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Special Invitation for Members & Non-Members
Ladies Nights—27th and 28th July!!!

We are really excited to announce our Ladies Nights being held on 27th July in our Portsmouth club and 28th July in our Waterlooville club.  

There will be stalls from Avon, Body Shop, Debenhams personal shopping, Butterfly Image Consulting, ‘Heart and Soul’ Clairvoyance, Katherine Lewis Balloon Designs, Phoenix Cards, ‘Just Another Pair’ Shoes, PowerHoop, Ardyss Body Magic, Rowlands Pharmacy Health and more.  There will be many luxuries that you can spoil yourself with including beauty therapies, threading, nail art, spray tan, eyelash extensions and crystal healing.    Enjoy retail therapy among the stalls with lovely products such as clothing, handbags, shoes, jewellery, cards, protein products, personalised chocolates and the bakery.  Finally, for the two nights only, we are also holding a special promotion with exciting reductions on selected Curves products and Curves t-shirts.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!  Entry is only £2.50 for members and £3.00 for non-members, which includes a free raffle ticket and drinks and nibbles.  Please ask one of our fitness coaches for tickets and bring all of your friends!
Important Note:  Our Portsmouth club will close at 18:00 with last workout being at 17:30 on 27th July and Waterlooville club will close at 18:00 with last workout being at 17:30 on 28th July, to accommodate set-up for the evening.  Thank you for your cooperation.  All proceeds from purchases made on the evening will go directly to the stall holder, and all agreements are between the vendor and the purchaser.

The Health Benefits of Protein

There are many health benefits of protein. Eating enough protein is essential to maintain a healthy body. If the body sustains an injury, such as a cut, protein helps with tissue repair. Along with carbohydrates, protein provides energy for the body which helps keep us from becoming fatigued. Protein helps the body fight off illness and disease and keeps the immune system functioning properly. In addition, protein maintains healthy muscles and helps build skin, hair, nails and cartilage. Without protein, the body would not be able to function properly. Various conditions could develop such as anemia and hypotension. Problems with circulation and healing from an injury would also occur. Because protein helps muscle, without it muscle mass may decrease and weakness can occur.

Because the body does not store protein, it’s important to eat enough healthy protein everyday. Proteins are considered incomplete or complete proteins. Complete proteins contain all the essential amino acids, while incomplete proteins don’t. Good sources of complete proteins come from eggs, milk, chicken and fish. Healthy food choices for incomplete proteins include, nuts, such as almonds, beans and whole grains. Ensure you eat enough protein in your diet everyday to stay healthy. Please speak with our fitness coaches, who will be happy to advise you on any of your dietary queries.

Curvette Corner

April has been a Curvette for 4.5 years, starting at Cowplain and then moving to North End after a year to help open and establish the club.  April left college as a trained fitness instructor going straight into Curves to establish her   career.  She is qualified as a gym instructor, as a teacher in aerobics, step-aerobics, and aqua-aerobics, and as a circuit trainer. April is also qualified in core stability, anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, nurtrition and first aid.  April’s     greatest satisfaction comes from helping members reach their goals and change their lives.  She describes Curves as a friendly environment and a fun place to work out.  Over the last few years April says she has grown enormously    personally and gained lots of great memories, In the next 6–12 months she will be getting married and moving away to Germany to be with her husband who is in the Army.  She will be taking many fond with her.  She loves to socialise and loves her sports, so will be keeping very busy while she is away!  We wish much happiness and success! 

Goodby to Emma, Hello to Siouxsie...

We say a sad goodbye to Emma, who is going to take time off to enjoy the summer.  Once the sunshine disappears, Emma will be pursuing a new career path. We say a warm welcome who has taken over from Emma as our Office Manager.  Siouxsie has joined us from an accountancy firm and brings a wealth of skills that has already started to benefit our clubs. I know you will join me in wishing both Emma and Siouxsie much success and happiness in their new ventures.

Mrs White's Wisdom

• Did you know laughing is a quick way to tone the transverse abdominals, a muscle that most forms of exercise don’t isolate and one that could have a major effect on how flat your midriff looks.  Try to find at least 10 minutes of laughter a day!
• Keep those fluids coming!  Being dehydrated causes the body to hoard water, which can lead you to carry up to four excess pounds around your midsection.  Try to drink six to eight 8 ounce glasses of water or other fluids daily, but avoid fizz as you will bloat!