In simple terms, Curves is a health chain for women. It offers women the opportunity to work out in a safe environment since it’s a woman’s only health club. It is a place for woman to get healthy on equipment that offers ways to work out without hurting themselves.

I have had two opportunities to walk through a Curves location; once with my mother, and once while trying to find my wife. You won’t see the kind of workout equipment you’re used to seeing in regular gyms. There are no heavy barbells; there is no heavy cardiovascular equipment. In essence, you see a bunch of smaller equipment scattered all over the floor that offers a lot of low impact training. Their slogan is that in 30 minutes, 3 times the week, you can get a complete workout to help you get more fit and live a healthier life.

While there is no doubt that a woman will get some kind of health benefit from going to Curves, there is a lot of controversy as to whether it offers enough of an exercise for all women. It seems that if a woman doesn’t exercise often and goes to Curves it will most likely be beneficial to her. However, some doctors and therapists suggest that the kind of exercise women are getting has more to do with weight training than a cardiovascular workout, and therefore it’s not a complete workout. In other words, if a woman leads a sedentary life and decides it’s time to do something new for herself, Curves is a great place to go.

There are a number of women who advocate for Curves in all the good it’s done for them. The response is that just like almost anything else that one might decide to try, there will always be some success stories from people who literally dedicate themselves to the process. In the case of Curves, it’s been found that those women who get the maximum benefit from the program not only go more than three times a week, but sometimes go twice a day as well. That plus maintaining a proper diet will definitely result in women losing weight and getting into better shape than others. Curves has its place as a workout option for women, even if it’s not considered the ultimate and best choice for optimum health long-term.