In December 2023, I bought a 20-session package and began attending classes at REVL Training City Hall, the Singapore flagship outlet of the increasingly popular Australian boutique fitness chain which is located within the basement of Capitol Singapore. Founded in 2020 and widely seen as the tougher and more Crossfit-edgy…
Back in 2021, I wrote about my experience trying out Division Athletics, then a newly-open boutique fitness studio set within the basement of the AIG building along Shenton Way (next to M Hotel Singapore) which offers strength and conditioning group classes. My story was based largely on my attendance of…
In December 2021, I completed a 2-week trial at Body Fit Training (BFT) Raffles CBD, an outlet of the popular high-intensity interval group training concept located on the third level of 68 South Bridge Road. Founded in 2017 and widely seen as the spiritual (and, to some, the new and…
Since the first time I wrote about a brand new gym I tried at the start of the year, there have been some developments in terms of my fitness journey. I have gone on to publish a fairly comprehensive guide to spin studios in Singapore, tried another new gym that…
[For further reading, you can check out 5 More Things I Learnt About Fitness After Trying Division Athletics Gym in Singapore, published almost two years after this original article.] Since the first time I wrote about a brand new gym I tried at the start of the year, I must say…
Those cheeky bathtub “Fatback” photographs sure got me into trouble. Originally part of a series of parodies in which I spoofed influencer-style photographs I found tagged under the Instagram geotags of hotels I was writing about, the bathtub Fatback shot took on a life of its own, and it became…
Trip.com has introduced various staycation packages for the 2021 lunar new year period as well as Valentine’s Day, from modest boutique choices (e.g. Hotel Clover 5 HongKong Street, Arton Boutique Hotel) to more premium luxury options. These are the better ones. M SOCIAL SINGAPORE Package: Chinese New Year Price: From…
Local luxury hotel booking app HoteLux (available on both Android and Apple app stores) has recently launched in Singapore, giving guests the ability to book stays which include complimentary perks such as US$100 dining/spa credit and free room upgrades etc while simultaneously enjoying points under the hotel’s loyalty programme (e.g.…