<p>If any of you belong to Curves & have signed up for the Smart system (I think that is what it is called) - has it been worth the extra $$? From my observations, it seems like the women using it have experienced some technical problems with the equipment.</p>
<p>The Curves that I belong to has the Curves Smart system - I don’t use it. Others have complained about technical problems. I personally would only use it if I really needed it to motivate me or was concerned about certain muscle groups.</p>
<p>^Me too. I’m capable of counting reps and pushing myself harder without a blinking light flashing at me.</p>
<p>I also don’t do the smart system. It looks like a new way for the business to increase profits. I also try too avoid being next to someone who is using the system because they don’t listen to the “change now” on the tape, they go by their little cards instead and thus slow me down. The only reason that I like Curves is the quickness of the workout (30 min and I am done). I suppose it is good for the members who are really or sorta inept at exercising. Some people don’t know when they are working out a muscle group or not. They just half-a**ed use the equiptment without any real effort. These people may need a machine to tell them how hard to push/pull the equiptment for optimal effectiveness.</p>
<p>I use Curves Smart and I love it. I find that I do work harder with the Smart system than I did without it because I don’t want to see yellow on the screen and it tells me if I’m not doing the full range of motion – and I was surprised than on some machine I was not. I like seeing my progress or lack of progress on the computer screen at the end and the estimate of how many calories I burned, etc. A lot of the ladies at my Curves also report that they feel they push themselves harder with it than they did without it.</p>