Homegrown Fitness Gym FiiTBOXX unveils technology-led boutique high-intensity training (HIIT) studio
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Tucked away at the corner of Joo Chiat Road and Fowlie Road, FiiTBOXX is a home-grown premium boutique fitness gym.
A one-stop strength, cardio, and functional training facility founded by Ken Mok, a former senior executive with over 20 years of experience that includes leading several big box gyms across the region, the gym is built with technology at the forefront of its design and welcomes participants of all levels.
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With a clear focus on outcome driven workouts supported by data and technology, FiitBOXX places a huge emphasis on workouts that are catered even to entry level participants with little to no fitness experience.
The 2,600 square feet (first floor) year-old facility is protected by facial recognition technology - that allows members access into the gym at odd hours to do their own workouts even staff are off duty - offering the convenience the modern busy working adult needs.
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Beyond its impressive suite of equipment on the first floor, FiitBOXX recently launched its own boutique high-intensity training (HIIT) studio, FOXX on the upper level - designed to revolutionise traditional HIIT workouts while providing a strong community experience.
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HIIT Classes: What to Expect
Labelled as Into The Zone (ITZ) Series, HIIT classes at FOXX comprise an intensive circuit training programme combining cardio with strength and boxing, as participants move across a total of five zones in each class, that usually last approximately 45 minutes.
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Guided by huge vertical screens across the studio, participants need not worry about forgetting which exercise is coming up next - even if they have arrived a little late for the pre-class demonstration from instructors.
Workouts are also a good variety, with FOXX guaranteeing that no workouts are repeated on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that members and participants get a good mix and holistic fitness experience.
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HIIT classes are energetic and pretty high octane once the lights go off and lasers come on, but urged on by very friendly and encouraging instructors, who are patient enough to correct participants on their form and what they are doing wrong - making it easy to follow and suitable even for beginners and individuals with no prior fitness experience.
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Techology-Driven
Keeping in mind that technology drives almost everything at FiiTBOXX and FOXX, lockers are also operated on a facial-recognition model, with participants not needing to worry about hanging onto keys or which locker they used to keep their bags in.
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Perhaps its most useful tech tool to help every member along their fitness journey, is a myZone heart-rate monitor belt that is give out to each participant at the start of class.
The objective is to help instructors monitor each participant's progress during class, and to help them reach optimal workout intensities - heart rate zones 4 or 5 (red/yellow), or to reduce effort accordingly should any participant be over-exerting himself or herself.
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Where to find FOXX?
Location: 408A Joo Chiat Rd, Singapore 427635
Tel: +65 8876 9222
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri: 6:45am-9pm
Sat-Sun: 8am-6pm
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