Building exercise momentum

Universal Fitness and Leisure Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Radha Krishnan observed a significant increase in the sales of home-range equipment, especially after the MCO was implemented last year.

“Home-range equipment are those that are priced below RM5,000. These include cross-trainer, treadmill, bicycle-trainer and dumb-bells,” he elaborated.

He said the implementation of the first MCO caught many off-guard, and this contributed to the surge in demand for exercise equipment.

“For example, the sales of recreational bicycles shot through the roof last year and peaked around August.

“Demand was so high that some stores ran out of stock,” he said.

Radha added that sales tapered down towards the end of last year when gyms gradually reopened but picked up slightly early this year.