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Property agent Raymond Heng had suspected True Fitness was struggling, but he did not expect the gym he had visited for more than a decade to disappear overnight.
The closure was not entirely surprising given the region’s fiercely competitive fitness industry, but its abruptness left Heng, 47, in disbelief after paying S$8,800 (US$6,900) for a lifetime membership in 2013.
“I guessed that they might not have been doing that well since branches have been closing over the years, but I did not expect the whole chain to disappear just like that,” he said.
Heng is among the many fitness fans left searching for a new gym after True Fitness abruptly ceased all operations in Singapore last week. Parent company Kontafarma China Holdings cited cost pressures and intense market competition for winding up the business.
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