Pek Li Jun’s mum used to pamper her with enticing mother-daughter bonding time, such as shopping trips, nice lunches and teas, and holidays. But since they started working together in 2020, these indulgences have fallen by the wayside.
“Me going on holiday means that I’m not at work, which is not ideal for my mum. So she books holidays without me now,” joked Pek.
Previously a creative director in advertising, the mother of a 22-month-old boy is the executive director of Pilates Connect and co-founder of HER Wellness Club, a health and wellness club she opened with her mum in February.
Her mother, Cheo Hock Kuan, has a more sanguine view of things: “The best thing about working with Li Jun is that I get to see her much more than at weekly visits or occasional trips overseas.”
The former CEO of Temasek Trust before she retired in 2022, Cheo’s encounter with the transformative benefits of pilates in her mid-fifties led her to acquire boutique pilates studio SmartFit Pilates in 2019. Her daughter started managing the studio in 2020, and the duo acquired The Moving Body group in 2021, before starting HER Wellness Club together earlier this year.
