Members of a popular gym chain in Singapore were told on Mon that one of its two gyms will close in seven weeks’ time. In two e-mail messages sent out to members, the management of Pure Fitness said its gym at Knightsbridge in Orchard Road will close on Dec 15 as part of a reorganisation plan for the site. The gym, together with other tenants in the building, is handing back the space to the landlord to make way for Singapore’s first Apple store in 2016. “We understand that this is short notice but we have only recently been informed of the handover date on this site,” one e-mail said. It added that more classes will be added to its facilities at Asia Square and Ngee Ann City. The management said it is also opening a new yoga studio in the CBD in the second quarter of 2016, and is “hoping to finalise terms on another gym location to open in late 2016 as well” in the Orchard area.... Continue Reading