Business Spotlight
A Closer 'PEAK' Inside Kirkwood's Newest Gym
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 …
