Summer Time - Fitness & Health

• 1. Seize the moment: Time, or the lack of it, is often cited as the biggest challenge to sustaining an exercise regimen. When the kids return to school, what better way to use some of that precious time than getting in shape? Your workout doesn't have to take a lot of time. Even a half hour walking your neighborhood pays off in increased energy and stamina. At Curves you can do your strength training and your aerobic exercise in just 30 minutes. Taking care of yourself is one of the best things you can do for your family.
• 2. Enjoy the year's most beautiful season: In many parts of Australia, autumn is a near-sacred season, with its warm, sunny days, cool evenings and postcard perfect colours. Get outside and enjoy the season by bicycling, walking, hiking, jogging, and playing golf and tennis. Explore parks in your area; find a new bike path through the forest, take a walk around a lake. The time spent out in nature will do as much good for your mind as for your body.
• 3. Return to your Curves club: It takes 30 days to make fitness a habit, and supplementing outdoor exercise with increasingly frequent visits to your local Curves club will help diversify your exercise regimen and set the stage for regular workouts once autumn's leaves have fallen. A well-rounded fitness regimen is important. While aerobic activity such as running or bicycling is good for your heart, resistance training (strength training) is a critical component of a balanced program, so be sure to take advantage of the Curves's hydraulic exercise equipment, specially designed for women.
• 4. Healthy eating: Autumn is harvest time for many fruits & vegetables. It’s always good to see beautiful piles of plums in all shades from blue-black, through purple and red to green and yellow, plus the plump ears of sweetcorn, golden squash and all the rest. We all look forward to the soups, stews and fruit crumbles and crisps that are such a part of autumn. So, when the weather turns chilly, enjoy making the most of glorious autumn fruit and vegetables. The Curves Weight Management Program can help you make healthy nutrition decisions that can free you from perpetual dieting.
• 5. Make it social: One of the great things about exercise is that it doesn't need to be done alone. Find a friend with a similar fitness level and goals; having a partner helps you both stay motivated. You can use your exercise time to catch up on each other's lives. Boredom is the number one killer of good health and fitness regimens. Exercising with a friend puts the fun back into your workout.

To get an effective workout at a regular gym, you would need to spend an hour on strength training exercises (as they normally) only target one set of muscles at a time and then another 30 minutes of cardio training.

In all, a total of 90 minutes per session would be required.

The Curves 30 Minute Fitness Solution

You will find that the majority of the Curves hydraulic strength training equipment that has been specifically designed for women, works two groups of muscles (usually complementary sets) during the push-and-pull phase. This then cuts the normal strength training time from one hour to just 30 minutes.
Another, major advantage of the Curves program is that the hydraulic system allows for the cardio to take place while strength training, thus reducing your typical 90 minute workout to just 30 minutes at Curves.

Another innovation at Curves is the introduction of feedback technology. Each of the pieces of strength training equipment are monitored by CurvesSmart™ that keeps you motivated and challenged every time you come into Curves.

Finally, don't forget a change in your diet could be the key to helping you lose those extra kilos.

Only at Curves you will you find CurvesComplete the Revolutionary, Complete Diet Program that is designed to raise your metabolism and release you from perpetual dieting.

Losing weight isn't easy. It takes real commitment to make the necessary changes to diet, exercise and lifestyle. And, for most people, it takes a plan. That's why Curves, the fitness franchise designed exclusively for women, has developed Curves Complete, a simple, easy-to-follow weight-loss plan that combines the three keys to taking off weight and keeping it off: diet, exercise and motivation.

Curves is the only place you can get all three.

For the latest information about research conducted on the Curves fitness and weight-loss program visit the Texas A&M research website at curves.tamu.edu