Bukit Canberra’s new ActiveSG gym has HUR machines that use air pressure instead of weights
Fitness enthusiasts in the North now have a cavernous training facility to call their own.
Singapore’s largest ActiveSG gym has opened in Canberra, offering residents even more opportunities to take part in an active lifestyle.
Photo provided by: SportSG
Like other ActiveSG gyms in Singapore, seniors aged 65 and above can access for free.
Bukit Canberra’s new ActiveSG gym opens on October 29th
In a media release sent to MS NewsSport Singapore (SportSG) announced that the ActiveSG gym in Bukit Canberra opened to the public on the 20th. Sunday (October 29th).
This completes the new ActiveSG Sports Center @ Bukit Canberra, built on a plan to provide more innovative, accessible, inclusive and relevant sports facilities for all Singaporeans.
Source: Bukit Canberra Facebook
The opening of the gym follows the opening of Bukit Canberra’s four swimming pools on October 15.
Bukit Canberra’s ActiveSG gym caters to a variety of physical abilities
With an expansive 1,500 square meters (sq m) of floor space, the ActiveSG gym has space for residents from all walks of life.
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According to SportSG, the gym’s hallmark is its inclusivity, meaning it can accommodate users of different physical abilities.
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One of the ways the facility is able to do this is through the use of new HUR machines that utilize air pressure instead of traditional weights.
This means people of different abilities, including the elderly, can train safely and efficiently.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung helps residents with HUR machines. Photo courtesy of SportSG.
Two new dance studios open
In addition to the gym, two new dance studios have opened next door.
They offer a variety of accessible and affordable play-learning programs, including piroxing, hatha yoga, and zumba.
Source: Sayan Sembawang Facebook
These programs are available for reservation next month.
Free for seniors
As a way to encourage seniors aged 65 and above to exercise, they will be able to use Bukit Canberra’s newly opened gyms, swimming pools and other facilities for free.
According to SportSG, this will in fact apply to all ActiveSG gyms and swimming pools, in support of Singapore’s move to encourage active aging.
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Maybe that’s why it’s working. On the first day it opened, he had over 200 residents visit the gym.
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Also present on the occasion were Health Minister Ong Ye Kung and Dr Lim Wee Kiak, Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC.
Ong also participated in workouts and piloxing sessions with residents.
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The pride of the northern peoples
Now that Bukit Canberra’s sports complex is fully open, northerners will have bragging rights against those living in other parts of Singapore if they become the fittest people in the country. It will be.
Here are some details you need to know if you want to break a sweat there.
ActiveSG Sports Center@Bukit Canberra
address: 21 Canberra Link Singapore 756973
business hours: From 7am to 10pm daily
phone: 6374 5342
Nearest MRT station: sembawang
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Featured image courtesy of SportSG.
