Curves

Curves is the very first and largest fitness franchise exclusively for women in the world and in South Africa. The founders, Gary and Diane Heavin, opened the first Curves Club in 1992 in Harlingen, Texas.

This Club offering a 30-minute fitness concept that combined strength training and sustained cardiovascular activity through safe and effective hydraulic resistance on a circuit exclusively designed for women became an overnight success.

When their second club was also an immediate success, they decided to franchise the business. Clubs were opened at an astronomical rate, sometimes more than doubling its number of locations from year to year. This tremendous growth gave rise to a decision to expand beyond the borders of the USA. Today, Curves has nearly 10 000 Clubs in more than 60 countries, of which a 102 are located in South Africa.

Real results will motivate you
Curves’ scientifically proven exercise and diet programmes allow women to lose weight, gain muscle strength, build on aerobic capacity, increase their metabolism and maintain it.

Every major muscle group is exercised during a complete 30-minute workout that combines strength training and cardiovascular activity through safe and effective hydraulic resistance. Curves is about fitness, health and moving away from disease.

Curves is about gaining strength and losing weight. Curves is about reaching your goals in a community of support and encouragement. Curves is about real results.

Exercise saves medical costs in the long run
Today’s challenging economy forces women to reconsider all kinds of expenses, including gym memberships. It’s general knowledge that the human body thrives on regular exercise.

Keeping fit and maintaining a healthy weight can contribute to significantly reducing risks for diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, some cancers and various other debilitating conditions. Research in general supports an active lifestyle for a healthy body and mind.

Spending money on an effective gym membership will therefore not only increase the quality of your life and protect your most precious asset of health, it will save medical expenses in the long run.

Reasons to choose Curves
The Curves circuit has been designed exclusively for women and their unique body and fitness requirements.

You only need 30 minutes three times a week to exercise every major muscle group, increase your metabolism and burn up to 2 000 kilojoules per session. Strength training is essential to build muscle, protect bone and can help you guard against the effects of osteoporosis, arthritis and other conditions.

You don’t have to book a specific time to exercise – you purely drop in during operating hours when it suits you.

An ever-present trainer guides, teaches and motivates you while you’re working out on the Curves circuit.

With your Curves Travel Pass you don’t ever have to skip a session – you have access to all the Curves Clubs throughout the world.

CurvesSmartTM will make your choice even smarter
Curves is finalising the most advanced fitness technology in the world to be introduced to South Africa shortly. With the number of Curves Clubs in South Africa rapidly growing beyond 102, the rollout of this revolutionary invention will naturally take time to reach all the Clubs over the next few months.

However, the exciting process has started – the Curves circuit will soon be enhanced by CurvesSmartTM, a personalised and individualised coaching system that will customise each workout by monitoring heart rate, workout intensity, range of motion and repetitions and then providing a progress report including the number of kilojoules burnt per session.

Membership
A once-off joining fee and monthly membership fees are surprisingly affordable. Your first introductory visit to a Curves Club includes a figure analysis and tour of the circuit completely free.

Regular promotions and special offers are also available at certain times of the year. Phone 0800-CURVES or 0800 287 837 or your nearest Club directly (contact details herewith) to ascertain if a promotion with a special offer is currently running.

Operating times
Curves Clubs focus on their members’ particular needs and preferences to such an extent that operating hours differ somewhat between the Clubs. The operating hours will be shared with you when you contact or visit your preferred Club.

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