Peak Physique Gym Closes; Members Wonder About Refunds
Members at the year-old gym in downtown Kirkwood learned that it closed when they saw a note on the door. Some paid for annual memberships up front and don't know how they'll get their money back.
With the fanfare of a visit from the lieutenant governor and two state lawmakers, the Peak Physique gym in downtown Kirkwood opened about a year ago. Now, members are finding that the gym has shut down with anything but fanfare. "There was absolutely no notice to anyone that they were closing," said T.J. Mudd, a Kirkwood resident who learned it was closed when he went to work out Wednesday night. A sign on the door said the gym was closed indefinitely. He learned the news a month and a half after he paid the last installment on his $537.71 annual membership. "We paid our membership in full, in three monthly installments starting in October," said Mudd, a financial planner who works in St. Charles. "This gym closed indefinitely. They put a …
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Dick Cumming
2:42 am on Sunday, April 28, 2013
This gym is a joke. I feel sorry for all of those effected by this miserable business. Shame on Kirkwood City Hall for giving them a "special use" permit to operate there in the first place. No wonder city hall got shot up years ago! You asses in city hall made stupid decisions and don't consider the people it effects as long as you get your palms greased. more ›