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Clockwise, from left: F45 member Anisha Pillai, fitness instructors Nicholas Chong and Ollie Wang, F45 Tanjong Rhu owners Barbora Hogan and Charmaine Wang at their new outlet at Kallang Wave Mall. The owners opened the location in Kallang in late June to cater to demand.
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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 its second outlet on Aug 26, over two months after Phase Two began.


