Does anyone have knowledg...

Does anyone have knowledge of "Curves" for women? If so is it worth the money?

Brenda, How are you? I joined Curves and was very disappointed, It is a circuit of great exercises, but if you have someone who is in front of you *****ally can't go as fast you can't get off your machine and move on the circuit. I have compassion for the sick, I am a nurse, but if you can't move to the next machine the one who is before you is waiting for your machine. I found this to happen more than once. I have taken up bike riding since I have bad knees and this works. I guess joining will be up to you. When I went and it was not so full it was great moving on the circuit. When full everyone must move on time, since they tell you when to get of and on. It just did not work for me. Take care Lorraine

Thank you Lorraine for your input, I appreciate your advice. Brenda

Hi Brenda, I can't help you personally, but the Curves we have in Tunkhannock is busy and most like it, but have the same complaint Lorrainne mentioned: You can't move ahead if the machine in front is still in use. You lose your momentum and your 'fat burning' rate if you wait too long. I have my own stuff, treadmill, stationary bike, weights, Gazelle and am looking into a BowFlex or Total Gym. But right now, I can't do much of anything. My FMS is acting up bad and I hurt. Nona

Hi Nona, thanks for your reply. I have a treadmill but it can be boring. I'm sorry to hear you are feeling bad, what is FMS? Brenda

FMS is Fibromyalgia Syndrom. It is an autoimmune disease that attacks the muscles and tendon of the body around the joint areas and is very painful, sometimes to the point of disablity. I'm not there yet, but it is getting out of control and I need to control it so I don't get that bad. Thanks for asking. I love to walk outside. I can't wait for the weather to improve so I can get back to that. Nona

Personally, I think Curves is a little $$pricey. We have a lot of fitness centers in my area that offer more for the $. However, I just walk and ridge my bike....it's cheap. luvitsunnyv

Hi Brenda, I did Curves the laaaaaasst time I majorly tried to lose weight and it was good at first. It's only a 30-minute workout so I couldn't really talk myself out of going and it was close to work. Also, since I had always been too embarrassed to go to a "real" gym, this was a good beginning point for me and I felt great about going and exercising. I didn't have the issue of the people in front of me being too slow... since they tell you when to get off the machines and such. But... I did get bored after a while. It's the same thing each time and after a couple months of that, you're really ready to do something different. Just my experience