Lucy McDowall, Paula Pendleton, and Pam Ouzts at Curves of Blairsville

This week, member spotlight is on Lucy McDowall, Paula Pendleton, and Pam Ouzts at Curves of Blairsville.

Dedicated to women's fitness, Curves of Blairsville is fun, fast, and safe. Curves offers a proven thirty minute workout that combines strength training and sustained cardiovascular activity through safe and effective hydraulic resistance. Curves also offers a commonsense weight management program that ends the need for perpetual dieting.

The Curves fitness program allows you to get a complete aerobic and strength training workout in just thirty minutes. The system is built around easy-to-learn machines with no cumbersome weight stacks to change or manage. The machines are designed specially for women.

With hydraulic resistance, members push the weight forward then pull back. There is no lowering of the weight. The elimination of this eccentric contraction has several benefits including less chance of injury and assurance of a symmetrical workout. Gravity is no longer doing half the work so the intensity is much greater. The heart rate is maintained and soreness is mostly eliminated.

Curves utilizes a system called circuit training where members move from station to station at timed intervals with music. At the end of thirty minutes, members will have maintained their target heart rate, performed a minimum of two sets of strength training exercises on every major muscle group, and burned up to five hundred calories.

Paula says, “At Curves, we believe a healthy fitness program has three components including effective exercise, good nutrition, and a supportive environment to keep you on track. We offer several nutritional programs so that you can select the best fit for your lifestyle.”

Pam adds, “With our system, you can burn calories and work every major muscle group. You get an efficient and effective workout with every visit. It’s a fun way to meet your health goals.”

Lucy continues, “At Curves, we encourage women to learn about health-related issues. We also have a personal coaching system called “CurvesSmart” that customizes each workout by monitoring heart rate, workout intensity, range of motion, and repetitions. Then it even provides a progress report that includes the number of calories burned!”

The owners of Curses of Blairsville have many years of experience. Paula Pendleton grew up in Macon, Georgia, received a B.A. in Business from the University of Georgia, and was Head of Guest Services and Patient Relations at Emory Clinic for many years. Lucy McDowall grew up in Gwinnett County, attended North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia, and owned a Jazzercise business for 19 years. Pam Ouzts received a degree in Physical Education from Florida State University and managed a group insurance department for an agency that did employee benefits for the State of Florida. Paula explains, “Between the three of us, we can handle about anything. All three of us love the exercise, we love the people, and we believe in the whole Curves experience. It’s service with a purpose!”

The owners of Curves of Blairsville are involved in many community projects including Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life, the Union County Interagency Group, the Tri-County Women’s Business Group, the Red Hat Society, the Blairsville Union Chamber of Commerce, and the First Baptist Church of Blairsville.

Curves of Blairsville has workout plans designed for women of every age including busy executives, housewives, and senior citizens. Curves of Blairsville is located at 144 Blue Ridge Street in Blairsville, Georgia. Call Curves of Blairsville for more information at (706) 835-3033.