Personal Training Telok Ayer, Catalyst Performance

Personal Training · Telok Ayer / Singapore CBD

Catalyst Performance is inside Manulife Tower at 8 Cross Street, #05-03 Manulife Tower, with direct lift access from Telok Ayer MRT (DT18). 1:1 coaching at the same studio used by senior CBD professionals from across Cross Street, Telok Ayer Street, Amoy Street, and Boon Tat Street. Appointment-only, never crowded.

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Overview

Personal Training · Telok Ayer / Singapore CBD

If your office is in the Telok Ayer cluster, the geographic argument writes itself. The DT18 station exits inside Manulife Tower. The training floor is one lift ride from the gates, on Level 5. Same-floor parking. Hot showers and towels provided. You can walk from your desk, train for sixty minutes, shower, and be back on the office floor inside ninety minutes. We chose the location for exactly that workday.

We're at 8 Cross Street, #05-03 Manulife Tower, on Level 5 of Manulife Tower. The studio sits above the Lau Pa Sat side of Telok Ayer, which means the lunch-hour members from China Square, Boon Tat, Amoy Street, and the Far East Square cluster all walk over in three to seven minutes. Same for the Robinson Road / Cecil Street side: a five-minute covered walk through Telok Ayer Square. The route is consistent regardless of weather.

Every client starts with the Catalyst Healthspan Assessment. Sixty minutes in studio, four pillars measured (Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Stability, Strength). The Healthspan Report is yours to keep, free of charge. From there, the programme is built off the data, never a generic transformation template.

How we do it

Inside Manulife Tower, above DT18

Telok Ayer MRT (DT18) exits directly inside Manulife Tower at street level. From the train, one lift ride takes you to Level 5 and the studio reception. Zero outdoor walking. On a hot afternoon or a sudden downpour, that consistency is the difference between training and skipping.

3-7 min walk · Amoy Street, China Square, Far East Square

The Telok Ayer cluster is dense with senior-professional workplaces, and the studio sits in the middle of it. Most members from China Square, Amoy Street, Boon Tat Street, and the Far East Square block walk over inside seven minutes. Cross Street links the rest of the financial district directly into Telok Ayer.

5 min covered walk · Robinson Road / Cecil Street

The Cross Street axis runs north-east to south-west, linking Manulife Tower into the Robinson Road and Cecil Street office blocks. Five minutes covered each way for offices at SGX Centre, OUE Downtown, and the Capital Tower cluster.

Same-floor parking on Level 5

Manulife Tower carpark with direct access to Level 5, same floor as our studio. No ground-floor lift transfers, no walking through a lobby in workout gear. For senior members who drive in for a 7am session before their first call, that detail matters.

Lunchtime and pre-work friendly

Sessions are 60 minutes, appointment-only. Most Telok Ayer members train 6-8am or 12-1pm and are showered and back at their desk inside ninety minutes total. Hours: Mon-Fri 6am-8pm, Sat-Sun 8am-2pm. As a private studio, sessions outside listed hours are possible by appointment.

Train, shower, walk to your meeting

Hot showers stocked with branded soap and shampoo. Bath towels and small towels provided. Climate-controlled training floor. Filtered water (still, cold, sparkling). Walk back to your office in fresh clothes, ready for the next meeting.

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Start with the free Healthspan Audit

12 questions, 3 minutes, a real Healthspan Score across the four pillars. No contact details until the end, no studio visit. Take it on your phone.

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Why Catalyst

We chose Telok Ayer because the financial district needed a serious option

Telok Ayer is dense with senior-professional workplaces and surprisingly thin on serious 1:1 personal training. Most options are either commercial-gym chains at the bottom of one specific tower (packed at peak hours, generic programming) or boutique studios 20 minutes away by taxi. Catalyst sits in the gap. The location was chosen for exactly the Telok Ayer commute: a financial-district-focused training environment that you can fit into a real workday, with the coaching depth that makes the time worth it.

Built around the volatility of senior finance roles

We work with directors and senior associates at the major banks, senior people at the Big Four, partners at the law firms around Cecil and Robinson, and finance professionals whose calendars rearrange on the morning of. Sessions are use-when-you-can. Packages do not expire on a subscription clock. A week pulled into a deal close, an earnings cycle, or a regulatory deadline does not cost you a week of training.

The programme grades against your data, not your photo

Skeletal Muscle Index, Heart Rate Recovery, Y-Balance asymmetry, grip strength percentile. The four pillars are diagnostic. The training that follows is the prescription. We re-test every 16 weeks at the Checkpoint, so your Healthspan Score trend is the artefact. Aesthetic outcomes are a side effect of training those systems honestly; they are never the brief.

Before you book

1:1 personal training in Singapore CBD, sold in packages, paid upfront. First-time client rate is SGD 163.50 per session. The 30-min online consultation and 60-min in-studio Catalyst Healthspan Assessment are both free; the printed Healthspan Report is yours to keep regardless of whether you sign up.

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Common questions

Q. 01

How long is each session at Catalyst Performance?

Sessions run for 60 minutes. Your first visit usually takes slightly longer because we complete your full 4-Pillar Assessment and walk you through your results. This gives us the data we need to design your programme with precision.

Q. 02

What if I travel often or have an unpredictable schedule?

We build your programme around your lifestyle. If you travel, we adjust your training plan for hotel gyms or bodyweight alternatives, and we keep your assessment cycle on track. The priority is consistency, not perfection.

Q. 03

How are coaches assigned to me?

We match you based on your goals, training history, medical considerations, and personality fit. Every coach at Catalyst Performance is trained in the same 4-Pillar framework, but each brings a different strength. You work with the coach who is best positioned to guide your long-term development.

Q. 04

What equipment and methods do you use?

We use evidence-based strength training, structured conditioning, stability work, and assessments that reflect real-world capability. Equipment is hand-chosen by Bervin (drawing on his experience opening multiple 20,000-30,000 sqft gyms in Singapore), primarily Watson UK with niche Keiser USA performance pieces. Every tool and method is chosen to build long-term resilience. No gimmicks.

Q. 05

Where exactly is the entrance from Telok Ayer MRT?

Exit A of Telok Ayer MRT leads directly inside the Manulife Tower lobby. Take the office-tower lifts to Level 5 and turn right to reach Catalyst Performance reception. The full journey from the MRT platform to the studio reception is around three minutes, and the whole route is air-conditioned.

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One lift ride from the MRT. Sixty minutes that pay off

The 30-min call is the only thing you commit to up front. Everything else only happens if it makes sense.

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Who coaches this

The founders who run the Telok Ayer studio

Three founders chose this location for the same reason members walk to it: serious 1:1 training a lift ride from where the work happens.

Bervin

Co-Founder and General Manager

Bervin co-founded Catalyst Performance to be the serious 1:1 option the Telok Ayer financial cluster was missing. He oversees client operations from the studio floor, and personally programmes for senior professionals who want a coach who reads commercial volatility and trains around it.

ACE + NASM + PTA Global Personal Training
Pre/Post Natal Certification (Dr Claire Norgate)
Over a Decade Leading Singapore Fitness Operations

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Dr Luqman

Co-Founder and Head of Training Systems

MBBS holder applying medical training to preventative health. Dr Luqman oversees training systems and service quality across the Catalyst studio, ensuring that the coaching delivered on this Level 5 floor meets a standard most facilities do not hold themselves to.

Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)
NASM + PTA Global Personal Training
Knee and Back Rehab Certified by Dr Claire Norgate

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Jeremy

Co-Founder and Head of Performance and Operations

Jeremy oversees performance programming and studio operations at Catalyst. 25+ marathons and half marathons completed, 3 HYROX podium finishes, currently targeting a sub-3-hour marathon. The performance lens he brings is the practical depth that translates directly into how the programmes are written.

3 HYROX Podium Finishes
25+ Half Marathons and Marathons Completed
PTA Global Personal Training Certification

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