Despite uncertainty of Covid-19 crisis, some gym owners willing to take chance on physical studios

SINGAPORE - Every evening for three hours, a buzz of excitement fills a converted showroom in Tai Seng Street as 30 climbing enthusiasts manoeuvre their way across a large slab wall.

While footfall has fallen by 30 per cent since the coronavirus outbreak, that did not stop Boulder Movement from opening this second outlet on Aug 26, about two months after phase two of the reopening of Singapore's economy began.