Losing Fat and Building Muscle at Curves

The women of are working out and eating healthy for the upcoming warmer months and to help them achieve their goals, owner Sharon Boyle has brought back the popular Biggest Loser contest. 

Each week the top ten Biggest Losers are posted in the gym and participants that work out at least three times a week qualify to get weighted in. From this weigh in, Boyle calculates the winner by the percentage of weight lost. Also as extra incentive, any Biggest Loser member that works out three times a week, loses any amount of weight, brings a friend to work out or attends a Zumba on the circuit class gets a chance to win a prize a weekly raffle.

Sue Fish, who is having her progress tracked by Patch, said, “I have not lost as much weight as I was hoping, but I am not going to give up. My clothes are fitting better, so I am working on getting inches off.” Fish gets to Curves 3-4 times a week.  Making healthy choices when eating meals is also part of Fish’s weight lose plan.  “Bottom line is I feel good about my progress, I am more flexible, I feel strong and love the results of all my work,” she said.

Boyle said, “Sometimes people get into a rut working out and they should change things up by trying different exercises.” This is one of the reasons why she now offers Curves Circuit with Zumba. These high energy workouts are only 30 minutes long, but burn more calories. Members doing the circuit with Zumba stay on the exercise machine for one minute and instead of doing the running square, they do Zumba for a minute.

Biggest Loser competitor Anna Duggan does the Zumba on the Circuit a few times a week. She said, “I love doing Zumba.  It has added something extra to my workout and helped to boast my weight loss.” 

Boyle shared a Curves tip to get the whole family to eat healthier without banishing their favorite foods. Be creative by changing things that will save calories, but your family will not notice. Make lasagna with low fat cheeses, cut down the amount of butter in macaroni and cheese, replace butter in cake recipes with applesauce, use olive oil instead of butter. Getting rid of these few calories or extra carbs can the difference in your waistline without sacrificing your family’s taste buds.

Sayville Curves Circuit with Zumba Schedule

• Tuesdays 8:15 a.m. & 4:30 p.m.
• Thursdays 8:15 a.m. & 7:15 p.m.
• Saturdays 11:30 a.m.

Here is a Curves recipes that is quick, healthy and delicious –

Beach Body Fruit Soup

• 1 large, ripe cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and cut into chunks
• 2 – 6 oz cans of pineapple juice
• Juice of 1 lime
• 2 kiwifruits, peeled and chopped

Combine cantaloupe, pineapple juice and lime juice in a food processor. Process until smooth. Pour into shallow bowls or cups and top with kiwifruit.

Make four servings and each serving has 123 calories, 1g fat, 2g protein, 2g fiber, 31g carbohydrates.