Curves
The popular women's fitness program has a one-two punch, now with an online component.
BACKGROUND
Women today live hectic schedules, balancing family, work and often not able to schedule time to workout. Thanks to Curves, a nationwide women's gym, you no longer have to worry about squeezing in enough time to hit the gym. Curves offers a 30-minute workout that you only have to do three times a week. The Curves program was created specifically for women to fit busy schedules and alleviate some of the uncertainty and hesitation that comes from being a part of a co-ed gym. Each Curves offers trained professionals on staff to teach you the right way to use the equipment. Based upon your weight and height, a single Curves workout can burn up to 500 calories.
CONCLUSION
For women who want to exercise but lack the time to clock hours at the gym to stay in shape, Curves offers a convenient way to get fit. Its all-female gyms are also appealing to those who are uncomfortable working out around men.The gym also features a weight management program that can help you lose weight and improve your nutrition. You also get an online component at an additional cost, which gives you more support and motivation to succeed.
PRO
- Curves offers fitness in a manageable amount of time
- Includes an online diet and fitness plan
- Female-only gym
- Trainers available for instruction and motivation
CON
- Curves locations are franchised and may not provide the same quality experience at each one
- Female-only gym
DIET and NUTRITION
Curves offers three nutrition plans that are available to you as a member. The Curves Complete is an online nutrition program that includes weight-loss solution with meal plans, tools to track success and an online support group. The Six-Week Solution is a nutrition program with small, intimate classes where you'll learn to lose weight and keep it off for good. And a line of Curves books offer healthy-living ideas and information from Curves women who have lost weight and kept it off. Curves also has their own line of vitamins, supplements and nutrition shakes to help you meet your health and weight loss needs.
EXERCISE
Known as the Curves Circuit, this 30-minute program includes five parts; warm up, aerobics, strength training, cool down and stretching exercises. You can jump in the circuit at any point and simply perform the exercises until you have completed the full workout.
You alternate between strength training machines and cardiovascular exercises. Between each machine is a recovery board where you walk, jog or run in place for maintain your heart rate so that you're burning calories throughout the entire workout. The machines focus on strengthening the major muscle groups in your upper and lower body.
A Curves trainer will walk you through the entire circuit so that you know how to use the machines effectively, safely and properly.
Common Misspellings
Curve, Curves deit program, curves for women, curves.com
Related Diets: Curves Complete, The Curves Diet Book, 24 Hour Fitness, Curves Smart, Elements for Women, LA Weight Loss, Lucille Roberts
Wikipedia
Curves International, also known as Curves for Women, Curves Fitness, or just Curves, is an international fitness franchise co-founded by Gary and Diane Heavin in 1995. Curves currently has 10,000 locations worldwide and an estimated 4 million plus members (as of October 2006). It is a privately held company by its co-founders, with corporate offices located in Waco, Texas. Curves fitness and weight loss facilities are designed specifically for and focused on women, although in some states, men are allowed to join.
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I joined 4 months ago, didn't take it serious for 3 1/2 months and gained weight. Decided to finally take it serious and in two weeks, I lost 6lbs. Attended Curves 12/14 days during the two weeks. Hoping weight loss continues.
I JOINED CURVES ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE ALREADY LOSTED 3POUNDS THATS AWESOME
I joined Curves a month ago. I just got weighed and measured and lost 6 pounds and 9". I love going and look forward to going.
Curves does not have 'trained professionals' working at its gyms. These employess go through a crash course of watching three training sessions on the computer, writing tests and memorizing information about fitness and exercise. Curves employees are paid minimum wage or slightly above that rate. If they were truly professionals they would be paid more and not pressured to memorize phone scripts and price presentation scripts !!! For about half the price of the monthly membership dues members pay at Curves you can go to another women's gym and have access to more equipment and facilities instead of between 8 and 13 exercise machines that Curves offers its members. Not all Curves offer the Six week solution however. If you are a woman who is not terribly active and wants to spend over $50 a month at this club then go for it. Otherwise spend your money elsewhere. Diet and exercise is quite simple for most persons (besides those with health issues). It can be done for free !
Don't trust all of the negative publicity you see about Curves. It really is a great program. I used to work there myself. It is a little deceptive about pricing. You are memorizing scripts but many companies do that. At the club I worked at it was $39 a month if you paid by cash or check each month. If you let them draft your bank account it was $29 a month. The bank draft program is there to make you think you're stuck in it. That's a good and bad thing. First of all, for women, if we think we're forced to spend that money every month, it'll give us extra motivation to keep going. On the flip side, you're not really stuck. If you press the employees hard enough, they'll tell you that if you're on the draft program and decide to quit, you can come back when you are leaving and pay $10 per month for every month you were a member. That just converts your membership back to the "month-to month" which is what you would have paid had you not drafted your account. Curves is fun. You have support from women-most of whom really care about your success. If you didn't like Curves, I would suggest finding another location. They are franchises, which means the atmosphere will vary. Find one who plays by the rules. For example, every few minutes you are suppossed to stop and check your heart rate. If you're never prompted to do so or if everyone just keeps moving, you need to move on. That's a vital part of your workout. You are paid very low wages, however after your initial 90 days as an employee, you can earn commission on people who sign up. Depending on the traffic coming in and out, that may make up for a bad salary. Overall I would do it again. Actually, I'm on this site because I was thinking about joining. (As an employee your workouts are free) I think I will. Thanks. I hope this was helpful. It's worth the money. It's really about a dollar a day. Wouldn't you pay that to lose weight the safe way? I know I would.
IM THINKING OF JOINING CURVED BUT I;VE HEARD ALOT OF NEGATIVE FEED BACK ON IT. AND I DONT LIKE THE IDEA OF NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH ITS GOING TO COST OR EVEN IF I HAVE TO SIGN A CONTRACT DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFO ON THIS????
YOU DO HAVE TO SIGN A CONTRACT FOR TWO YEARS AND BUT YOU CAN TERMINATE AFTER ONE YEAR PENALTY FREE, IF IT IS BEFORE THE YEAR AND YOU CANCEL IT IS FIFTY DOLLARS AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE A MONTH IN ADVANCE. THE COST IS 39 A MONTH
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