Curves For Women

I get the concept of only women working out but geesh i need to see some hard bodies… their the motivation that I need to get me and keep me in shape… hmmmmmm aint nothing like a sexy chiseled male body…

Okay, let’s start with the pros:
1. It’s a fast, efficient, effective workout
2. You’re usually not surrounded by iron clad hard bodies who effortlessly run forty-​two miles at mach 1 on the treadmill while you sweat you @ss off on the elliptical for ten minutes
3. It’s all women, and only women
Basically, if you don’t want the gym environment but want a place to work out, there ya go. The machines offer some diversity. The music leaves something to be desired, but otherwise… it’s not bad.
The cons:
1. If you’re a seasoned athlete, no matter what they tell you, you’ll be better off in a «regular» gym where you can work out at your own pace
2. The sense of community is a little, uh, exclusive. It’s kinda clique-​y. With many of said members being a bit too old to maintain a clique-​y mentality. When I was an active member, the whole «morning group» (there were five women or so who worked out together) were very exclusive amongst themselves. The poor woman next to me tried to engage a convo with them about six times to no avail. So, yeah. A little weird clique mentality at times.
3. Merchandise pushing. Buy the water bottle! Buy the t-​shirt! You need the shoes! An-​noy-​ing.
4. Weigh ins/​measurements. If you have the same person doing it, you’ll probably get some sense of accuracy. If not, forget it. It’s anyone’s guess, really.
Overall, I didn’t mind my membership – I enjoyed working out there and brevity of the circuit training – but I quit after a year. Too much money for not enough equipment, imho. I like to be able to «do my own thing» and Curves really isn’t the place for that.