BizBeat: New gym is owner's dream

Pyramid Principal Fitness -- which had a grand opening Saturday, May 20, 2017 -- is located at 120 Dunklin St. in Jefferson City.
Pyramid Principal Fitness -- which had a grand opening Saturday, May 20, 2017 -- is located at 120 Dunklin St. in Jefferson City.

A new Jefferson City gym held its grand opening Saturday at 120 Dunklin St., one floor below its owner's apartment.

Pyramid Principal Fitness and Development replaced Some Like It Haute, a boutique specializing in women's clothing and accessories which closed in late December.

Owner Damian Bunting said it's a dream come true to open his own gym.

"When I moved here last year I dreamed of having my own gym there, even when it was a clothing store," Bunting said.

Bunting moved to Jefferson City in August because his son will attend the University of Missouri in Columbia this fall. He also wanted to be closer to family in Arkansas. Previously he served in the U.S. Air Force and owned a gymnastics center near Philadelphia.

Bunting previously worked out at the gym where he trained, but when the Dunklin Street space opened up in February he cobbled together the money to open the gym by holding a weight loss challenge participants paid to enter.

Bunting said athletes from Helias High School had already started training at the facility before its grand opening.

Bunting offers personal training, nutrition coaching and weight loss coaching services at Pyrimid Principal. The company's Facebook page said it's open 24 hours. Call 570-951-1075 for more information.

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