UFIT is Singapore's largest independently owned health, fitness and sports community. It started in 2011 as an outdoor bootcamp in Fort Canning Park, run by co-founders Dean Ahmad and James Forrester, and grew into a network of multidisciplinary hubs where personal training, group classes, physiotherapy, sports medicine, nutrition and podiatry all live under one roof.
The premise is simple and, at the time, uncommon in Singapore: your body does not draw a line between "fitness" and "rehabilitation" - it only knows movement. So UFIT stopped separating the two. Coaches and clinicians sit on the same team and plan together through what the company calls its Circle of Care, so a client rarely gets passed between silos.
That approach reframes who a gym is for. UFIT talks about treating everyday members like athletes in their own lives - using assessment tools such as VO2 max testing, force plates and body-composition scans that are usually reserved for elite sport. The goal is not a before-and-after photo. It is helping people move better, feel stronger and understand their own health data in context.
Figures self-reported by UFIT and public sources; corporate reach and team size are approximate.
Personal training, group classes, reformer pilates and outdoor bootcamps.
Personalized nutrition coaching integrated with training plans.
Physiotherapy, podiatry, osteopathy, sports medicine and massage.
Breathwork and coaching that treats the head as part of the body.
The supportive environment that keeps people showing up.
1-on-1 and small-group coaching built on individualized, data-informed programs.
Indoor and outdoor bootcamps, reformer pilates, breathwork and Battle Cancer classes.
Physiotherapy, sports medicine, osteopathy and massage with ultrasound and shockwave therapy.
Gait analysis, biomechanical assessment and 3D-printed custom insoles.
VO2 max, force plates, InBody analysis, lactate threshold and sweat testing.
Tennis camps and one of Singapore's largest junior tennis leagues via Savitar.
Workplace wellness, screening and team-building for employers across Asia.
Bespoke digital platform with app-based credit booking for remote training.
Personalized plans that connect what you eat to how you train and recover.
UFIT runs a services business that is both B2C and B2B. Revenue comes from training and coaching packages, credit-based group memberships, fee-for-service clinical care, performance testing, custom orthotics and product sales, online coaching, junior sports programs, and corporate wellbeing contracts with employers.
Its edge is structural rather than a single feature. Where many operators are either a gym or a clinic, UFIT integrates both and lets one client relationship compound - a member who arrives for personal training may later need physio, then nutrition, then tennis for their kids, then a wellness program for their company. That is hard for single-discipline competitors to replicate.
Dean Ahmad and James Forrester launch UFIT as an outdoor bootcamp in Fort Canning Park.
UFIT brings physiotherapy alongside coaching at its Raffles Quay clinic.
Workplace programs expand, with clients including LinkedIn Singapore.
A rebrand and a new flagship hub unite gym, clinic and cafe on Club Street.
UFIT acquires tennis specialist Savitar and raises a Series A round.
Outlets consolidate into hubs; a bespoke online coaching platform launches.
Under Armour becomes UFIT's official apparel partner.
A dedicated podiatry clinic opens at Club Street with custom orthotics.
UFIT is Singapore's largest independently owned health, fitness and sports community, offering personal training, group classes, physiotherapy, sports medicine, nutrition, podiatry and corporate wellbeing under one integrated model.
UFIT was founded in 2011 by Dean Ahmad and James Forrester, starting as an outdoor bootcamp in Fort Canning Park. Dean Ahmad serves as Co-Founder and CEO.
It is UFIT's integrated model in which coaches, physiotherapists, nutritionists, podiatrists and sports medicine professionals collaborate on a single personalized plan rather than treating services separately.
UFIT operates multidisciplinary hubs across Singapore, including its Club Street flagship in the CBD, plus locations at City Hall, one-North and Orchard, along with outdoor class venues.
Yes. UFIT runs corporate wellbeing programs for employers across Asia, reportedly serving 10,000+ employees, and offers a bespoke online coaching platform for remote training.