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Originally Posted by Sneeks
If you are a younger upbeat person, you might NOT enjoy curves. I've found it's based more around older women, say 50+. It was just not a positive place for me.
I think it varies greatly by location. The Curves that I went to was near the University. While there were a good number of older women, I'd say that the overwhelming majority was under 50. When I went, usually at least half of the 10-12 people working out were probably in their 20s or early 30s. The owner was in her early 30s, and all of the employees were college students.
As Kara mentions, Curves is a franchise and it can vary *greatly* by location. While there are some "basic" machines, there are also other machines that the owner can choose to add. Some places have them, some don't. Some places will have caring and outgoing staff, others might have surly folks who'd rather you left them alone.
Curves, like anything else, is what you make of it. You can get a really good strength training in if you push yourself as hard as possible on the machines. But you can also slack off and do just enough to make it around the circuit for 30 minutes. If you need a "coach" for motivation and your Curves doesn't offer that, maybe it's not the place for you. But if you are self-motivated, you can definitely get a nice strength training session there (even if you have to supplement with extra cardio).