Curves for Women

As I sit here, with sore muscles from simply mowing the lawn, I realize I need to do something.  I have allowed myself to get so out of shape and I am about 25#'s over weight.  I have some knee issues I have been dealing with and I know losing weight would help a lot.  I know being in shape would help me be healthier and feel better in general.  I have an elliptical, treadmill, and Olympic weight set with machines in my basement.  I can't make myself go do them.  I need more motivation.  I need to be accountable.  I need to do this for myself to feel better.  I am tired of being tired.  I am ready! 

I am currently a single mother, because my husband is deployed to Iraq.  I have 3 boys, 16, 13, &, 10.  I work 2 ten hour shifts a week as a recovery room RN.  I have time to do this.  I need to do this.

So, questions.....Do you enjoy going?  Is it expensive?  Are you motivated to get there At least 3 times a week?  Can you go more than 3 times a week?  Any input is greatly appreciated! 

Thanks!!

Hi and wlecome to the Curves Board. I am also a registered nurse as is my sister that you will see around here. I am disabled from rupturing a disc in my neck picking up a patient who fell. I had to have the disc removed and so I am on a permanent light duty disability.

I told you this because I have now been going to Curves for almost 1000 visits. I am in better shape than I have been in years and I am pretty typical of a nurse in my ability to take care of everybody else first and then forget about myself. Aren't we all like that!! I am notoriously bad about joining a gym and paying for a year's membership and not showing up after the first month!

I haven't checked lately but sometimes Curves has specials on for the initial fees. The monthly fee is usually $39-$44 dollars per month. If you go to a Curves Smart facility it is usually $5 more per month. My Curves is just a regular Curves without the Curves Smart system. It is recommended that you go three times per week but you can go more than that. I am an insulin dependent diabetic also and so I go 4-5 times per week.

Curves fits my life style. I can go afterwork on my way home and do my exercises and get it done in 30 minutes. Then I go home and eat my dinner. I have developed some close friendships with other women there. I am amazed at the number of nurses who belong to my local Curves.

I say, make an apppointment and see how you like it. You can usually try it for at least week to see if it works for you. If there is a Curves with Cruves Smart program I would go there but you won't be using that system until you have been to Cruves for a month. You have to get used to doing the circuit before you start on the Curves Smart.

Good Luck and let me know what you decide.

I too am a nurse and I understand the importance of good physical health.  But that was not enough to get me into the gym on a regular basis before I joined Curves and Curves was not the first gym I joined.  So I thought I would answer your questions directly.

Do you enjoy going? YES!  Curves is different than any other gym I have ever been to before.

Is it expensive?  All gyms cost something;  In my area it costs less than the other gyms.

Are you motivated to get there At least 3 times a week?  I sat myself down and had a heart to heart talk with myself.  This talk went something like this...Self you are a valuable person and important to some people, you deserve this so look at this as a gift to yourself.  No one can take this gift away from you because you gave yourself this gift and you deserve it."  I have given this same talk to several new members of Curves over the last 6 1/2 yrs and each of them has said this is an interesting way to look at it.  I just got home from my morning exercise and a young mother of twins was there and she said this was her "adult time" where she did not have to talk 3 year old boy.  In the past I hurt my back and had to stay out for 10 weeks and I missed it terribly. 

Can you go more than 3 times a week? Yes, you can go 5 or 6 days a week if you want to but you should mix it up with other exercise.  I'm not good at mixing it up, and so I go 4 days a week and try to walk or garden seriously the other 3 days of the week.

I hope this helps and I wish you good luck in your decision. 

gentle hugs