Expat Living Singapore – July 2019

HEALTH & FITNESS

JULY 2019 151

The Brave Shapes Co.

The Brave Shapes Co. focuses on
“transformative and holistic wellness”
using GET (Gravity Endurance Training),
a special training method formulated by
co-founder Evans Wu. Evans designed
the technique to get himself walking and
competing in Ironman races again after
being severely injured in a car accident;

Options Pilates

Focused on core postural muscles and awareness
of breath, Pilates is a total body-conditioning
method that brings with it so many benefits – from
strengthening and toning to providing the mental
clarity (or escape) you need after a busy day.
Options Pilates offers a variety of private and group
classes at its Orchard Road (International Building),
Oxley Rise (One Oxley Rise) and Bukit Timah (Sime
Darby Centre) studios, as well as at the American
Club Singapore. Whether you’re looking to correct
your posture, maintain joint mobility, improve your
back pain or boost your mind-body connection,
there’s a class here for everyone, including pre- and
post-natal classes, post-rehab-focused sessions and
dedicated classes for older adults. Options Pilates
also offers year-round classes for those who’d like
to become certified Pilates instructors themselves.
In addition to Pilates, the studio offers Gyrotonic for

flexibility, strength and functional movement, and Jungle Sports Suspension

training for body conditioning.

6235 9725 | optionspilatesstudio.com

Bypassing gym machines, and using

body weight and free weights as the

only forms of resistance to ensure all

joints are worked, GET is personalised

to each participant based on age, gender,

physical and emotional state, and various

lifestyle factors. This is to ensure that the

correct amount of exertion is performed

to achieve results, and without injury.

The GET formula is applied in each of

the gym’s classes, all of which are capped

at eight participants for a “personal

group training” experience. You can

choose from Weights and Calisthenics for

strength, muscle tone and better mind-

body connection, Posture, Mobility and

Flexibility for pain-free movement and

improved posture, Self Defence, and a

special Senior Training Class.

And, what’s total wellness without

enjoying your time with others? The

Brave Shapes Co. offers $10 Happy Hour

Tuesdays and Thursdays, where clients

can bring their friends to the Weight and

Calisthenics class for just $10, followed

by an in-gym beer social!

#10-02 Oxley Tower, Lobby 1

138 Robinson Road

8869 5257 | thebraveshapes.com

his co-founder, too, used the method

to get strong and fit after surviving an

accident. Together, they wanted to help

others live pain-free lives, designing the

gym in 2015 as an inclusive space for

serving people of all ages, shapes and

sizes who are “brave enough to take on

the commitment of health and wellness”.