Private gyms are booming in Singapore, where public gyms get slammed after 6pm and monthly fees for 24-hour chains can easily top $100. What fewer people realise is how far those memberships stretch beyond the weights floor — many chains bundle in food discounts, spa treatments, retail deals and even travel-adjacent perks worth factoring into the real cost.
Anytime Fitness, the biggest player with 160-plus outlets in Singapore and roughly 6,000 worldwide, leads the pack with its Purple Perks programme. Members from $98/month get up to 35% off YoloFoods meal prep, 20% off SaladStop! and Poke Theory, 20% off Skechers Performance gear, up to 60% off selected Samsung products, $4 off TADA rides, mobile plans from $6.50/month with Circles.Life — and, oddly, up to US$100 in NVIDIA stock rewards via Moomoo.
24/7 Fitness, with over 20 locations, leans on clean-eating deals (10% off at Yummy Bros, 15% off supplements at Woah Group) plus wellness extras like a $59 one-hour sports massage at Elements Wellness. Fitness First, whose 14 clubs cluster around Bugis Junction, Paragon and One Raffles Quay, goes heavier on recovery: $68 wellness treatments at Atos Wellness, 25% off a first chiropractic consultation, and a 15% discount on a Lazarus Island yacht charter with White Sails.
Pure Fitness packs in yoga, pilates and HYROX-focused sessions, and its perks list matches the premium vibe — 30% off services at Aurum Hair on Orchard Road, 50% off 60-minute treatments at The Westin Singapore's Heavenly Spa, 18% off Therabody recovery devices, and up to 30% off hotel bookings through Weconex. Virgin Active, from $41/week, is pitched as a wellness club rather than a plain gym: think zero-gravity sleep pods, Himalayan salt inhalation rooms, cold plunges, a 20m indoor pool and climbing wall at Marina One, plus 10% off Little Farms groceries and salads at smol and Supergreen.
UFIT rounds things out for the sportier crowd, with physiotherapy and podiatry on site, VO2 max and lactate threshold testing, classes tailored for cancer survivors, 10% off Under Armour and Technogym gear, and dining and spa discounts at Fairmont Singapore including 25% off at The Eight and The Stamford Brasserie.
One caveat from the roundup: True Fitness, a homegrown chain that once ran seven outlets, was placed under provisional liquidation and closed all locations with immediate effect in September — a reminder that prepaid fitness contracts carry risk, so check a company's standing before committing to a long plan.
Why should a traveller care? If you're staying in Singapore for more than a few weeks — a work stint, an extended trip — a gym membership is an easy way to keep routine going, and the bundled spa, hotel and dining perks often pay for a chunk of the fee. Even short-term visitors can use day access at chains like Virgin Active Marina One or Pure Fitness to decompress after long-haul flights, with hotel spa discounts sweetening the deal. For locals, the maths is simple: if your membership already stings, you may as well cash in on the extras that come with it.
