Contours

[Tyige]

Thank-you for your speedy reply Jodi, what do you get for your $59 a month? it seems a bit pricey...

[BellyBelly]

I think thats a pretty good price when you weigh up the cost of programs like Tony Ferguson which cost around the same for a months worth of products.

[Tyige]

Yeh I suppose... I didn't think of it that way.....

[Tan2705]

For the $59 a month you get your three first sessions with a PT. And at my studio they throw in 3 sauna sessions too! They take all your measuresments and remeasure at regular intervals to ensure you are getting results - my first remeasure is this week ARGH! I have my 10yr school reunion in a month and half... I have lots of lovely dresses to wear jonly i dont fit any of the anymore so fingers and toes are crossed! Feeling like I have lost a few cms but the tape measure never lies... EEK!

[Emma1979]

i just wanted to say that how much you exercise can actually be irrelevant in trying to lose weight... you could exercise for two hours a day 7 times a week and still not lose weight if you are eating more calories than you need....

i've just lost almost 4kg in just over a month without doing a drop of exercise, i have watched what i eat, and i know it sounds boring, but have counted the calories i consume - the only way to guarantee weight loss is to create a calorie deficit, which you can do by eating less, or exercising more, or a combination of both. the calorie king website has been fundamental in my weight loss, it really opens up your eyes as to what foods are better to eat than others and what exercise burns more calories than others... for example i've pretty much given up on counting walking as an exercise as it barely burns any calories (unless you are like POWER walking for an hour or more)

i have now joined a gym and am going 3-4 times a week, as well as doing fitness dvd's at home.....

i know 4kg doesn't sound like much but my overall goal was to lose 10kg, so i figure i'm almost half way there and have barely worked up a sweat yet. i'm hoping now starting to exercise will speed things up alot.

anyways back to contours, i think its a great concept, particularly for less fit people, or people with a lot to lose.... however its important to change your exercise habits every couple of months otherwise your body hits a plateau, it needs to be constantly challenged, and for me, i didn't think curves or contours could really accommodate that... if in 3 months time i was still doing the same circuit style workout, i know i wouldn't be seeing much results... IYKWIM....

if it were me i'd just be joining on a short to medium term basis to get your initial fitness up...

good luck xx

[didispunk]

Curves and Contours are very very different..

Curves is Mcdonals and Contours is Hungry jacks.... Where do you go for a Happy meal??

Curves is much better weight resisting eqipment so not hard on your joints or bones.. whereas contours is all weight bearing..

Curves was the first 30min workout in the USA and contours is a copycat..

curves is 30min which is your cardio weight resistance, stretching ..

Contours, is 29 plus stretching etc.

Curves has been proven by many universities in the usa backs them!