Hanny Chan and Kenneth Low

I started going to the gym about 7 years ago, usually to attend a spinning class and sometimes to run on the treadmill or workout on the elliptical trainer.  It was only about 2 years later, when I felt the need to lose weight and toned my body, that I started to take exercising more seriously.  I signed up for twice-weekly personal training sessions and although I managed to maintain my weight I did not feel fitter or stronger.

 When I became a member of PURE Fitness about 3 years ago I was introduced to Dennis by a colleague who had trained with him.  I found my training sessions with him to be curiously different from my previous experience with PTs and persuaded my husband to try training with Dennis as well.  How Dennis is curiously different is that we have never felt ‘short-changed’ being trained by him.  He prepares each of his lessons and always makes sure that we get the most from each PT session.  He is a committed trainer who constantly pushes us to stretch my limits and achieve better results in a safe and measured manner.  He is also very attentive in ensuring that we always maintain the correct posture and use the correct techniques to avoid injuries.  So we have never once felt that any of our PT sessions were lacking or that we did not receive sufficient training for that day.  

We pay higher than normal rates to train with him, and at first we thought that it is because  he is not only an experienced Senior Trainer at the gym but also a Faculty Trainer, meaning he trains the personal trainers there!  But we have since discovered that Dennis is also a highly motivated individual, who will regularly pay his own tuition fees to take courses that will upgrade his knowledge and skills, to ensure that he is a well-informed and effective trainer.  And although he works long hours, he still finds time to train himself and pursue his passion to play and participate in beach volleyball competitions.  We also know Dennis to be a devoted father, loving husband and filial son, who makes sure to spend to spend quality time with his daughter, wife and family.  

Dennis regularly reminds us of the need to take a holistic approach towards achieving our health and fitness goals – that training hard and eating well must become a habit so that these are embedded into my lifestyle.  For a long time he had difficulty convincing my husband to eat right and lose weight.  But one day he decided to rope me in to manage my husband’s diet – this partnership proved effective and when my 51 year-old husband started losing weight he got more motivated to build muscle and lose body fat.  He is now able to do chin-ups and has set a goal on how many more he wants to do by year-end.  As for me I have become stronger and fitter, so for example I now do only regular push-ups instead of knee push-ups.  My husband and I enjoy our PT sessions with Dennis and have great respect for him for motivating us to live an active and healthy lifestyle.  He has been an effective Personal Trainer to us for more than 3 years and we now regard him as not just a PT but also a friend.  

I highly recommend Dennis as a highly effective and professional Personal Trainer.

Valandra

 Training with Dennis Lim has been a really positive and enjoyable experience! I have an old back injury due to a fall that have bothering me for years. With the knowledge he has given me on physical therapy, exercise and diet, I’ve come to overcome my injury and function normally. No surgery required!  He has also taken the time to answer all my questions. He has done a fantastic job of personalising my wellness plan, both fitness and dietary, so that I make meaningful progress towards my goal.Thank you Dennis for your patience, I look forward to training with you again!

Laura Koh

Dennis was highly recommended by a good friend to be engage as my personal trainer. My initial reason for a personal trainer was to help strengthen my muscles to pain manage my chronic hip pain for a year. After months of physiotherapy treatments, nothing came close to what Dennis had done for me. Dennis is a person who listens and relate effectively. He is knowledgeable to access my injuries and understand my situation. With his vast knowledge, he came up with an effective program and which was instrumental in helping me to stay pain free. Just within 6-8 weeks I was able to move from rehab program to an overall strengthening program. This allows me to become a much stronger sport person then I was before. Ever since then, I have moved from pain management to effectively doing strength building instead. I have become a better sport person and its evidence in my running races. Dennis did not just stop there for me, in fact he continued to help integrate my running programs together with his training program to make me an all-rounded sport person. He is also a very motivated individual who strides to constantly upgrade his skill sets. Evidence from the courses he attends to better his knowledge to help us i.e. his clientele

I am very fortunate to have met Dennis. 

Munir Nanji 

 “I have been working with Dennis as my PT for over a year. The experience has been profound. As a professional endurance athlete I was weak on the strength front. Dennis transformed this for me. He got to know me really well and guided my journey towards building balanced strength that catapulted my endurance achievements. I am confident to say without his training I would not be at the peak of my endurance. Dennis has the eye to understand a person areas of physical fitness and then invests time to work thoroughly on settling and achieving goals.  He is realistic and brings the best out knowing when to push hard or not. Recently I suffered from a shoulder rotator cuff tear that really impaired my activities. Dennis was brilliant in helping me through the recovery with guided exercises and advice. This clearly demonstrated his knowledge and practical experience helping athletes with sports injuries. Finding a PT that has a very mature, balanced and deep understanding of sports is rare and I am really thankful to have him train me”.

Liliana Brandt

Very competent and friendly. Maxx first analysed my weak points and then put together a training plan for me. It was fun to train with him.

Cheng Leng

Took up a trial class after Dennis came to our office for a wellness talk. I had sciatica issue for 5. Months so I have decided to sign up for a trial class with him and discuss the goal to fix my sciatica issue. after the first trial with him, I felt less pain in my glutes.

I’ve signed up with him for 3 sessions and I was assigned to Maxx as my trainer. Maxx is a nice and gentle guy. He explained to me every task he is getting me to do. after the first session, my piriformis issue was fixed and I didn’t feel any pain when doing certain movements. The top achievement I gained from these few sessions is that my muscles are very tight and I have learned what type of stretches I need to and these stretches are so simple and useful.

Now I can go on my hiking trip to Nepal with ease. I will sign up with Maxx again after my trip.  This time round Is. to build muscles in my upper body for future hiking trips. I would like to thank Maxx for his patience and guidance.

Peixian Zhang

I started my gym journey like a blank piece of paper with my personal trainer Maxx. Being an underweight lady with a slight tummy, I target to increase my muscle mass, reduce my tummy and strengthen my core  muscles.

Maxx’s training targeted all muscle groups (for a better overall look) and focused on my personal goals too. He corrected all incorrect techniques made by me on the spot to avoid unnecessary injuries.

In order to help  me  achieve my goals, Maxx would always end off my gym session with core training, exercises. He gave me home exercises which I can train at home to expedite achieving my personal goals.

I started off with  a  muscle mass of 16.2kg and a body fat of 27.5%, but have improved to 16.9kg and 23.6% respectively after attending 17 sessions with Maxx. I can now lift heavy items which helped in my daily routines.

Maxx’s professional skills made training with him feels safe and effective.

Engage him as your personal trainer and you will greatly benefit from it!

Serene Tay

Really feel revived after each workout specifically customised to my needs and objectives. Not just feel rejuvenated but also look refreshed after being trained by Dennis almost half a year now. Previously I was doing my own workout (YouTube mostly) but I must have had it wrong, resulting in aches, pain and injuries. I would recommend a professional physical trainer like Dennis for an effective result. Heis both well learned and experienced. 

Prina Mandavia

Terrific personal training with Maxx Kang from Revive. Maxx is the ultimate professional, creating a tailored PT plan to help me back to strength after a knee injury. I was able to train twice a week for months, with no relapse of injury. I really liked the way he subtly pushed and supported me in each session at the same time minding and correcting my form and giving me enough rest breaks.I highly recommend him as a trainer!