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Wu Chun says Fitness Zone's new branch in Serusop will open on February 13.



AS FITNESS Zone gears to open its newest branch in Serusop in the next few weeks, the gym is already looking towards further expansion amid strong take-up of new members.

Wu Chun, gym owner and international movie star, said Fitness Zone wouldn't hesitate to open more branches should there be demand.

Wu, who is back for his yearly Lunar New Year holiday, spoke to The Brunei Times about plans for the year and his hopes for the Sultanate.

BT: So when will Fitness Zone Serusop officially open and what are your expectations with a new branch?

Wu: The launch date is February 13, and so far, the response has been pleasantly surprising. Our members have doubled over the last year as last time, we would have about 150 a month, but now, we have around 300. So there are a lot of people coming in and we were initially shocked. Of course, there can still be a lot more but in all honesty, there's no rush. What's important is our instructors keep improving themselves. I've been sending them constantly overseas because there's a lot to see out there. I also send them articles, maybe five to six a month, so they can share with our customers as well. So with the official opening, we have quite a few promotions to go along as people will be celebrating National Day, Valentine's Day and the Lunar New Year. With that, we will focus on the gift of love, a 'buy one take one' promotion, so if you join, your partner joins for free. People who want to be healthy, usually want people around them or their partners to be healthy as well, that's what we are encouraging.

So now, there are 300 gym-goers, what happens if you get 500 by next year?

We will expand, that's not a problem. I won't ignore the fact that there's a shortage of space and try to save costs. This is important as it's for the long run for the benefit of the people here in Brunei. I really want them to look towards a healthy lifestyle. So, for example, the ground floor of Serusop is currently leased to other tenants. Should we receive overwhelming response, we will take over the ground floor in the future. As for Kiulap, we already have plans to renovate to have a bigger space and that will happen soon.

I noticed that the Serusop branch looks different from the one in Kiulap. Why?

Kiulap, as you can see, is more traditional and we wanted the Serusop gym to have a different feel. Here it's more modern, fashionable and this gives customers a fresher perspective. We've spent quite a bit on the interior design, but like I said, it's for the long term.

Fitness Zone recently expanded all the way to Shanghai as well, can you tell us about the gym there and other expansion plans?

In Shanghai, we are partnering with a gym called Tera Wellness, which is one of the biggest chains in China with almost 100 outlets. The gym is called Tera Wellness Fitness Zone and we will have another one opening this year. However, that particular gym is exclusive to China and won't be part of the expansion plans to other countries like Singapore or Sabah. We are hoping that in Sabah, we can have one open this year as people have approached us for franchising opportunities. Singapore is another area we are looking at. We are looking into that possibility. With having gyms in other countries, I want the members to be able to use the facilities in all countries. With inter-changeable members, I also hope that our instructors can do that as well to learn from each other.

Back to Brunei, is the health awareness amongst locals getting better?

Yes, definitely. With the increase of member subscriptions we believe so and I'm glad that people are aware of their health and are aiming to be fit and look good. I think a lot of this has got to do with showbusiness, there's a lot of influence there. Many Bruneians watch television and there are a lot of inspiration to make people want to get in shape and stay healthy. So in Brunei, I do believe that the perception is changing.

What else is in store for Fitness Zone?

Another thing would be the start of our Fitness Zone Charity Fund which is aimed to help various NGOs in the country. We feel that it's important to keep doing charity work as our actions can always influence someone. For example, when you do something for charity, you feel good, you're happy and that rubs off on your child or people around you. It's important to society because we are able and we can help the less-fortunate to slowly make the world a better place.

It's no secret that you've always cared about Brunei and what's happening here even though you are away, can you share a bit of what can be applied to Brunei in terms of the economy?

What I find a pity is the lack of a huge attraction. Last time with the Jerudong Park playground around, it was a selling point along with The Empire Hotel. Brunei cannot rely solely on Empire Hotel, there needs to be an international event because that attracts people over. For example, some countries will bid for F1 races or tennis tournaments. As for tourism, I am currently an ambassador for Taiwan's tourism to the Japanese and Korean market over the past three years. We do a lot of activities with the media and hold press conferences. It's all about exposure and investment. If you want to push for tourism, Brunei needs more exposure and needs investment to improve. One thing I'm really hoping for this year is direct flights between Brunei and Taiwan, that's one of the key factors for tourism, direct flights. I also hope that Brunei has a good introduction video, as I've seen a lot of tourism videos from Malaysia and Dubai, and Brunei needs one as well. I do believe, we can do it slowly and steadily.

Lastly, can you tell us about your plans for the year.

I shot a movie and a drama last year, so we will be strongly promoting this over the year. One of the main agendas is to publish a book I've written. All of the profits from the book will go to charity and this is something that I've been thinking about for two to three years, so we hope the book will be published this year.





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對於吳尊，健康就是財富

健身區，打開其最新的齒輪分公司Serusop在未來幾週內，健身房已經對進一步擴大中尋找強大的吸納新成員。

吳尊，健身房所有者和國際影星表示，健身區將毫不猶豫地開設更多分支機構應該有需求。

吳回誰是他每年的農曆新年假期，談到了文萊時報有關計劃，他希望在今年的蘇丹國。

英國電信：那麼什麼時候會健身區 Serusop正式開放，你有什麼期望，一個新的分支？

吳：發射日期為 2月13日，到目前為止，該反應是令人驚喜。 我們的成員已增加一倍，在過去一年最後一次，我們將有大約 150個月，但現在，我們大約有300人。 所以有很多人來和我們最初的震驚。 當然，仍然可以有很多以上，但在所有誠實，沒有延誤。 更為重要的是我們的老師不斷提高自己。 我已經把他們不斷地海外，因為有很多值得看的在那裡。 我也把他們的文章，也許五，六年了一個月，這樣他們就可以分享我們的客戶。 如此正式開幕，我們有不少促銷活動一起去，因為人們將慶祝國慶日，情人節及農曆新年。 這樣，我們將把重點放在愛的禮物，一個'買一個帶一個的升級，所以如果你加入，你的夥伴加入免費。 人誰不想健康，通常需要周圍人或他們的合作夥伴也很健康，這就是我們是令人鼓舞的。

所以，現在，有300個健身房觀眾，會發生什麼，如果你得到500明年？

我們將擴大，這不是一個問題。 我不會忽視這樣一個事實，有一個不足的空間，盡量節省成本。 這一點很重要，因為它是在長期運行的好處和這裡的人們在文萊。 我真的希望他們把目光投向一個健康的生活方式。 因此，舉例來說，地下的Serusop目前出租給其他租戶。 我們是否應該得到熱烈的回應，我們將接管地下的未來。 至於 Kiulap，我們已經有計劃翻新擁有更大的空間，並且將很快發生。

我注意到，Serusop科不同一樣，一個在Kiulap。 為什麼呢？

Kiulap，你可以看到，更多的是傳統的，我們希望Serusop健身房有不同的感覺。 在這裡，它更現代，時尚，這為客戶提供了更新鮮的觀點。 我們花了相當多的室內設計，但正如我所說的，這對於長期性的。

健身區最近擴大，一路以上海為好，你能告訴我們有關的健身房和其他擴展計劃？

在上海，我們正在合作設有健身房稱為萬億健康，這是一種在中國最大的連鎖網點和近100個。 健身房稱為萬億療養健身區，我們將有一個又一個開放的今年。 然而，特別是中國獨有的健身房，並不會擴展計劃的一部分，其他國家，如新加坡和沙巴。 我們希望，在沙巴，我們可以有一個開放的，今年隨著人們走近我們的特許經營機會。 新加坡是另一個領域，我們正在考慮。 我們正在研究這種可能性。 與有健身房在其他國家，我希望委員能夠使用的設施，所有國家。 與 Inter -多變的成員，我也希望我們的教師能夠做到這一點，以及學習，相互借鑒。

回到汶萊，是本地人之間的健康意識越來越好？

是的，沒錯。 隨著會員的增加，我們相信這樣的訂閱，我很高興，人們都知道他們的健康，並致力成為適合好看。 我想了很多的這有什麼關係 showbusiness，還有很多的影響力。 許多 Bruneians看電視，還有很多的靈感，使人們希望自己的狀態，保持健康。 因此，在文萊，我認為看法正在發生變化。

還有什麼是存儲健身區？

另一個是要在一開始我們的健身區慈善基金，旨在幫助各非政府組織在該國。 我們認為，重要的是要繼續做慈善工作，始終作為我們的行動可以影響人。 例如，當你為慈善事業做一些事情，你覺得好，你很高興，並傳染給你的孩子或你周圍的人。 重要的是社會，因為我們有能力，我們可以幫助欠幸運地慢慢讓世界變得更美好。

這已經不是什麼秘密，你一直關心文萊和發生的事情在這裡即使你不在家，你能分享一些什麼可以適用於文萊方面的經濟呢？

所以我感到可惜的是缺乏一個巨大的吸引力。 上一次與 Jerudong公園操場四周，這是一個賣點隨著帝國飯店。 文萊不能單靠帝國飯店，需要有一個國際事件，因為這吸引了民心。 例如，一些國家將申辦 F1賽事，網球賽事。 至於旅遊，目前我是大使，台灣旅遊業對日本和韓國市場在過去的三年。 我們做了很多活動，與媒體和舉行新聞發布會。 這是關於風險和投資。 如果你想推動旅遊業，需要更多的接觸和文萊需要投資改善。 有一件事情我真的希望今年是文萊之間的直航和台灣，這是關鍵因素之一，旅遊，直航。 我也希望有一個很好的介紹文萊的視頻，因為我已經看到了很多旅遊視頻來自馬來西亞和迪拜和文萊也需要一個。 我相信，我們能做到緩慢而穩定地。

最後，你能告訴我們關於您計劃的一年。

我拍電影和話劇的最後一年，因此，我們將大力推廣這種過度的一年。 其中一個主要議程是出版一本我寫的。 所有的利潤從書中將捐給慈善機構，這是我一直在思考兩至三年，所以我們希望該書將在今年出版。


來源: The Brunei Times