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BRUNEI-BORN international star, Wu Chun, has been involved in the entertainment industry for more than seven years. Although busy filming and attending celebrity events, Wu Chun has never forgotten about his favourite passion – health and fitness.

Fitness Zone (FZ), one of the most prominent fitness centres in Brunei Darussalam, is managed and owned by Wu Chun himself.

On April 14 (tomorrow), FZ will be celebrating 10 years of illustrious achievements by opening a new wing at Fitness Zone Kiulap.


FZ made its debut at The Mall in Gadong in 2003 with the aim of promoting a healthy lifestyle among Bruneians. Spreading its healthy drive, FZ opened its second branch in Kiulap four years later in 2007.

FZ then opened another branch in Serusop before closing its Gadong branch.

In conjunction with Fitness Zone’s 10th Anniversary, Wu Chun recently sat down with the media for an interview.






Q: How long have you been interested in health and fitness? Were you an avid sportsman in school?

Wu Chun: I love sports but I only started fitness training at the age of 15. I recall my brother-in-law saying that I was a bull because I trained like a bull and would always push myself to the limit. When I want to do something, I got a way to motivate myself. In addition, I also did a lot of research to help achieve my goal. I read a lot of self-enrichment books which really help me know what I really want in life and how to achieve my goals!

I don’t like wasting time doing nothing because I have too much to accomplish in my life. This kind of thinking started when I was still in school. I never want to fail in my studies too because I really think it’s a waste of time to repeat the same subject for one more year and I never want to let each day pass by without improving my skill as a basketball player so my basketball training is a well-planned one as well.Basketball also let me understand that there is no shortcut in life and learning the basic principle of everything is the key to long term success!



Wu Chun showing his love for the environment


Q: How has your interest in physical activities shaped your life?

Wu Chun: It gives me strong willpower to handle my daily life. It broadens my knowledge on how to stay healthy. It teaches me how to motivate people. It gives me strength to do my daily tasks.

It let me understand that I have to take care of my own health if I really love my loved ones.

It also helps a lot especially as an artiste where physical look is one of the important criteria and it also speeds up my learning in action movies. I love cooking as this healthy journey also teaches me how to cook healthy but still maintain the good taste and the best thing is you will realise that diet is for people who don’t exercise and for me, I never go on diet at all because my muscle will help me burn a lot more calories than those who don’t have that!



Wu Chun bleeds for a good cause. – PHOTOS COURTESY OF FITNESS ZONE

Q: What sparked your interest in opening a gym?

Wu Chun: Doing something meaningful and different in Brunei. I love challenges and taking risk and I believe once I put effort into my work, anything good can happen. Just need patience, consistency, strong will power and staying positive everyday! What my idol, Michael Jordan, taught me was – ‘The key to success is failure’. And what Steve Jobs taught me was ‘Stay foolish, stay hungry’.

I believe one day, Bruneians will start to realise and think like many population from other more advanced countries that joining a health club is meant to be a part of everyone’s life. Look at countries like Singapore, Australia, US and UK. Even early morning and lunch time, the health club is fully packed with people! I just have to never give up.

Furthermore, I am lucky that the Ministry of Health appreciates what we are doing and the ministry has been giving us much support to encourage more Bruneians to be more active. Prevention is better than cure and I want to help my members live a better quality of life. I always tell them that it’s never too late to start because if you don’t, you will never know what will happen in 10 or 20 years’ time. I believe my members will thank FZ when they get old because they are able to be strong and enjoy life until they are old!

Passion, love, caring and trust. These are our core values at FZ. They form our culture and are integrated into the services inside our health clubs. Our people exist to serve our members and to transform them to become stronger, healthier, and happier human beings.

Our staff members, hired with our core values in mind, have the important mission of motivating, inspiring, coaching and bringing out the best in our members. We truly believe that in a period of time, the fitness industry in Brunei will become as much a daily part of people’s lives as grocery shopping.

It’s never too late and ‘Prevention Is Always Better Than Cure’ so let us lead you through the journey of good health. Let us prove to you the priceless benefits of what good quality of life can bring to you and your loved ones. Be inspired!

Q: How did you go about opening the business? When you began what problems did you face?

Wu Chun: Lots of negativity because my closed ones are saying I spent too much money on this business and Bruneians won’t appreciate what I do for them.

Actually, it’s a dream rather than a business to me and I want to build a world class fitness club in Brunei. I remember what Rocky Balboa said in the movie ROCKY, “It ain’t about how hard you get hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.”

I know the journey is going to be a hard one but hard does not mean impossible! I know nothing worth having comes easy so I have the patience to wait for Bruneians to start appreciating what I do and I can slowly see that now. I know if FZ closes down tomorrow, a lot of people will not get used to it. It’s like something is missing in their life!

But one thing that surprise me is many Bruneians are able to accept it… not only expats but what is important is for us to deliver our promises to our members. We get to be consistent and we get to improve day after day and that’s a challenge I really like.

Every day, I am doing research online and reading magazines and books about what is going on in the fitness industry. I fly to USA and Australia to join the biggest fitness conventions and join seminars hearing from the leaders in the fitness industry and I learn a lot and it inspires me when I see all these fitness gurus and meet all these people who join the conventions.

I am so grateful I am part of it and I always encourage others to be part of it.

Q: Has your busy schedule of travelling and filming changed the way you work out and maintain your fitness?

Wu Chun: Staying healthy has already formed a strong culture inside me.

I might not have the time or convenience of joining a health club overseas but my work is able to let me maintain my muscle and improve on my flexibility because I have lots of training on dancing as a singer and I practise a lot of martial art being an action actor. Getting fit can be painful in the first three months. But once you pass that period, you will be addicted to it because it gives you many benefits which you can feel it straight away!

Q: What are your favourite ways of keeping fit? What is your current workout?

Wu Chun: Nowadays, I have a very busy schedule so I spend only 30 to 45 minutes working out three times per week. And I find out that it’s the same as working out in the gym for two hours because I increase my intensity and I don’t have much rest in between sets. This encourages the muscles to work harder so I can maintain my muscles while burning fats at a faster rate! Once you start to learn more about fitness, you will have a way to get what you want.

Q: Charity is a big part of FZ. Why?

Wu Chun: Since young, I was influenced by my mother as she always used her children’s names to donate to the poor. She taught us to show our love and care as lots of people are less fortunate than us and we should do our part to change people’s lives in every little way that we can. I recall my mother telling me to learn to stay positive all the time because if we waste our breath complaining about life, someone out there is actually breathing their last so we should appreciate what we still have and help others if we can.

That’s why I love the fitness industry so much because I believe we change people’s live and on top of that, I realised that the power of many is way stronger than myself alone so I always take the opportunity to encourage my members to be part of our charity events and I am so grateful that my members are all very kind hearted and show their supports.

Corporate Social Responsibility is definitely part of our culture and I am not only doing this because it’s a responsibility but it is something that I love to do and I find great satisfaction while doing it. That’s also one big thing I love being an artiste because I am able to influence a lot of my supporters to support charity work and I want the younger generation to know that involving themselves in charity is a ‘cool’ way of life!

Q: I heard that you are the one who did all the architecture and interior design of FZ. Is this true?

Wu Chun: Yes, my love for the fitness industry also extends to the art of designing my health club. Every single thing from the structure of the building, every single materials used in every corner of the club, the flow and design layout, the colour, the equipments, etc. I am the one coming out with all the drawings and communication with all the contractors because I know this business better than anyone and I also ask for suggestions as well and I design this club not based on what I want but based on what my members will love being here. I try to design a health club which I hope my members will feel comfortable in and today,

I am so happy that I got lots of members who tell me Fitness Zone is like their 2nd home! I love quotes since young and if you can notice, there are a lot of powerful quotes by famous people inside the club.

It’s also one way to motivate my members and keep them focus during their workout!

Sometimes, my friends will asked if it’s worth it to spend so much on the renovation and I will tell them my dream is to build a good club and making a profit or not is not my concern right now but of course I hope my members will appreciate what I did for them and bring in more business for me!

Q: Do you have tips for readers in keeping a healthy lifestyle and staying fit?

Wu Chun: I always believe for us to achieve more, we need to learn how to get out of our comfort zone. The journey to a healthy lifestyle starts with an attitude. I always tell myself that it’s cool to achieve something that others can’t and I want to be different. I don’t want my loved ones to worry about my health conditions and I don’t want my children to worry about my health when I am 60 years old.

Once you realised the benefits, it will spark your motivation and you start going to the gym and enjoy every bit of it!

A quote to share by Bruce Lee, “Don’t pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one”.

Over the last 10 years, I have seen Bruneians getting more concerned about their health but one thing that is lacking is the willpower to practise consistent healthy lifestyle! That’s why FZ is introducing many fun and effective programmes to keep our members motivated and achieved their goals more easily!

I always tell my close friends that it’s never too late to start because the difference between exercising and not in your next 20 years will make a huge difference to their quality of life! It’s truly worth it!

Q: Is there anything you would like to say to the readers?

Wu Chun: Live a life with no regrets. It’s never too late to start getting healthy!



網上翻譯:

吳尊出生於文萊的國際巨星，在娛樂行業已經參與超過700年。雖然忙於拍戲和出席的名人事件，吳尊一直沒有忘記他最喜歡的激情 - 健康和健身。

健身區（FZ），在文萊達魯薩蘭國最突出的健身中心之一，由吳尊親自管理及擁有。

4月14日（明天），FZ將慶祝10年的傑出成就，開闢了一條新翼健身區Kiulap的。

FZ其在商場亮相在嘎東於2003年，其目的是促進健康的生活方式汶萊。傳播健康驅動器，FZ開設第二家分行Kiulap在四年後的2007年。

FZ然後打開另一支Serusop之前關閉其嘎東分支。

吳尊最近在健身區十週年的同時，坐下來與媒體的採訪。


問：你有多久一直在健康和健身有興趣嗎？你是一個狂熱的運動員在學校？

吳尊：我喜歡運動，但我只在15歲開始健身訓練。我記得我姐夫說我是一個牛市，因為我訓練像一隻公牛，總是把自己推到了極限。當我想要做的事，我有一種方式來激勵自己。此外，我還做了很多的研究，以幫助實現我的目標。我讀了很多的自我充實書籍，真正幫助我知道我真正想要的生活，以及如何實現我的目標！

我不喜歡浪費時間做什麼，因為我有太多我生命中大有作為。這種思維開始時，我還在上學。我從來沒有想到失敗，在我研究過，因為我真的認為這是浪費時間的重複的一年以上相同的主題和我從來沒有想要讓每一天的通通過不提高我的技能作為一個籃球運動員，所以我的籃球訓練是一個精心策劃的一個作為well.Basketball也讓我明白，在生活和學習的基本原則，一切沒有任何捷徑，是長期成功的關鍵！

問：你的興趣，體力活動塑造了你的生活嗎？

吳尊：它給了我堅強的意志力來處理我的日常生活。它拓寬了我的知識，對如何保持健康。它教我如何激勵人。它給了我力量做我的日常工作。

它讓我明白，我必須照顧自己的健康，如果我真的愛我的親人。

它也有很大幫助，尤其是作為一個藝人物理外觀的重要標準之一，它也加快了我的學習動作電影。我愛做飯這種健康的旅程還教我怎麼煮健康的，但仍保持良好的口感和最好的事情是你會意識到，飲食是人誰不鍛煉身體，對我來說，我從來不去，因為在所有的飲食我的肌肉會幫我燒了很多更多的熱量比那些誰沒有！

問：是什麼引發你的興趣，在打開一個健身房？

吳尊：做有意義的事，在文萊不同。我喜歡挑戰和風險，我相信一旦我把我的工作努力，什麼好東西都可能發生。只是需要耐心，一致性，強烈的意志力和保持積極的日常生活！我的偶像，邁克爾·喬丹，教我的是什麼- “成 ​​功的關鍵是失敗”。史蒂夫·喬布斯教給我“保持愚蠢，保持飢餓”。

我相信有一天，汶萊將開始認識到，並認為像很多人口從其他較先進的國家，加入健身俱樂部，就是要每個人的生活的一部分。看看新加坡，澳大利亞，美國和英國等國家。即使是清晨和午休時間，健康俱樂部完全擠滿了人！我只是要永不放棄。

此外，我很幸運的是，衛生部讚賞我們在做什麼和財政部一直給予我們很大的支持，以鼓勵更多的文萊要更積極。預防勝於治療，我想幫我的成員過著更好的生活質量。我總是告訴他們，這是永遠不會太晚開始，因為如果不這樣做，你將永遠不知道會發生什麼事，在10年或20年的時間。我相信我的會員答謝會FZ他們年老的時候，因為他們要堅強，享受生活，直到他們都老了！

激情，愛，關懷和信任。這些都是我們的核心價值觀FZ。它們形成了我們的文化和我們的健康俱樂部內的服務融入。我們的人的存在是為了服務於我們的會員，並把它們變得更強壯，更健康，更快樂的人。

我們的工作人員，聘請牢記與我們的核心價值觀，激勵，鼓舞人心，教練，帶出最好的我們的成員的重要使命。我們深信，在一段時間內，在文萊的健身行業將成為每天買菜人的生活的一部分。

它永遠不會太晚，預防比治療'，所以讓我們帶領你通過良好的健康之旅始終是更好。讓我們證明給你良好的生活質量，能帶給您和您的親人無價的好處。受到啟發！

問：你怎麼去打開業務？當你開始的時候，你有什麼問題？面對？

吳尊：我封閉的消極，因為說我花太多錢在這個業務和汶萊不會欣賞我為他們做很多。

其實，這是一個夢想，而不是我的業務，並在文萊，我想建立一個世界一流的健身俱樂部。我還記得什麼電影ROCKY洛奇說：“這是不是你如何努力打。它是關於如何努力，你可以打，然後一直向前走。“

我知道旅程將是一個很難，但努力並不意味著不可能！值得來容易，所以我有耐心等待汶萊開始欣賞我做什麼，我可以慢慢看，現在我什麼都不知道。我知道如果FZ明天倒閉，很多人不會習慣。這就像在他們的生活中缺少的東西！

但有一件事讓我感到吃驚的是許多汶萊是能夠接受它不僅是外籍人士，但最重要的是我們能夠提供我們的承諾給我們的會員。我們是一致的，我們得到改善，日復一日，這是一個挑戰，我真的很喜歡。

每一天，我在健身行業是怎麼回事，我在做研究在線閱讀雜誌和書籍。我飛加入到美國和澳大利亞最大的健身公約和參加研討會，聽取在健身行業的領導者，我學到了很多，它激勵著我，當我看到所有這些的健身大師和滿足所有這些人誰加入公約。

我非常感謝我的一部分，它和我總是鼓勵他人成為它的一部分。

問：您繁忙的旅行和拍攝改變你的工作方式，並保持你的健身計劃？

吳尊：保持健康我內心已經形成了濃厚的文化氣息。

我可能不會有時間或方便海外參加健康俱樂部，但我的工作是能夠讓我保持我的肌肉和改善我的靈活性，因為我有很多跳舞的培訓，作為一名歌手，我練習了很多門派是動作演員。獲得合適的，可以是痛苦的前三個月。但是，一旦你通過這期間，您將沉迷於它，因為它給你很多好處，你可以感覺到它馬上！

問：什麼是你最喜歡的方式強身健體？您當前的鍛煉是什麼？

吳尊：現在，我有一個非常繁忙的日程，所以我只花30到45分鐘，每週三次。而且我發現，這是同樣的工作在健身房鍛煉兩個小時，因為我提高我的強度和套之間，我沒有太多的休息。這鼓勵的肌肉更加努力地工作，所以我可以保持我的肌肉，同時以更快的速度燃燒脂肪！一旦你開始了解更多關於健身，你就會有一種方式來獲得你想要的東西。

問：慈善是FZ的重要組成部分。為什麼呢？

吳尊：由於年輕，我是受我的母親，因為她總是用她的孩子的名字，捐贈給窮人。她教我們，比我們很多人都那麼幸運，我們應該盡我們所能來改變人們的生活中每一點的辦法，我們可以展示我們的愛和關懷。我記得我的母親告訴我要學會保持積極的態度，所有的時間，因為如果我們浪費我們的呼吸抱怨生活，有人在那裡實際上是呼吸他們最後的，所以我們應該明白我們還有什麼，如果我們能幫助別人。

這就是為什麼我愛健身行業這麼多，因為我相信我們改變人們的現場和最重要的是，我意識到，許多人的力量是方式比自己獨自所以我總是拿這個機會鼓勵是我的成員的一部分，我們慈善活動，我非常感謝我的成員都非常善良，並顯示他們的支持。

企業社會責任肯定是我們文化的一部分，我不這樣做，因為它是一種責任，但它是我喜歡做的事，我覺得非常滿意，而這樣做的東西。這也是一個大的事情，我喜歡一個藝人，因為我能夠影響很多支持我的人，支持慈善工作，我希望年輕一代知道，參與慈善是一種“酷”的生活方式！

問：我聽說你是一個人做了所有的建築和室內設計的FZ。這是真的嗎？

吳尊：是的，我的愛也延伸到健身行業的藝術設計我的健康俱樂部。每一件事情，從建築物的結構，在俱樂部的每一個角落，每一個使用的材料，流程和設計佈局，顏色，設備等我一出來，所有的圖紙和通信的所有承包商，因為我比任何人都知道這個業務，我也要求以及建議，我設計這個俱樂部不是基於我想要什麼，但我會喜歡這裡。我嘗試設計一個健康俱樂部，我希望我的會員會覺得舒服，今天，

我太高興了，我得到了很多的成員告訴我是誰健身區就像是他們的第二個家！我愛，因為年輕的報價，如果你能注意到，有很多強大的報價俱樂部內的著名人物。

這也是一種方式來激勵我的成員，讓他們集中在他們的鍛煉！

有時候，我的朋友會問是否值得來花了這麼多的改造和我會告訴他們我的夢想是建立一家不錯的俱樂部，並賺取利潤或沒有是不是我所關注的現在，但當然，我希望我的會員欣賞我為他們做的，並為我帶來更多的生意！

Q：你是否有提示讀者在保持健康的生活方式，保持健康嗎？

吳尊：我始終相信我們能夠實現更多，我們需要學習如何走出我們的舒適區。健康的生活方式的旅程開始的態度。我總是告訴自己實現的東西，別人不能和我想是不同的，它的涼爽。我不希望我的親人擔心我的健康狀況，當我60歲，我不希望我的孩子們擔心我的健康。

一旦你意識到的好處，它會激發你的動機，你開始去健身房，並享受它的每一位！

引述李小龍分享，“不要祈求安逸的生活，祈禱的力量來忍受一個困難的。”

在過去的10年裡，我已經看到汶萊越來越關心自己的健康，但有一點是缺乏意志力實踐健康的生活方式一致！這就是為什麼FZ引入許多有趣的和有效的方案，以使我們的會員的積極性和更容易實現自己的目標！

我總是告訴我的親密的朋友，它永遠不會太晚開始行使，而不是在未來20年之間的差異，因為他們的生活質量將產生巨大的差異！這是真正值得的！

問：你有什麼想說的讀者？

吳尊：生活得無怨無悔。它永遠不會太晚開始越來越健康！




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