Curves Newsroom: The Curves Workout

Curves Partners with Quebec's 5/30 Health & Wellness Challenge

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST

Curves is partnering with ACTI-MENU, the Prevention Division of the Montreal Heart Institute and the Canadian Cancer Society, for the sixth annual 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge. The initiative aims to encourage Quebeckers to commit to achieving or maintaining important health-related goals, including getting active for at least 30 minutes a day a minimum of five times a week.

 

Each Tuesday from March 2 through April 6, participating Curves locations will open their doors so that every woman who has registered for the Challenge can work out for free. The Curves program provides a complete strength training, cardio, and stretching workout in just 30 minutes, making it an ideal choice for women who want to achieve their goal of 30 minutes of daily activity.

Participants who want to make exercise a priority in their lives beyond the Challenge can also take advantage of a deep discount off the enrollment fee when they join Curves in March and April.

Cancer Patient Strengthens Herself Via Curves Workouts

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Pamela Massey wasn't always one of those “workout women,” although she knew deep down she should be.

"You know, eat well, eat healthy, exercise, and do all those kind of healthy things."

But she threw herself into the Curves workout after life threw her a curve ball. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which has a very low survival rate.

 

"I started exercising as I started my first round of chemo." And eventually her doctors noticed something.

Teen Curves Member Who Lost 132 Pounds Featured in People Magazine

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Seventeen-year-old Curves member Berenice Salceda realized her weight was causing her to miss out on too much in her young life.

At 5' 2" and 280 pounds, she decided to take her life and her health into her own hands. The results? She joined Curves and lost an amazing 132 pounds!

Member Testimonial Videos

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST

Members come to Curves for many different reasons: to lose weight and inches, tone up and get in shape, or to achieve personal health goals. Learn more about what Curves is "really like" and the ways it's worked for actual Curves members like Kasi and Francesca.

To view all 8 testimonials individually, click here.

Harvard Business Review: Curves Recognizes and Responds to Women's Concerns

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST

Women now drive the world economy.

Globally, they control about $20 trillion in annual consumer spending, and that figure could climb as high as $28 trillion in the next five years.

Teacher Loses 170 Pounds and is Selected as Curves' Most Amazing Member!

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST

Rebecca's Story

When I first joined Curves on December 29, 2006,at the age of 30, I had been walking on a cane for a year, due to an injury that had caused me to be permanently handicapped. As the mom of a special needs child with Cystic Fibrosis, I needed to lose the weight not only to be able to help take care of my child better, but also for myself...my health literally depended on it. I walked in that day, weighing 306 pounds, wearing tight size 28 clothes, and having a BMI of 48.6%.

Fit Mom of 4 Shares Curves Workout Secret With Cardio-Phobes

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST

Megan Johnson did something at 33 that she’d dreamed of since college -- she entered a bodybuilding, figure and fitness competition and placed a respectable seventh in the figure category.

What’s the big deal? In addition to her age -- the average female figure contestant is about 28 -- she’s a mom of four: Max, 7, and triplets Hank, Sam, and Sophia, 6. She also employed a rather unusual workout regimen for a competitive figure contestant.

CurvesSmart Brochure (PDF)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST

The world's most intelligent personal coach isn't a who - it's a what. It's CurvesSmart, a personal coaching system that uses radio frequency ID (RFID) to recognize and tailor a customized workout for each member. Moment-to-moment feedback increases motivation, and detailed progress reports, including number of calories burned, help women stay motivated and reach their goals more quickly.

iVillage Reports Curves Gets Smart to Help You Lose Pounds

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST

By Linda Vongkhamchanh -- The majority of Americans can’t afford a personal trainer to kick their butts. The privileged minority like Madonna and other muscled celebs can, which is why we see unrealistic goals for us average Janes plastered on covers of tabloids everyday (Heidi Loses 50 lbs in 5 Minutes—Wow!).

Curves Fitness Centers are answering our fitness calls, ladies. Curves nationwide are providing a CurvesSmart™ personal coaching system that gives you a personalized workout to meet individual fitness needs and specific goals.

O Magazine Reports Curves Gym Usage Up in 2009 as Women Sweat Out the Stress

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EST

In May 2009, O Magazine featured Curves in its cover  article, "Need a Lift?" Written by Jessica Winter, the online version is called "What Really Makes People Happy?" Apparently, going to the gym does, especially in economic downtimes. As reported in O, Curves' gym usage was up 22% in January 2009 over January 2008.

And, although this statistic wasn't available when this article went to print, Curves' gym usage was up 29% in the first quarter of 2009 over the first quarter of 2008.

Health Magazine Votes Curves One of America's Healthiest Gyms

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST

Choosing a gym can feel a bit like choosing a spouse: You want it all, you deserve it all. And once you sign on the dotted line, it had better be a rewarding, motivating, and healthy relationship!

So, consider us your health-club matchmakers. In a world where every gym promises to be your be-all and end-all, it’s hard to tell which major gym and health-club chains actually live up to the hype.

Columnist Mike Deacon Reports: "Working on my Curves was Smart Choice"

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

Kimberly Rudd, an owner of Curves Blue Island and a follower of my "Lose to Win" blog, invited me to work out there after reading about my weight-loss "competition" with Bob Skoczen, of Oak Forest. (It's been one-sided in Bob's favor so far.)

To read Mike Deacon's article, click here.

WSJ Reports Gym Memberships Hold Strong in Spite of Economic Downturn; Curves Gym Usage Up

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

Veronica Dagher of the Wall Street Journal's blog, The Wallet, reports that although consumers are looking for luxury items to cut in lean times, a gym membership isn't considered one of them. Curves' gym usage was up 22% in January 2009 over January 2008.

And, although this statistic wasn't available when this article went to print, Curves' gym usage was up 29% in the first quarter of 2009 over the first quarter of 2008.

The Dallas Morning News Reports on Consumer Applications for RFID, Including Curves Workout

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

Victor Godinez reports in The Dallas Morning News that RFID (radio frequency identification) is becoming more common in consumer applications. Branded as CurvesSmart in the Curves workout, RFID technology is helping women burn calories and get in shape faster than ever before.

Studies Show Curves Workout Can Burn More Than 500 Calories in 30 Minutes

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST

A team of researchers from the Exercise and Sport Nutrition Lab at Baylor University, led by Richard Kreider, Ph.D., FACSM, FISSN, released a new study showing that the Curves workout allows even the fittest athletes to burn maximum calories - more than 500 - in just 30 minutes.

Followup Studies Confirm That Curves Works

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST

The Curves exercise and diet program now has the results of two replicated studies performed by the Exercise & Sport Nutrition Lab at Baylor University to validate its effectiveness.

New Studies Show Curves Program Raises Metabolic Rate in Overweight and Sedentary Women.

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 00:00:00 EST

Eight research studies from a team of health and fitness experts at Baylor University found that sedentary and overweight women who followed the Curves program were able to significantly raise their resting energy expenditure (REE, also known as metabolic rate), in some cases by as much as 400 kcals/day.