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Home > Franchises > Curves: Fitness For Women
Curves: Fitness For Women
Curves, the largest fitness franchise in the world, has more than 9,000 gyms around the world. It is possible to find Curves gyms in the US, Europe, Canada, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and New Zealand, and they are still growing. They are the first weight loss and fitness center focused on offering exercises and nutritional information especially for women.
Over 27 years ago, Gary Heavin (founder of Curves) leaved his career of medicine because he was not able to pay for it. He was called to be on charge of a failing health club in Houston, TX. He started offering a program for the physical health that also prevented illnesses. When Gary was 30 years old, he has constructed a chain of 17 health clubs; nevertheless, he suddenly lost everything. He decided to rebuild his business using as reference the lessons of failure and success that he had learned.
Gary opened the first Curves in Harlingen, TX in 1992 with his wife Diane. At that time, he offered a program which combined a training of 30 minutes, strength training and weight loss instructions which was focused on women. The business was growing very fast so that they decided to sell the franchise. In the year 1995, they sold the first one.
The company opened more than 1,000 centers in 36 months, and today, it has more than 9,000 around the world. This franchise is ranked between the best franchise opportunities according to the Entrepreneur magazine. If you are interested in getting a franchise of Curves; there are two ways to do it. One is to buy a new franchise area (but there are not available at this moment) and the other way is to buy a franchise already established and that the owner wants to sell. These opportunities depend on the country. In the US and Canada, there are not new franchise territories, but it is possible to find these opportunities in other countries.
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