Over the past few month since Margaret and Daniel Broggel became the new owners of Curves of Kirkland, and hired new management, there have been many great things happening for our community.

Curves of Kirkland raised more than 1,700 pounds of food from the efforts of their staff and members to benefit Hopelink Food Bank. Now as they celebrate National Women’s Health Week and National Curves Day, they will be giving away 30-day free memberships to the community through May 19 at Curves of Kirkland, 10627 N.E. 68th St., Kirkland.

“While we work to improve the lives of the women in the Kirkland area through Curves, we also feel it is important to reach out to others in our community,” said Maggi Broggel, owner of Curves of Kirkland. “It’s apparent to us that Hopelink cares about the lives and the health of the people in our community. We are proud to be able to partner with them to help the Kirkland area.”

According to Broggel, one of Curves of Kirkland’s goals is to foster community involvement through charitable efforts and networking with other local companies in the overall health of our community and in reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

“Curves has always been dedicated to improving someone’s life – through weight loss or a charitable initiative. It’s exciting to be able to give both to the Kirkland community,” said Broggel.

Curves’ exercise program consists of 30 minutes of exercise three times a week, during which participants work all major muscle groups and receive a great cardio workout. It includes all five components of a complete exercise program: warm-up, strength training, cardio, cool down, and stretching.

In addition to a proven workout plan, Curves of Kirkland offers various programs for adolescent to senior women, with their individual or mother/daughter programs to help motivate and assist women in obtaining a healthy lifestyle, including: CurvesSmart™ personal coaching system, a new technology pioneered by Curves that offers a precision designed workout, moment to moment feedback and progress reports to keep members motivated while they work out; and www.CurvesComplete.com, an online weight-loss subscription service that provides subscribers with diet and fitness information, tools, experts and motivation to achieve their weight-loss goals.

For more information, or to become a member, contact Sherry Hargis at 425-739-0303.