Yes, they do recommend going three times per week BUT...

Suppose you want to go five or six times per week - On M, W, F you would exercise full out on the machines and then "recover" on the recovery stations.

Then on T, Th, Sat. you would go full out on the recovery stations and recover on the machines by going slower and focusing on form.

The reasons they gave for this method is that your muscles need time to heal from the tiny tears that develop in muscle fibers when exercising. By saying three times per week, they are really saying every other day. That's pretty standard in the world of gym work outs.

I hope this helps some. They are not trying to keep anyone away!!! They just want you to get the best result without getting hurt!

I'm in the middle of my second year of Curves membership. I go mainly to keep my joints loose as I have severe degenerative arthritis and cannot do impact stuff.

Thank you, that helped me to understand better. This is my first time with any "gym" type experience. Because of my work schedule, I can't go every other day. The most I can do is 4 days one week, and 5 the other week, and I have to do some of those in a row.

Again thanks ~ Gayle

Hello, Sweeties! Newbie here!

I just found this site today when a friend e-mailed me the article here on Leptoprin. When I saw the word "forums", I thought "Oh, goodie! Let's go find the Curves thread!"

And here we are! I joined on March 12th (the one-year anniversary of my quitting smoking ) and have lost 40 lbs and 39 inches. I love my Curves!

Sunday my daughter-in-law and I threw a Surprise 40th Birthday Party for my oldest son. (Yikes! How could I be old enough to have a 40 year old???) But with my wieght loss, and the tan and cute sundress I got in Maui last month, I was getting lots of attention. And I gotta say, I'm looking good! I still have more I want to lose, but this success just builds on itself so I'm staying the course. I feel so much better and have so much energy since I joined.

I had never had a weight problem and weighed 130, at 5'8", when I was 32. All of a sudden, something happened to my metabolism and I started putting on weight. I am the poster girl for "yo-yo dieting" and had determined not to diet again since it always left me heavier with the weight regained. I joined Curves because (aside from now being able to breath since I quit smoking) I had become such a couch potato and I had such terrible low-back pain if I did any walking or housework. I joined to strengthen my back and get into better cardio shape. I was amazed at the loss of weight and inches! In May my sisters and I went to Las Vegas and I had NO BACK PAIN!!!! In Las Vegas there is Lots of Walking involved in anything you do. I was so encouraged by this that I bought the book at Costco and started the diet.

Do you know what four 10 lb bags of potatos in your grocery cart looks like? I am now surprised when I mention Curves and so many people know about it and know friends who are members.

I'm very happy to have found this board and can't wait to take a look around when I get home tonite.

Ciao for now!

Lynda

i am thinking about joining curves but I was wondering do you have to do it by bank draft or are you able to pay cash or check monthly. Also I have heard you will only see results if you are a beginner to exercise. I have exercised for years but only low impact and for 30-45 minutes, I also do weights occasionally. DO you think I will still see results? I am at least 30 lbs overweight.

I have never been to a curves is it ok just to walk in and see what it looks like or do you have to make an appointment for your first visit. I have two in my area that are the same distance so I don't know which one to join.

thanks

its_my_life, I'm sure just walking into a Curves to look around is not a problem, but you would need to schedule an appointment if you are interested in joining. You need to find out about payment options; I'm uncertain as to whether they require bank draft only. Some members are losing weight and toning up after years of exercising. I, on the other hand, never exercised and have had wonderful results since joining two months ago . It's really a fun workout, and everyone I have talked to there has had very positive results. Good luck!

Maybe it's not as busy where I live but I just walked in and joined all the same day. I did not make an appointment. I do a bank draft. I pay 29.00 a month. From my experience the initial fee is always cut in half if you give them some friends names and numbers to call. Also they let me come free for a week to try it out to see if it was something I really would do and like. The curves here is sooo nice and easy to deal with. There are 3 or 4 curves in my area...I can use any of them I want. That could be because they are all owned by the same person????? I would like to give you info on results....I only said I joined..LOL, I didn't say I actually went. Hope to start soon and stick with it. This thread is really encouraging. Good look.

It seems there is a Curves on just about every corner in Nashville. I just have one question. How much is it to join? Are you locked in a year's contract? Jenn

I go to the Curves in Millbrae, on the SF Peninsula. The rate here is $39 a month and you have to sign up for auto-deduction from your checking or credit card account. That is for a year's contract. If you want to go month-to-month it is $49 a month. To get out of your contract you pay $10 for every month left in your contract, with a maximum of $50.

I have heard of different rates in different parts of the country. It is pretty expensive to live here , so I guess that's why the rate is higher here. Your best bet is to phone or stop by your nearest Curves and they'll tell you about their rates and contracts. If they offer a free week, take it! See if it's a program you'll stick with. Good Luck!

I am locked into a year.

Hi gals and welcome to all the newbies!!

Well, I only got in my 3x minimum this week. My husband has been away since Tuesday and with two kids playing sports I don't have much "me" time. Next week is not looking much better, but I will definately somehow get in at least 3x.

Not much new here, getting some much needed rain right now. Hoping that the Nascar race doesn't get rained out though, or my husband won't be home until Tuesday! He works for NHIS when they have races.

Does anyone do the Curves eating plan besides the exercise? I got the paperback member guide when I joined, but does the hard cover book have more details? I know the WW plan like the back of my hand, but with such an hectic schedule my eating is really out of whack. If I get supper in by 8:30pm, I am doing good. I hate eating like that.

Well, have to do some scout stuff on the computer. Hope everyone is doing well.

Cool, a Curves thread!

I'm a Curves addict, and after reading these posts, it sounds like I'm in good company. I joined up the end of February when one opened in a town near us. Since then I've lost over 50 inches and since beginning their eating plan have lost 14 lbs. I'm on phase 3 right now, which is the maintain phase you use when you hit a plateau. I haven't been gaining any of it back for 3 weeks, so it should be about time to get back to phase 1 and losing some serious weight!

It was great fun reading about how well all of you are doing and how much you enjoy your Curves experience. Good luck to you all!

Andria

I joined Curves a week and a half ago. I never got any kind of membership booklet or any information on anything. Where can I get a copy of this diet plan? Is it worth it or is it just basically like weight watchers?

Any information on their eating plan would be great! Thanks alot!

I got a free copy of the Curves Book when I joined.

SunnyD, you will love Curves! It's a fun workout with definite results.

In response to posts about free member guides or books, I think the member guide should be given when you sign up for membership. After joining, I referred 5 friends to Curves, and they all joined. Even though they joined other locations, I felt I should be given the member guide, but that was not the case. I had to pay $9.95 for the member guide. Not fair, but oh well...