How Singapore’s malls are working up a sweat

Singapore’s Orchard Road has been synonymous with shopping for decades. But lately shoppers are swapping sales for sweat sessions in gyms that are becoming an increasingly prevalent part of the landscape.

Fitness First, Virgin Active and Anytime Fitness are expanding rapidly across the island and taking up space in malls. Mega-gym PURE Fitness just took 28,000 square feet of space at Ngee Ann City last year, and another 11,000 square feet for a yoga studio at Suntec City Mall.