Thursday, January 19, 2012
Patch explores the features of PEAK Physique in part two of our business profile of Kirkwood's newest gym.
When visitors to PEAK Physique step inside Kirkwood's newest gym, it's likely that they're going to see some equipment that will elicit a double take. Co-owners Jamie Speiser and Damien Belgeri selected every piece of equipment in the Downtown Kirkwood fitness facility, and chiropractic consideration was a huge motivator in what would be housed in the gym. "When a lot of people see our belt squat, they say they've never heard of it," Speiser said, adding that PEAK Physique is the only gym in St. Louis to have the apparatus. The hip belt squat at PEAK Physique, decompresses the spine and aligns the pelvic girdle for proper and safe squatting. Unlike regular barbell squats, hip belt squats place almost no load on your back (see video). "We …
Patch explores the features of PEAK Physique in part two of our business profile of Kirkwood's newest gym.
When visitors to PEAK Physique step inside Kirkwood's newest gym, it's likely that they're going to see some equipment that will elicit a double take. Co-owners Jamie Speiser and Damien Belgeri selected every piece of equipment in the Downtown Kirkwood fitness facility, and chiropractic consideration was a huge motivator in what would be housed in the gym. "When a lot of people see our belt squat, they say they've never heard of it," Speiser said, adding that PEAK Physique is the only gym in St. Louis to have the apparatus. The hip belt squat at PEAK Physique, decompresses the spine and aligns the pelvic girdle for proper and safe squatting. Unlike regular barbell squats, hip belt squats place almost no load on your back (see video). "We …
Monday, January 9, 2012
How Kirkwood's independently owned PEAK Physique is determined to bring one-on-one relationships back to the gym.
Three bodybuilders have chosen Kirkwood to launch a gym that they are confident will stand apart from other St. Louis fitness facilities. PEAK Physique opened Dec. 15 at the prime Downtown Kirkwood location of 200 S. Kirkwood Rd, but buzz about the facility preceded its unveiling. The gym sold more than 100 memberships before opening and has already accrued 520 facebook fans. The independetnly owned gym is the brainchild of co-owners, business partners and bodybuilders Jamie Speiser, Damien Belgeri and Kenny Reilly. Speiser says one of the key philosophies behind PEAK Physique is to bring back a personal relationship with clients, which he believes has been lost with the expansion of corporate gyms over the years. “Our goal is to get back …
Madison
7:22 am on Monday, May 7, 2012
The gym sucks! They are in a feud with the residents above them and rightfully so. The people who live their have a right to be upset that a gym was allowed to move in and disturb the peace. Shame on Kirkwood for allowing a business to open below a residential building especially at 5am. I will not join this gym out of respect to the poor owners who live above. Find another location and maybe I'… more ›