View Full Version : women only gym - curves?
exotisch23
04-16-2006, 08:58 PM
is THAT the main difference between the US and Europe? I know it's a joke, but I've seen that picture before and that's the main difference between giving a shit and not.
LOL yeah americans don't give a shit I guess since two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight.
lady_lolita
04-16-2006, 09:22 PM
i have a friend who is a nurse she is 57 with both sholders had work on she is a little over weight and love curves as she has her weigh in and her measuements done once a month
she goes 4 times a week for 1 hour and so far she has lost a few kilos and a few inches
i wanted to get into shape tone up and what not, i went to check it out and its was not for me
so i am one of them girls who does pole dancing for fitness and i have lost 5 kg and getting really good abs and a nice tone all round.
Casual Observer
04-16-2006, 09:51 PM
hmm yeah I guess it does depend. Mine had one so I thought all of them did. That sucks.
It seems to be entirely dependent on the size of the locations in the individual franchise. All the Gold's Gyms in the franchise I go to (there are five I think) have Women Only rooms, but some in the Seattle area where I have been don't have any. You can always call and ask, though frankly, I'm not sure how big of a deal it is in reality; the room is usually empty when I'm there, but you simply can't fit any more women into the rooms with the spin classes--those chicks are insane!
evan_essence
04-17-2006, 09:05 PM
I'm sorry for launching into a sarcastic harangue laced with exaggeration to try to make my point. (But hey, if this had been a similar tirade aimed at one of the blue side guys, you'd all be snickering.) Perhaps instead I should have made a simple request. Some of you, certainly not all, posted in the beginning of this thread some comments that I interpreted to be derision of the people patronizing Curves. I have no problem with comments pointing out the type of person Curves is best suited for and no problem with discussion of points related to possible fraudulent marketing practices. When discussing those issues, I respectfully request that you refrain from derogatory characterizations about the customers of Curves since my g/f is one of them. K? Matter of fact, some of the revised characterizations used since I threw my little hissy fit have been much more neutral and on point.
And Bridgette, she isn't one of the fat broads badmouthing strippers since she routinely f**ks one. Well, okay, she does badmouth me when we fight but that's not general badmouthing of strippers. Well, um, alright, she has cast aspersions on strippers as a group when she really wants to lash out at me during a screaming match, but that's just the anger at me talking, not really a general badmouthing of strippers. And it results in some exponentially improved make-up sex after she does that. }:D
-Ev
venusofwillendorf
04-17-2006, 11:16 PM
Venus(w) - I get what you are saying, and way to make me feel ashamed. And you're right - the whole "fat is character flaw" is a touchy subject for me, for a variety of reasons, none of which are unique, I'm sure (not the least of which is my perfect, yet fat, mum). However, I fail to see that pointing out some of what you call "delusions" is really impacting this solidarity, or how ignoring it will enhance this solidarity of which you speak.
darling, i'm not trying to make you feel ashamed. and while you may love someone who is fat, i AM fat. i, myself, live with it every single day, and every time i look in the mirror, it's there. i live in america too, and i know about our culture. the entire society seems to believe that health is a virtue- even though we are all woefully unhealthy. and damnation to any who stray.
yes, i'm fat, but i don't get to complain, right? because i'm just lazy. so what about the fibromyalgia/migraines/etc. etc. i should just suck it up. take an asprin. and eating disorders, well, those are all just in your head, so i should just be able to stop eating, right? and of course, it's also perfectly within my power to reprogram millions of years of evolution, my dna, my thyroid gland, and the effects of the medications i've been forced to take for years.
people stare at me and i get nasty comments every hour of every day that i'm outside of the house. i've learned to live with it. i go to a restaurant and i get horrified looks when i order anything but a salad. i've learned to live with it. strangers on the street feel free to make comments about just how fat i am, and exactly how i can fix it, if only i'd just get off my lazy fat ass and try. i've learned to live with that too. fat people are the new in vogue ni**ers, i guess.
then there are the glares from the ones who assume i just haven't bothered to fixt it, because i'm lazy, slothful, indolent, immoral, useless and repugnant in general. i'm a worthless person, because i have hips.
trust me. i know what it's like to be ashamed. and i know what it's like to be fat.
i just happen to beleive that the best solution to our disgusting mess of a culture, at least on an individual level online, is to fail to feed the trolls, as it were. people who believe that all around them are jealous of their stunning beauty are delusional. they need psychological help far beyond that which you or i can provide. anyone who would voice such an opinion is clearly ill, far more so than anyone suffering from mere fatness, and should be looked upon with pity, not contempt. after all, it's the fetishism of health, a false virtue, that created this problem in the first place.
wrabbitplay
04-18-2006, 12:28 AM
I do best with a womens only gym- its a full gym though. Its huge and has the most relaxing outdoor pool/spa area... relaxing just thinking about it.
Corey
04-19-2006, 01:08 AM
(I've got some junk in the trunk myself, you don't see me freaking out about it. )
This is a little OT, but "junk in the trunk" is truely something to aspire to in my club. There is a bartender who I work w/ sometimes. We are the same height and she probably out weighs me by 20 or so lbs. The custies LOVE her!!
A bit of fat in not a bad thing;)