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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 May - July: Health Center (ARCHIVES): "Curves" for Women centers users admin

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March
Member

10-02-2003

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Way to go Readonly!! Congratulations!!



Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Friday, April 23, 2004 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What's wrong with me? I live a block from a strip shopping center. For so long I wished some kind of inexpensive exercise / fitness place would open in one of the empty spaces. Now there is a Curves! I did check it out about year and a half ago, but didn't sign up. (If I had I would have had a "medical excuse" for a few months, so it's probably better that I didn't.) I'll admit, I did not like the "hard sell" I was getting when I was there. That's a turn-off. But still, Curves is something I could use. Guess I should go look at it again. I need to do something about . . . .

Hootyhoot
Member

12-18-2001

Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 6:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Color ... I identify with your feelings about Curves. Why the heck don't I try it? I am going on a wonderful trip 29 days from now ... and I imagine I could make quite a difference in my stamina as well as possibly losing a few pounds if I were to exercise seriously starting tomorrow! Hmmm, maybe tomorrow morning I'll go over there and sign up.

Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 6:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm going to Florida for a week this coming Thursday. When I get back, will check out Curves again -- and probably join. The numbers are creeping up on the scale and my pants are getting tighter. Have to stop it NOW! I'm tall (6') and small-boned. Weight doesn't show, but I know it's there. (For one thing, too big booty as far as I'm concerned.) Figure I've got about 25 pounds to lose.

Beachcomber
Member

08-26-2003

Monday, May 24, 2004 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Joined Friday and love it! But the one machine that works your upper abdomen where you twist back and forth really aggravates my hiatal hernia and acid reflux. I haven't asked the employees, but can you just skip a machine in your rotation?

Halfunit
Member

09-02-2001

Monday, May 24, 2004 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
BC - absolutely! If a machine bothers you, don't do it!

You can either do something behind it (jumping jacks, jog in place), or sometimes when I don't feel like using the big pad shoulder thingy machine, I lean on it and stretch my leg muscles.

Go ahead and talk to a worker there, but by all means - don't do anything that hurts!


Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Friday, May 28, 2004 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow.. lots of us at Curves!! I joined in February and it was hearing Eggie mention it on the board that gave me the last little push..

I haven't been so faithful since getting back from Moonie's wedding, and especially since being gone for 10 days recently.. I did find a Curves on the next Island and took a pass but it turns out that this would be an excursion that would knock out most of the day, just for a half hour workout.

Anyway, ours is open mornings with a gap from 1-3pm then open from 3-7pm, just a short time on Sat morning so far, and next week they start opening at 7am three days a week.

We have I think just 11 machines now with another one on the way (they get to order a new machine when they get more menbers).

What I did was I took my Curves book, which shows the ten basic machines, to my orthopedic surgeon.. he had me skip the hamstring/quadriceps machine until I was 5 months post surgery (I had my anterior cruciate replaced with a graft on patellar tendon and a bone graft) but now is ok with me on any machine.

When I had shoulder pain, I took the book along to my Physical Therapist and he took me off the machine where you reach up and pull down and pretty much said.. never do that one :-) So I just skip the one.

The Monster (that's what they call the squat machine at our store..).. the one Eggie doesn't like so well.. you have to be very careful where you stand for that one, but I don't mind it.

We also have games sometimes (I love trivial pursuit, but they limit us to two right answers with any prize..) We have Curves Bucks (or dollars) that we earn for games or for working out a third day of the week, or wearing a color or theme on the right day of the month and we get 5 bucks if we work out on our birthday.. we save those and can turn them in for tshirts or other curves items.

They ran a class for their diet which I joined but I quickly realized that I was not going to go on low carb, so I stopped that, but still they always have stuff around like new recipes and such.

Very friendly place.

I find that I do talk to people, or to the employees, but I can also just close my eyes and concentrate if I choose.

If enough of us are at the same gathering, we should have a field trip for a workout one day :-) Assuming there is one close by.

Oh.. as far as customizing, sure you can.. I do less stretching because many of the stretches couldn't be done with my rotator cuff injury and getting up and down with my knee isn't always great.

At first my heartrates would be in their "purple range" for my age.. I talked to my family doc, he gave me a maximum, but he also said.. when I said a couple of them seemed a bit obsessed about the heartrates.. he asked me.. "and where do they get your heartrate? From me.. Right..: so now I check it and just smile at them.

At ours they don't announce inch or weight loss but put up the big losers on the board.

My orthopod and my family doc are very very enthused about any program that gets people moving.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Friday, May 28, 2004 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ahem.. There is a Curves in Mystic, CT

And over a dozen in Las Vegas!

Halfunit
Member

09-02-2001

Friday, May 28, 2004 - 8:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Sea - it was nice to see an "ahem" in Tess' absence!

I laughed at "monster". I call it the devil. Ick.

We have some games, but the one I like best is this:

They put a star in front of a recovery station. When it comes time for the 10 second heart rate count, the person on that board gets a pair of big fuzzy dice. They have a pre-planned number written on the board, and if you hit that number you win a tote bag, or a t-shirt, or water bottle.

It makes it fun!


Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Friday, May 28, 2004 - 11:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow.. we have fuzzy dice too and once in awhile they let us throw them.. I think you have to get a 7 or 11, but just get a Curves buck.. but I do like getting them..

We have a weekly drawing for a t shirt.. you can put in a ticket each time you come in.

Beachcomber
Member

08-26-2003

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Has anyone used the travel pass with Curves? I am going out of town next week and picked up one today. Is it a hassle to use at other locations?

Faerygdds
Member

08-29-2000

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Beach...

You have to fill out a new health form for the location you are going to, but otherwise you just sign in and viola!

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 10:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Starting Over today...

45 min at Curves... the first 2 weeks is easy, its the rest of the months I"ve not been able to accomplish...

Daydreamer
Member

09-16-2003

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Has anyone heard of or tried Ladies Workout Express? It's similar to Curves. They are opening one right by my house in 2 weeks. I'm going there on Tuesday for a look around and to see if I want to join. Their hours are 8-8 M-F and 8-1 on Sat. You have to sign a 1, 2 or 3 year contract, which I'm not crazy about but I'd probably do the one year if I have to choose one. Does Curves have a month to month option or is it a contract also?

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
When I joined, each center is "independently" owned so keep that in mind with Curves, I looked around and found 2 different options, a registration fee (from $75 - $125, and I waited and it was free!) and then a month to month fee which was higher than a year contract... and paying them once a month with a check as opposed to letting them take it out of your checking account. Of course its more advantageous to the owner to take out of your account.