"..and because I am happy and dance and sing, they think they have done me no injury."
I dunno, i think maybe William Blake said that somewhere in time before there were torture chambers that go under the guise of CURVES. For those of you who are not familiar with these places...let me clue you in. The CURVES franchaises are the newest exercise rage in town for us curvy older forty-something people who still want to look like 18yr olds. what. what are you laughing at now? HEY I CAN DREAM CAN'T I!
Anyway..they hook you into these classes for numerous (on the surface, at least) reasons:
1. the storefronts are dressed nicely in privacy-insuring drapes or shades (to protect the young and innocent passerby's i suspect...)
2. there use no mirrors to let you watch your routine. (how kind of them.)
3. they have an "all-women" exercise only policy. (thank the Lord)
4. they are staffed with forty-something "curvy" women who still wear loose fitted exercise clothing. (cool.)
5. they're equipment is no-frills-bare-bone-resistant-type training. (truly one size fits all).
6. the clientel is mostly other women that look like myself (but we all think we look better than the other..utilizing the "I'm not as big as her" philosophy.)
7. it is affordable - $29. a month. (no excuses, right?)
8. they claim to give you a 1 1/2 hr cardio and strength training routine compacted to only a half hour. (who doesn't have time for that?)
okay, so i fall for it. i decide to join and give it a try. they signed me up, weighed and measured me, and walked me through the program. You alternate (continued on the next entry..)
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