Curves For Women

Pros: Easy for those who are sedentary, overweight.
Cons: Pushy, rude, uneducated staff, pushes products too much.

I joined Curves in November of '04. I am 21 and around 120 lbs, but I had never worked out before and I wanted to get some exercise and tone my body. My cousin had been overweight, and through Curves she dropped around 50 pounds. I thought Curves would ...

Pros: Will aid in losing inches and pounds, machines are not intimidating.
Cons: Hours can be insufficient, routine can become tiresome.

The Curves I attended was well maintained and I did well as a member. The workouts are brief enough ...

Pros: Simple, effective, fast.
Cons: Its reputation as a club only for certain types of people.

I want to address some of the 'cons' people have mentioned and also give information on the workout itself and pricing. This review is very long, so I hope it's worth wading through! Too easy - if you are not pushing yourself, you will find it too ...

Pros: Inexpensive, Easy-to-use machines, Effective for beginners
Cons: One can outgrow the workout, Can become a little boring

I am no longer a member of Curves, but I was a member for about a year and a half. During that time, I did find that I had increased strength, muscle definition, and energy. However, without changing how I ate, I did gain weight, and this could be true ...

Pros: Friendly, knowledgible staff. Clean facility.
Cons: TOO crowded. Closed from 1:00 - 3:00. Push the contract on you too much.

I am a very lazy person. If it was not so bad for my health, all I would do is sleep and be a couch potato. But, I have a 2 year old and I cannot do that. So I joined Curves. When you first join up, they really push the lower price which is $10 less than ...

Pros: Moderate workout
Supportive and diverse environment
Cons: Blueberry Hill with a backbeat (music can get tiresome)
One can make it too easy

About 7 years ago as I was slowly working my way up to 300 pounds of couch potato. I joined Curves for Women. I had no confidence I could do the circuit and negotiated a month-long exit to my contract with the owner. I tried it and began coming daily. I ...

Pros: Staff are helpful. Good quality workout and good price - less than my local YMCA.
Cons: Variability from location to location can be a detriment and shines negatively on other locations.

I spent a lot of time reading reviews and researching Curves before actually joining. I am 47 and have a few pounds to lose - have been dieting and am down 24 pounds. I decided I wanted to begin exercising and had to look for a program that would fit my ...

Pros: If you need constant chatter while you workout - you will love Curves!
Cons: This is for sedentary ladies. Useless for anyone within 50 pounds of goal weight.

Well, I gave Curves a 4 month long go. I quit a gym at my employer where I was working out 2 to 3 times a week - thinking Curves might help me with the muscle tone and metabolism boost I wasn't getting from step aerobics. While initially I did see a ...

Pros: Women only; supportive, non-competitive atmosphere
Cons: Music is cheesy and gets annoying.

I dislike exercise and detest health clubs even more: as one New York Times columnist put it, "[going to the gym] is only making people more aggressive, compulsive and narcissistic." In general I agree. But my 40th birthday had come and gone, my life ...

Pros: Monthly weight and measurement reports, only 30min, ways to win or earn prizes/merchandise, seeing change
Cons: Limited Hours, no showers

6/3/2005 I joined Curves for a second time in December, 2004. Luckily I never had to deal with problems like some posters with not being able to get out of my first year contract. All they wanted is a 30 day notice. Since I gained a considerable ...

Pros: Quick "workout" Friendly atmosphere.
Cons: Too social. Not challenging enough even after a month. No real changing area.

I joined the Curves in my area in January 06. I did this for a few reasons. I walked a lot the previous summer and wanted to stay in shape over the winter since I am NOT walking in freezing temperatures. I also wanted to get in shape for the upcoming ...

Pros: properly used - the key word here is PROPERLY - the program is very beneficial
Cons: Guidance from the staff is sorely lacking -- needs to be rectified.

I am in my sixties and have now participated in this program for nearly a year at two different locations with only a couple of weeks inactivity because of illness. I used to work out with a personal trainer for a year and a half prior to that. 30 ...

Pros: convenient, no children or men, safe for someone with an injury compared to other gyms
Cons: no showers or equipment besides circuit weights, typical gym trainers

The only female-only no-kids gym in my area. Excellent modern circuit weights that work with resistance rather than individual settings. Also areas for free moves that are mixed up weekly. Thorough initial check-up and they carefully track heartrate, ...

Pros: I like the 30 minute concept as time in the day is so limited.
Cons: The exercise equipment not stable/easily tips/accidents waiting to happen/untrained--limited knowledge employees.

My experience with Curves is that the machines do not seem safe because they do not appear to be commercial strength. They move easily while exercising and I have seen them tip over; in particular, the leg extension and the machine where you do squats. ...

Pros: Might appeal to others. At this location the sound volume was low, which I liked.
Cons: Staff not helpful, concerned about potential for injuries and more.

I went to check out my local Curves today. I wasn't impressed. I had a hard time getting the owner's attention. She didn't seem to have any vitality or vivaciousness. Explanations of how things worked were extracted painfully. She was especially ...