Fit Pound Dempsey is a personal training studio on Loewen Road in the Dempsey Hill area, one of three Fit Pound locations in Singapore alongside Anson and i12 Katong. The gym's motto — Pound to Fitness — is about punching through the wall: through negativity, self-doubt and anything standing between you and a stronger tomorrow. The team's side of the deal is to provide the tools, the equipment and the coaches; yours is to bring the willpower.
Coaching is the heart of the place. Head Coach and Program Director Jason Calina brings more than 14 years of experience and NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credentials, working alongside Head Coach Iseler Lim and a senior team whose specialisations cover fat loss, muscle building, powerlifting, boxing and pre- and postnatal fitness. Several trainers have been featured in Singapore media, and coach Tan Kang Quan is a competitive powerlifter with national records and an Asian title to his name.
The Dempsey studio also offers physiotherapy under Principal Physiotherapist Angie Wong, who has more than 16 years of clinical experience and has worked with elite athletes including rugby, boxing and national tennis players. Services span 1:1 personal training, semi-private training, physiotherapy and online fat loss coaching, with a free consultation over WhatsApp as the usual starting point. Whether you are stepping into a gym for the first time or chasing a performance milestone, the goal is the same: healthy, lifelong habits built without the guesswork.
Fit Pound's Dempsey branch occupies a quiet corner of Loewen Road in the Dempsey Hill area — a leafy, low-rise pocket of Singapore popular with anyone escaping the downtown gym crush. It is one of three Fit Pound studios in the city, alongside Anson and i12 Katong, and it carries the company's whole outlook in a four-word motto: Pound to Fitness.
The team reads that motto as an instruction as much as a slogan. Punch through the wall, they say — punch through your own negativity and self-doubt, and punch through to a better tomorrow. Fit Pound was founded by a team of professional personal trainers, and the deal they offer is refreshingly plain: they supply the tools, the equipment and the coaches; you bring the willpower. Work together, the thinking goes, and the only real limit is what you believe about yourself.
Whatever a gym's slogans, the coaching bench is what matters, and Fit Pound's runs deep. Head Coach and Program Director Jason Calina has spent more than 14 years in the industry, holds a BS in Nursing, and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He has coached in the Philippines, the Middle East and Singapore, and has built a following among business professionals and executives looking for personalised, sustainable habits rather than quick fixes.
He is joined by Head Coach Iseler Lim, an ACE-certified trainer who started out as a skinny teenager unsure where to begin, and now leads the team with a philosophy of simplicity, sustainability and smart training. The senior roster includes Jonathan Chua (ISSA), Yong Poh — named True Fitness' Top Trainer across all Singapore branches for three consecutive years and featured in The Straits Times and Men's Health — competitive powerlifter Tan Kang Quan, whose achievements include national U93 records and a U83 Asian championship, Herman, who brings a decade of experience plus pre- and postpartum specialisation, Lim Dong Xian, and pre- and postnatal specialist Jaelyn Chin. Collectively, the studio's professional certifications span NSCA, Precision Nutrition, ISSA, PTA Global, NASM, ACE and ASCA.
Sessions are built around the individual, not a template. One-to-one personal training pairs you with a dedicated coach who programmes every session around your goals, whether that is fat loss, muscle building or general fitness. Semi-private training keeps that individual attention while sharing the coach across a small group. Workouts are deliberately intense — boxing features prominently, and members learn how to throw a punch as well as look after themselves — but the emphasis stays on form and postural correction, so progress is fast and safe rather than reckless.
Fit Pound Dempsey is also unusual in pairing training with clinical care. Principal Physiotherapist Angie Wong brings over 16 years of clinical experience, a UK postgraduate degree in Sport Injury Management, and advanced training in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy in Australia. She specialises in migraines, vertigo, lymphedema, TMJ disorders and musculoskeletal conditions, is certified in Clinical Pilates, and has worked with elite athletes including Centaurs Rugby, Spartan Boxing Club and Singapore's national tennis players. For anyone nursing an injury alongside their training, that combination is hard to find.
Training does not stop at the studio door either: Fit Pound's Online Fat Loss Coaching extends structured training and nutrition guidance to clients who prefer to work remotely.
The usual first step is a free consultation, bookable through WhatsApp, where you talk through your goals before committing to anything. Bookings and schedules run through the Vibefam app on iOS and Android. Whether you are stepping into a gym for the first time or chasing a competition milestone, the Dempsey team's promise is the same: build healthy, lifelong habits — without the guesswork.