Move Strong is a bespoke functional training gym on Joo Chiat Place, built around a simple conviction: that real-world strength and functional mobility empower people to handle life's challenges. Its movement-based philosophy replaces machine isolation with purposeful, multidimensional workouts — exercises that reflect how the body actually lifts, carries, reaches and balances day to day.
Group training rests on four pillars: Foundational Strength, Functional Resilience, Athletic Development & Conditioning and Recovery, alongside Personal Training, Personal Training Duo and Semi Private Personal Training for those who want more individual attention. Sessions follow a circuit-based functional approach designed to bridge the gap between gym training and real-world performance, building strength, endurance and coordination in a supportive, community-focused setting.
The floor is led by experienced trainers Ann-marie Pereira, with over 30 years in personal and group training and certifications spanning NASM, Svastha Yoga, Strong First Kettlebell, TRX and ViPR, and Hansel Sng, a sport and exercise science graduate and ACE certified trainer. Members consistently point to both the well-curated programming and the community — one long-term member credits four years of tailored training with increasing her bone density despite her age.
Move Strong is a bespoke functional training gym on Joo Chiat Place in one of Singapore's most characterful heritage neighbourhoods. Its mission is stated plainly on the website: empowering lives with real-world strength and functional mobility. Where a conventional gym might revolve around machines and isolated muscle work, Move Strong is built around movement itself — training that mirrors the way people actually lift, reach, carry, balance and bend in everyday life.
Move Strong was created to overcome the limits of traditional training. Its philosophy centres on two ideas: Real-World Strength and Functional Mobility. Every class and movement is designed to support that mission, using purposeful, multidimensional workouts that build resilience across strength, endurance and coordination.
The gym's signature functional circuit approach bridges the gap between gym training and real-world performance. Rather than chasing numbers on a machine, members train patterns that carry over to daily demands — which is precisely the point. As the team puts it, the ability to move strong and move well is not a privilege but a necessity, and investing in movement is investing in life.
Group training at Move Strong rests on four pillars. Foundational Strength builds a base of strength through movement-based exercise. Functional Resilience develops the capacity to handle whatever life throws at the body. Athletic Development & Conditioning sharpens endurance, coordination and performance for those with sporting goals. Recovery rounds it out with purposeful sessions that give the body space to restore.
For members who want more individual attention, the gym offers Personal Training, Personal Training Duo for partners who like to train together, and Semi Private Personal Training, which pairs tailored coaching with the energy of a small group. Programming across all of it is intentional — each exercise is chosen to build resilience and functional fitness rather than fatigue for its own sake.
Ann-marie Pereira brings more than 30 years of experience as a personal and group trainer to the floor. Her credentials run deep: NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Applied Health & Human Performance Specialist, Svastha Yoga Instructor, Strong First Kettlebell Certified, and TRX and ViPR certified. She describes her passion simply — showing how movement is medicine — and takes an intuitive approach to program design while staying current with the latest advancements in training.
Hansel Sng pairs a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science with ACE personal training certification, Applied Health & Human Performance Specialist credentials and ViPR Pro Trainer status. His motto captures the gym's thinking on adaptability: the only compromised positions are those you didn't train for. His mission is functional resilience — helping people live unrestricted, embracing life with strength and confidence.
Ask members why they stay and the answer is rarely just the programming. Regina Goh highlights both the focus on strength and functional movement and the community the trainers have built. CS Lim says the well-curated programs and the community are why the gym is now part of his daily routine. And long-term results speak loudly: Eve Felder, who has trained with Ann-Marie for four years, credits her tailored programs with increasing her bone density despite her age — a quiet testament to what thoughtful, individualised training can do over time.
That blend of expertise and warmth is deliberate. Move Strong describes itself as rooted in a community of people with an affinity for movement, and the circuit format keeps members training together, supporting each other and progressing at their own pace.
Move Strong is located at 48 Joo Chiat Place in Joo Chiat. Classes run on a published schedule managed through the gym's online booking platform, so it is worth reserving a spot in advance. Membership rates and packages are listed on the website's rates page, and the gym also hosts events beyond the regular timetable, announced on its events page.
Newcomers unsure where to begin can start with a Foundational Strength class or ask the team about personal and semi-private training options. Follow Move Strong on Instagram at movestrongsg, or reach the team on WhatsApp, to keep up with news from the studio.
Whether the goal is getting stronger, moving without limitations, or investing in long-term health, the invitation that closes every page on the site is the same, and it is an open one: why not you?