I'm not sure if this matters to you ladies, but I've heard some interesting things about Curves and it's owner (I think he's the owner) donating sizeable amounts to organizations that are pro-life. I'm not sure of the details, but this website: http://www.curversforchoice.org/
has some information. I know that my mother quit going to Curves and found another program that works for her because she is very pro-choice and this bothered her. Just FYI!

I just joined last week! My husband and I like to walk for 30 minutes every night but with the kids' schedules, it wasn't happening as often as I like and he gets to go lift weights with the high school football team anyway so I needed something. This is great--I can go do it while the girls are in gymnastics!

A lot of women I know have peeled off a lot of inches with Curves.

I did consider Curves, but I ended up joining Lifestyles. I take classes and do individual exercises there.

Cosign - It seems to be better for Stay at Home Moms who might be able to run in during the day while their kids are at school. I like it for now (its better than nothing, but its still kinda limited.)