HANDS up if you were bitten not just by the Covid bug but the exercise craze that set in during the pandemic.

You would have found yourself heading to park connectors or nature reserves for fresh air, or maybe helped clear out the shelves at places like Decathlon, picking up dumbbells and resistance bands.

According to Sport Singapore, more than 238,000 people made use of its 26 ActiveSG gyms in May 2022, a 6 per cent rise compared to the same month in 2019.