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Hawkins Teague Wednesday, August 20, 2008
If you have trouble finding time to exercise or wonder if you’re exercising in the most efficient way possible, Faye Hainsworth at Curves fitness center has a proposition for you.
Hainsworth said she is excited about a new technologically advanced fitness program at Curves, which she will be promoting with open houses from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 25 and 26. She said that her business has been waiting for the program, the CurvesSmart personal coaching system, for about a year. The program uses “smart equipment” to customize a person’s workout based on her body structure and level of endurance. Customers will receive an ID tag, which resembles a flash drive and fits on a key chain, to keep track of one’s personal settings.
“The system sets up a range of motion and how fast you’ll go,” Hainsworth said. “The tag knows what you’re capable of, and the goal is for the lights to turn green.”
Hainsworth said that the monitor keeps track of a woman’s heart rate to see whether she is reaching her target intensity level. When the person is in the rate range, the light on the machine stays green. During the 30-minute workout, the various machines stop and tell the person on it when to switch to the next station. After she is finished, the customer can go to the computer and slide her ID tag in. The computer then will give her a progress report, which shows her strengths and weaknesses and which muscles are and are not being exercised properly. Muscles getting a proper workout are colored green and those not getting enough exercise will be yellow, Hainsworth said.
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