of them for a quick workout and energy boost.
COVID-19 still exists, so remember to adhere to your facility’s capacity quota when visiting and keep a safe distance from others at all times.
Fitness First
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Well-equipped for a variety of fitness activities, it is also crowned with a stunning new design.
But what is the use of all that equipment if you can’t measure your returns comprehensively? This gym stood out with a clever measuring tool named the Boditrax.
It sets the baseline measurements like fat and muscle mass, visceral fat and your metabolic age. You set your goal and measure after every session. An app helps you keep track of your progress.
Image credit: Fitness First
Address:
63 Market Street,
Bank of Singapore Centre #02/03-01,
Singapore 048942
+65 6438 3163
Hours:
Monday to Friday 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Saturday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Website: https://www.fitnessfirst.com.sg/clubs/capital-tower
Facebook: facebook.com/FitnessFirstSingapore
Instagram: instagram.com/fitnessfirstsg
Gravity
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For the time-staved executive, an ultra-lux fitness experience is just the thing.
A membership at Gravity almost has it all. With wellness treatments, muscle-sapping workouts, personalised coaching, nutritionists and in-house doctors, one can sweat in style.
And when it is all over, take a break in the steam room or grab a juice while your clothes are steam-pressed (it is complimentary). In fact, there is no rush back to the office. You can choose to work at any of the club’s private workstations.
Image credit: Gravity Club
Address:
138 Market Street,
CapitaGreen #38-01,
Singapore 048946
+65 6653 9988
Hours:
Monday to Friday 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM
Saturday 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Website: http://gravityclub.com
PURE Yoga
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For almost any type of employment, there will be stress to both mind and body. Yoga practitioners have claimed they have found the remedy to both.
Now while some of the moves in yoga may appear mind-bending to a casual onlooker, yoga is, in fact, very accessible to beginners.
PURE Yoga offers classes for beginners, experienced practitioners, and expectant mothers from a variety of disciplines including Hatha, Vinyasa, and other classes. In fact, there is something for everyone.
Image credit: PURE Yoga Facebook
Address:
9 Raffles Place
Republic Plaza Tower 1 #09-01,
Singapore 048619
+65 6100 8828
Hours:
Monday to Thursday 6:30 AM to 10:30 PM
Friday 6:30 AM to 9:30 PM
Saturday and Public Holidays 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM
Sunday 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM
Website: http://pure-yoga.com/singapore
Facebook: facebook.com/PureYogaSG
Instagram: instagram.com/pureyogaofficial
PURE Fitness
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This fitness location is the sibling brand of PURE Yoga. It offers a sizeable array of fitness experiences such as free weight and resistance training zones, gymnastic rings, a sled track and Eleiko weightlifting equipment.
There are also classes based around concepts such as virtual fitness, tabata, TRX and Les Mills.
Image credit: PURE Fitness Facebook
Address:
10 Collyer Quay,
Ocean Financial Centre Level 4,
Singapore 049315
+65 6100 8868
Hours:
Monday to Saturday 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Sunday and Public Holidays 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Website: https://www.pure-fitness.com/singapore
Facebook: facebook.com/PureFitnessSG
Instagram: instagram.com/purefitnessofficial
Virgin Active
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For a little bit of everything, this 3,263sqm gym is a fitness playground.
Its classes run the gamut of aerobics, athletic training, barre, boxing, aqua, martial arts, cycle, dance, pilates, and yoga. But besides the workouts, there are perks unique to a large gym such as sleep pods, salt rooms, and experiential showers.
You could probably stay here all day.
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Address:
One Raffles Place
Tower 2 Level 6
Singapore 048616
+65 6908 7878
Hours:
Monday to Friday 6:30 AM to 10:30 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Website: https://www.virginactive.com.sg/home/our_clubs/raffles_place.aspx
Facebook: facebook.com/VirginActiveSingapore
Instagram: instagram.com/virginactivesg
Barry’s
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If your fitness rallying cry is in the same vein as “hustle for that muscle”, you will be in good company at Barry’s.
Billed as an all-in (HIIT) high-intensity interval group training gym, it has all the hallmarks of spartan-like punishment. The goal? To grind your body to its limits in a communal setting, led by an instructor and somewhat kinky red lighting.
Each day of the week is focused on a specific part of the body, so you will always have something new to be sore about.
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Address:
18 Robinson Road,
#03-03,
Singapore 048547
+65 8666 0303
Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 6:45 AM to 9:30 pm
Tuesday and Thursday 5:45 AM to 9:30 PM
Friday 6:45 AM to 8:30 PM
Saturday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sunday 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM
Web: http://barrys.com
Anthem
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If HIIT is your thing, but you prefer to push the pedal, Anthem could well be your new battle hymn.
Think Soulcycle, but right here in the heart of Singapore’s business district. It combines throbbing music and an energised class to set your heart pounding and your muscles achy.
You can be assured that once you are back in office, you would be riding on an exercise high for hours.
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Address:
17 Phillip Street,
Grand Building #04-00,
Singapore 048695
+65 6931 4246
Hours: Class timings vary daily
Website: http://anthem.sg
Facebook: facebook.com/ridewithanthem
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ridewithanthem
Focus
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Fluidity in movement is a rare blessing. Aches and pain are a hindrance.
But in corporate work, after hours of sitting at a desk, a tinge in the back or the neck is almost a certainty. So this studio must have got its audience understanding down-pat.
Focus’ philosophy integrates Pilates and physiotherapy to help you reach your mobility goals. It sounds pretty good scientifically to us. Pick a group class, a private session or a virtual instruction, and get moving.
Image credit: Focus Facebook
Address:
222 Malacca Street #08-00,
RB Capitol Building,
Singapore 048980
+65 6235 3938
Hours:
Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Website: http://focusmovement.sg
Facebook: facebook.com/Focusmovement.sg
Instagram: instagram.com/focus_movement
Beatx
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Founded by two ex-Singapore national swimmers, Beatx seems to have distilled the essence of Olympian fitness training methods for the layman.
The philosophy behind its sports-science-based regime is to shock the body with unpredictable routines and intensity–with structured workouts from boxing, indoor cycling to an eclectic no-holds-bar circuit course named ‘the battleground’.
If you crave burning calories in an environment imbued with a futuristic dystopian vibe, this would be an interesting visit.
Image credit: Beatx Studio Facebook
Address:
20 Cecil Street,
#06-03 Plus (formerly GSH Plaza)
Singapore 049705
+65 6535 3572
Hours:
Monday to Friday 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Website: https://beatxstudio.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beatxstudio/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatxstudio/
Anytime Fitness
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As its name suggests, this is a truly 24-hours gym. Get your workout in whenever you feel the urge to kick it up a gear.
Another perk is that the same keycard allows you access to any other Anytime Fitness gym as well. So it is an anytime and anywhere (almost) sort of deal.
Image credit: Anytime Fitness Cecil Street Facebook
Address:
20 Cecil Street,
Plus Cecil Street #04-03/04/05,
Singapore 049705
+65 8877 7748
Hours:
Open 24 hours every day
Website: https://www.anytimefitness.sg/gyms/sg-0085/cecil-street-south-east-049705
This article was published on 6 August 2020.
