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Date Posted: 09:54:55 11/01/03 Sat
Author: justine
Subject: Re: alternative exercises on machines
In reply to: Hampstead Curves 's message, "Re: alternative exercises on machines" on 15:10:46 10/31/03 Fri

This is one of these situations where I want to scream and holler and contact every Curves in the US and tell them to GO TO CLUB CAMP EVERY YEAR because they don't stay informed of Curves International's policies. There are 4 alternative moves that are Curves-approved. These are the only alternative moves that are allowed in our club and allowed by anyone that walks into our club to workout.

The four alternative moves are:
1. a tricep move on the ab/back machine
2. a move on the lateral pull/shoulder press where you sit backwards on the machine
3. calf raises on the leg press
4. a move on the thigh abductor/adductor where you sit forward on the machine

We teach these to our members once they have at least a month's experience under their belt. But to clear up any confusion, they're not to challenge your more, or to work different muscles, but merely to work the same muscles in different ways.

The reason why the other Curves you're going to won't let you use them is because they don't know them (and you're right, a couple are on the training tape). I had a gal that was a guest in our club (I think she was fom Arkansas) that wanted to do situps on the lateral pull machine and I had to take her aside and ask her not to do it while she was at our club because it wasn't an alternative move approved by Curves International. I told her what she did at her club was their business, but I didn't want our members seeing her doing the move and then wanting to imitate it.

Curves Hampstead is right in a sense, you should never try to devise your own moves on the machines. The reason why we'll only show alternative moves approved by Curves Intl is because they developed the equipment and only they know what is safe to do on it. But like I said above, there are a few moves that have been OK'd by them.

I just get sickened and sad when I hear about Curves like yours that are simply uneducated about the business they run. Tell them to go to Advanced Club Camp and learn the moves there.

As for advice for you as to what to do, as long as you're doing one of the 4 moves described above and you're doing them correctly, go ahead and do them! When another member sees you doing them and wants to learn how, tell them to ask the staff to teach them! Maybe that will motivate the staff to get the proper training! As long as you're doing a Curves-approved move, I don't see any problem with it. If you're unsure if you're doing the moves correctly, e-mail me and tell me what you do and I'll let you know if you're on the right track. meladorri@aol.com

Good luck,
Justine


>Hi,
>
>The best way to challenge yourself and increase your
>workout intensity is to push harder on the machines by
>speeding up the movement. When you increase the speed
>of the exercise on the strength training machines it
>will make your muscles work harder including your
>heart.
>
>I would not advise doing alternate movements on the
>machines. They are mechanically designed to be used
>in a specific way and using specific muscles. When
>you try to adapt the exercise you may actually
>increase your risk of injury and decrease the desired
>benefit of the machine.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
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>Curves - Maryland
>
>>I've been reading your posts here and thought I'd ask
>>my question here.
>>I've been going to Curves since March and I love it.
>>They recently opened a Curves in my town which I love
>>since I was traveling 30 minutes one way and the
>>working our for my 30 minutes. It took an hour and a
>>half out of my day to exercise at Curves. I can now
>>travel a minute or 2 and be there.
>>While at the orginial Curves I had learned the
>>alternative exercises on the machines. I feel they
>>work on different muscles and want to do them at the
>>new curves I'm going to now. I was informed that they
>>will not be teaching these new moves at this Curves
>>because the owner feels they don't work any other
>>muscles. I was told that I could do the moves, but if
>>anyone else wanted to learn them that they would be
>>told they wouldn't be taught them. They are on the
>>training video after all. I decided that I would not
>>do the moves even though I'm paying to go there and
>>should be allowed to do them if I wished. The new
>>members were trying them and doing them wrong after I
>>did them. Anyway today another lady was doing the
>>moves, which she said she had learned at another
>>Curves, and the manager told her we would not be doing
>>those moves there. Am I wrong in thinking that they
>>should at least offer them and leave it up to the
>>member to decide if they work other muscles and want
>>to do them. I almost wish I hadn't gone to the 1st
>>Curves. This one does things so different and not in a
>>good way. Don't even get me started on that! I know
>>it's like comparing your children and they are all
>>different.
>>. . . . . . . . . .
>>Paula
>>NE Ohio

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