LAST EDITED ON 02-17-06 AT 08:08 PM (EST)

Curves combines exercise and nutrition in their program. Jenny Craig is strictly nutrition and dieting. The exercise portion is up to you. I think Jenny served Jill better because of her health issues and having to approach the exercising a bit more cautiously. Jodi appears to be more fit so Curves is probably right for her.

I have done Jenny before and it does work but it is expensive and you still have to exercise a least somewhat if you want good results, as with any diet. It's a good program if you need a strict regimen in the beginning to get you started.

Yes product placement has played a big factor on this show. You see product placement in almost every episode. Jill's new specs courtesy of Lenscrafters, giving every little bistro in LA free promotion, Starbucks etc. The only time I have seen them mask a product name is on the soda cans in the SOH.

I used to belong to curves and I really liked it because it was all women and it was fast. Once around the circuit and ready to go home.

But I think Jodi will do well at Curves. She seemed to have a positive attitude and she admitted she liked working out.

You go girl!!! Myself, I hate to work up a sweat...lol

It does seem like a great idea for Jodie, hopefully they'll throw in some counceling and a nutritionalist along the way? Either way exercising without dieting is better than nothing.

I had a girlfriend that goes to Curves....It helped her at first. But in the last year it's done nothing for her even though she goes four days a week. However, after doing this for years, she has plateaud (SP?)....but she keeps doing it anyway cause she enjoys the 'social time' with her ladies.
( Any activity is better than no activity) Personal opinion on Curves....I think it's great for anyone needing to lose 30 or more pounds, or for people that haven't exercised for quite awhile and need to get started.

I hate those places that make you form a group and dance/bounce around! I am more into weight training, yoga, pilates...because of my age. (Over 50...closer to 60)

>I had a girlfriend that goes
>to Curves....It helped her at
>first. But in the
>last year it's done nothing
>for her even though she
>goes four days a week.
> However, after
>doing this for years, she
>has plateaud (SP?)....but she keeps
>doing it anyway cause she
>enjoys the 'social time' with
>her ladies.
>( Any activity is better than
>no activity) Personal opinion
>on Curves....I think it's great
>for anyone needing to lose
>30 or more pounds, or
>for people that haven't exercised
>for quite awhile and need
>to get started.
>
> I hate those places that
>make you form a group
>and dance/bounce around! I am
>more into weight training, yoga,
>pilates...because of my age. (Over
>50...closer to 60)

Hydraulics provides the resistance on Curves machines. This is enough resistance for someone who's badly out of shape. But, oce a certain fitness level is reached, the resistance must be increased in order to continue doing any good. And, since the resistance can't be increaed on Curves machines, the workout ceases to be effective. At this point, a gym that uses weight machines would better serve those who are too fit to benifit from Curves.

LAST EDITED ON 02-28-06 AT 04:45 PM (EST)

I disagree.Anyone can benefit from a Curves workout-not just those who are physically "unfit". The beauty of Curves is that it is weight/resistance training with cardio. At a certain point an individual may not lose anymore weight, but they still reap the cardio benefits from the workout. I've been going for two years now. I dropped the 20 lbs I wanted in the first three months, but I still go 3-4 times a week and I am in the best shape of my life.Anytime I feel it's getting "too easy" I put more effort into it. I have no desire to build large muscles,so maintaining the low resistance on the Curves circuit keeps me toned without adding bulk.

I think Curves is not a "real" exercise program - just my opinion. It reminds me of the old "Slender You" machines years ago. If you want to achieve real fitness, you must alternate real cardio (at least 45 minutes 3-4 times a week) with weights. Curves isn't taxing enough - just my opinion...

Jodi does need some activity, however, so in her case - it's better than nothing. By the way, for someone who doesn't care about what the scale says ("It's just a number," as she says), why does she protest SOOO much?? I think she is petrified by what it is going to say because she probably hasn't weight herself in a very long time. I know when I weighed myself recently and saw that I had packed on almost 20 pounds in 5 years, I wanted to throw up. Fortunately, it spurred me to action and I've lost almost all of it...

LAST EDITED ON 03-02-06 AT 05:00 PM (EST)

I think Curves is benificial to women who are new to exercize. Or, haven't exercized in a long time. I haven't been getting much exercize lately, so I'm going to rejoin Curves next week during their annual food drive. For a bag of non perisishable food, they'll waive the yearly service fee.

Again I have to respectfully disagree.It's like anything else...you get what you put in to it. I see a LOT of women that use the time as social hour and put hardly any effort into it because they are too busy chatting. Over the years I've done various classes and joined different gyms and I've seen the same thing there as well-so one could argue that those aren't "real" workouts either. Personally, Curves is one of the best things that happened to me. I got in shape, and I didn't have to deal with bulked-up, super-jock-wanna-be's grunting and sweating all over while they slam weights around, or the anorexic barbie dolls with their sports bras and ankle weights (you know, the kind you want to tackle and force feed a cheesburger). I did it at my own pace, and with women like me. It was, and continues to be, a "real" workout-but then I make darn sure it is. I'm not paying that money every month without getting some results. I repeat, you get what you put into it. JMO.

I agree about Jodi, incidentally. If it is indeed "just a number" then why does it matter if you find out what it is? My opinion is that if she is dedicated to getting in shape then she should want to know what her "stepping off" place is. How else is she supposed to gauge her progress? Just keep going until she's a size 8?

Why can't the HG use the pool, the tennis courts, basketball court, treadmill and eliptical machine that is already at the SOH? I have rarely seen anyone using any of those things to get exercise. They also have alot of beautiful grounds to just walk around on if nothing else. The SO HG are just plain lazy IMO. They want everything quick and easy which is part of why they are in the SOH-they want things pronto and real life isn't like that so they think SO will be their miracle cure.

As I said in another thread, I bet they don't use the pool because they don't want the cameras to catch them in their bathing suits. They may be DAWs, but they do have their limits.

Not to mention self-esteem/body appearance issues.