Smart Workout Ahead of the Curve

LOS ANGELES, CA, Apr 17 (MARKET WIRE) --
Hundreds of Curves women's fitness centers in the Southern California have
installed state-of-the-art "smart" equipment that gives users instant analysis
and feedback during workouts.

Imagine having the world's most advanced fitness coach at your disposal.
This coach
customizes workouts based on your body structure and endurance and adjusts each
exercise machine's intensity based on your recent progression or regression.
This coach monitors your energy level and range of motion continuously to
ensure you are achieving your personal potential. Then the coach automatically
computes your workout data to produce a progress report, including the
number of calories you burned and 3-D anatomical diagrams to show which
muscles you've worked and how successfully.

That is the role of the CurvesSmart, a new technology that offers a
precision designed workout, moment-to-moment feedback and progress reports to
keep members motivated while they work out. Local Curves are among the first
in the nation to feature the equipment.

"Our members are completely thrilled with the moment-to-moment feedback,"
says Lynda
D'Angelo, who owns Curves centers in Glendale (1010 Glendale Ave.) and Eagle
Rock
(4870 Eagle Rock Blvd.). "The whole club is energized, working harder, burning
more
calories. We are able to directly focus on the weaker areas of our body while
still conditioning the body as a whole. At the end of each workout, members
are jazzed to see just how many calories they burned. For those with injuries
it makes it easier to target the muscles around their injury to prevent further
injury."

After a member's personalized profile is determined by a Curves staff
member,
the member uses a CurvesSmart ID Tag that is electronically recognized by the
monitor at
each Curves workout station. It automatically retrieves the member's workout
profile.

The smart monitors indicate: whether her heart rate is in the target
range;whether the member is achieving her target intensity level; the range of
motion for each repetition; and the number of repetitions. Following the
workout, the system produces a progress report that allows the member to
see, instantly and in quantifiable terms, her strengths and weaknesses.

"Even long-time members (and we've been open six years) can't believe how
much better a workout they are getting," says Stacey Park, owner of Curves in
Duarte (1159 E. Huntington Dr.). "In just the one month we have had the
technology, our members said they've never worked out so hard and gotten such
positive results so fast."

For a Curves location, go to www.lacountycurves.com/ (Los Angeles area),
www.inlandempirecurves.com (Inland Empire), www.occurves.com/ (Orange County),
www.valleycurves.com, 877-97-CURVE (San Fernando Valley) or call 877-772-2287.

Media Note: The media is invited to visit a Curves in their area for a
demonstration of the new Smart technology on Tuesday & Wednesday, April 22 &
23. Male and female reporters welcome. Contact Diane Rumbaugh, 805-493-2877,
rumbaugh@earthlink.net, for a Curves nearest you.

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Media Contacts:
Diane Rumbaugh
Rumbaugh Public Relations
805-493-2877
Email Contact

Lynda D'Angelo
Curves Eagle Rock/Curves Glendale
323-259-5800
Email Contact

Michelle DeLiema
Curves/Laguna Hills
949-420-0240
Email Contact

Kim Jefferson
Curves/Sherman Oaks
818-571-5030
Email Contact

Katie Unrue
Curves/Rancho Cucamonga West
909-948-5953
Email Contact

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