A recent incident at the Fitness First Ang Mo Kio Hub outlet on September 26th has shed light on a distressing encounter between two gym-goers.
The Incident
According to STOMP, it all started when a Fitness First member, Suan, found herself caught in a conflict involving another gym-goer’s husband.
The husband, who was not a gym member, entered the fitness facility at 4:25 PM, reportedly without permission, and took gym towels.
To make matters worse, he entered the main studio to reserve a spot in a 6:30 PM fitness class for his wife, who was also a member of the gym.
Confrontation at the Gym
Suan promptly reported the incident to the gym staff, who requested that the husband remove the towels he had taken without authorization.
However, the situation took a distressing turn as the husband responded with anger, hurling vulgarities at Suan and refusing to leave the gym until his wife’s return at at about 5.30pm later that evening.
Witnessed by Many
The escalating conflict did not go unnoticed. Gym staff and other members present at the scene witnessed the entire altercation.
Suan found herself at the center of a heated dispute, with both the husband and his wife involved. The wife, upon her arrival, screamed and cursed at Suan, accusing her of targeting her husband by not allowing him to reserve a spot for her fitness class.
Suan claims the wife even went so far as to threaten her, warning her to “watch out and better be careful.”
The police also confirmed that they have received a police report about the incident.
Petition created
Following the incident, a petition was created by a person named LS Ng, calling for the “notorious (gym) member” to be “expelled”.
What the petition said:
“Fitness First member *name redacted*‘s husband, who was a non-member, criminally trespassed Fitness First Ang Mo Kio on Tuesday 26 Sept 2023, 4.25pm, took the towels without permission, enter the main studio to reserve a spot for her for 6.30pm Fang BodyCombat class.
Upon discovery that he was not a member of Fitness First, member Suan reported to the front of house and the front of house requested him to remove the towels. *name redacted*‘s husband angrily hurled “Ch@0 J* B@!” at member Suan at Fitness First AMK main studio entrance. Shirley Wong’s husband refused to leave Fitness First AMK until Shirley Wong arrived at 5.30pm.
Subsequently, *name redacted* screamed and cursed member Suan and accused member Suan of bullying her husband by not letting him reserve. She threatened member Suan to watch out and better be careful. The scenes were witnessed by Fitness First staff and the members.
Member Suan made a police report against *name redacted* and her husband on 27 Sept 2023, 9.57am for Shirley Wong’s husband criminally trespassing Fitness First AMK.
To date, Fitness First has not replied on any action to take against *name redacted* and her husband, despite police report was made and submitted to Fitness First.
Member Suan was told that *name redacted* and her husband were seen in Paragon, ORQ, Bugis and Fushionopolis Fitness First.
All Fitness First members who disallowed *name redacted*’s non-member husband to enter the gym to reserve spot for her are “Ch@0 J* B@!” to them.
I advise other Fitness First members to provide their feedback in the petition to expel this notorious member out of Fitness First premises.”