How far would you go to keep fit?
How much are you willing to risk to keep fit?
Because for one particular man, it meant risking it all.
But as the old saying goes: “High risk does not necessarily translate to high returns.”
Neither fitness, nor finances.
Man Fined $1,500 for Using Fitness Corner During Phase 1 & Even Challenged Safe Distancing Officers
One man’s obsession with fitness has landed him in hot water.
With a hefty $1,500 fine to be exact.
On Wednesday (9 December 2020), Ten Swee Kien, 42, was fined $1,500 for using a cordoned off fitness corner during Phase 1, and for refusing to surrender his particulars to the authorities.
Lest you’ve forgotten, Phase 1 of Singapore’s reopening entailed the institution of social distancing rules, as well as the cordoning of relevant sports facilities.
Fitness corners were included.
On 10 June, a National Parks Board (NPB) officer was walking the grounds with two safe distancing ambassadors at MacRitchie Reservoir Park when they received intel that someone was using the fitness corner.
When they turned up at the area, they saw Ten using the sit-up station – while surrounded by red and white tape.
The area was evidently cordoned off, but it certainly did not seem to deter the man.
When Ten saw the officers, he began to vacate the premises, but was told not to.
No One Around Around Him
The NParks officer proceeded to identify himself, and informed Ten that the area was actually closed off.
In response, Ten expressed that he was working out, and that there was nobody around him.
The officer wasn’t impressed, and asked for Ten’s particulars. The latter refused three times in a row.
On the fourth request, Ten claimed that he did not bring any form of identification with him.
To circumvent the notion, the officer then asked Ten to verbalise his identification number.
The latter refused once again.
At this point, Ten began to argue that he was just exercising alone. He also insisted that he was not being a threat to anyone in the vicinity.
He then told the NParks officer to call the police, before making a run for it.
The escapade was captured on the officer’s body-worn camera.
Sentencing
Ten was eventually identified and tracked down.
In his defence, he claimed that he felt uneasy giving his personal details to a stranger.
However, he confessed to running away from the scene.
For failing to obey a requirement made by a health officer, Ten could face a maximum penalty of $500 – which he incurred.
For going against a control order (i.e. the COVID-19 rules), he could face a jail term of up to six months, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. In this case, he was fined $1,000.
Previous Instances
For the record, such instances are not non-existent.
Back in April 2020, one particular fitness bro was called out by an elderly Malay woman for working out in a cordoned-off fitness corner.
Incensed, he then went on an Instagram rampage – where he raged about the inaccessibility of pull-up bars, and how they’re essential for the upper body.
Apparently, he also flashed the middle finger at the elder, who was hanging clothes from her block.
“So I gave her the finger and hope she doesn’t fall over hanging her clothes for not minding her own business,” he wrote.
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