Re: 'Curves'

>Only problem is after
> about 6 mos. or so the hydraulic resistance is no longer enough to
> keep improving your body, so eventually you have to move on.  You need
> to change your routine anyway after about 6 mos. (max) to keep your
> body challenged, otherwise you could and probably will hit a plateau.

The Curves near us uses the Body Pump system in conjuction with the curcuit
training and this seems to be a very good combiniation. The Body Pump (group
training with weights by Body Systems) works you two days out of the week
and then I bounce into the curcuit training or pure cardio on the off days.
It's worked great for me. I find the the curcuit at Curves is a nice
compromise between cardio and weight training.
  I aggree that using just the hydraulic resistance training provided by the
curcuit gets old after awhile. But supplimenting it with other types of
training works well, especially some type of group excercise.