Bringing fitness to women in Peachtree City, hope to soldiers abroad

Curves International, Inc., the world's largest fitness center franchise, has a new location in Peachtree City. "We have been open since the end of March, but still consider ourselves the new kids on the block," said Debbie Sanders owner.

Curves brings residents a supportive environment offering 30-minute fitness solution with a common sense weight loss program that helps break the weight loss cycle. "We want to help at home and also want be community minded. We can do this by making the lives of the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan a bit more comfortable," Sanders said.

For the last 4 weeks this location has been gathering items to ship off to some of the members sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, husbands and or wives.

"My son is in the thick of the fighting and the one thing that cheers his battalion up are packages from home," said Debbie Camp. Debbie's son is Army Sgt. Jarred Camp.

Various items such as sunscreen, Gold Bond powder, athletes foot powder, candy, gum, trail mix, cereal bars, canned nuts or chips, powered presweetened drinks, tuna by the can or pack, lip balm, eye drops, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, shampoo, disposable razors, phone cards, disposable cameras, Beanie Baby toys (for the soldiers to give to children) are a few of the items being collected. Sanders went on to say, "We really need more items to send and help with packing and shipping would be great!"

If you have been thinking about making a change to a more healthy lifestyle or would just like to drop off some items for them to ship to the troops, Debbie and her staff would like to invite you to the Peachtree City location at 301 Kelly Drive, Suite 10, to learn more about Curves or just help out fellow members of the community.

Curves offers a comfortable, welcoming place where real women workout. Our facility is designed so women can encourage and support one another while moving around the circuit. We look forward to helping women in this community reach amazing results, both physical and emotional, through our Curves Workout program and support network.

In the spirit of the holidays, Curves is offering "Gift Memberships" for just $99 (two-month introductory membership). "We encourage men to drop off items for the troops and pickup a "Welcome Package" for their special someone."

With the average person gaining three pounds a year, a reasonable workout regime that can fit into today's busy lifestyle of work and family is critical to help combat diabetes, osteoporosis, hypertension and other health risks that women can face. The Curves Workout program offers women of all ages and fitness levels a complete fitness program, combining strength and cardiovascular training through hydraulic resistance. Curves offers one-on-one training, while members talk and inspire one another during the workout. Also, the comfortable, welcoming atmosphere has helped women of all fitness levels commit to an ongoing fitness program and achieve results.

Since the first Curves franchise opened in 1995, the organization has seen exponential growth, beginning with 44 locations in 1996 and expanding to more than 1,500 centers in 2000. In Entrepreneur Magazines 2004 list of the top five hundred franchises, Curves was named the fastest growing franchise of any kind in the world, as well as the #2 overall best franchise. Today, Curves continues to establish itself among the premiere franchises and currently has more than 3 million members in more than 8,000 locations within the United States, Canada, Spain, Mexico and the UK The opening of the Peachtree City location is another indication of Curves’ continued success.  With a Curves center opening every four hours on average, it has grown from just one franchise in 1995 to having one location for every two McDonalds in America. We look forward to providing women in Peachtree City a complete workout in only thirty minutes that will ensure they can stick to the program and sustain a healthy weight.

For more information about Curves, call 770-487-5673.