SINGAPORE: This Saturday, May 8, was supposed to be an auspicious date for Mr Dittaya Mhosomboon. It would have been the first day of business at his new gym along Hong Kong Street.
Ms Dewi Chen, the founder of Terra Luna Yoga, said she is disappointed by the restrictions, adding that authorities should have been more specific in the types of activities restricted, rather than a blanket ban on gyms and studios. “It wasn’t like a week’s notice to prepare, we are just blindsided and it’s a four-day thing,” he said.
While Ms Chen agreed that online classes are a workaround, she noted that they cannot fully replace Terra Luna Yoga’s business model. “The instructor experience also drops as a result of that and it being virtual versus in person. This leads to a value proposition that is a fraction of what they get in a studio or a gym, and the payment by consumers commensurates with that.”
“It’s a recipe for disaster, simply because we have limited parks in Singapore where those kinds of classes will be allowed, and on top of that, you have got more people who as we have learnt during the circuit breaker period, they would flood the parks.” She had decided to move to a new space that would be more conducive for clients amid the pandemic, as well as to better adhere to safe distancing requirements.
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It felt like we are taken hostage by COVID19 😭😭.
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