Two years and $120,000-plus later, Spring Kamp of Sheldon, Iowa has experienced radical weight loss while running her Curves fitness franchise-but it has all come from her bank account. "I work 54 to 62 hours a week in my club," says the 40-year-old former flight attendant. "I have never made a penny." After racking up $60,000 in debt, she shuttered the business this month. Long billed as a 30-minute strength-training, weight-loss miracle for women, Curves International has been shedding franchise locations faster than it can sell them. The Waco, Tex. chain was founded in 1992 by the husband-and-wife team Gary and Diane Heavin, and was once heralded by Guinness World Records as the planet's largest fitness franchise. In 2006 it boasted more than 10,000 global locations, each kicking back royalties-5% of the monthly gross-to headquarters.
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机译：两年又花了12万美元之后，爱荷华州谢尔登市的Spring Kamp在经营她的Curves健身系列产品时经历了剧烈的减肥，但这一切都来自她的银行帐户。这位40岁的前空姐说：“我每周在俱乐部工作54至62个小时。” “我从来没赚过一分钱。”在累积了60,000美元的债务后，她本月关闭了公司。长久以来，Curves International一直被誉为女性30分钟的力量训练，减肥奇迹，她一直在以更快的速度出售特许经营场所。得克萨斯州的韦科连锁店是由夫妻团队加里（Gary）和黛安·赫文（Diane Heavin）于1992年创立的，曾被吉尼斯世界纪录（Guinness World Records）誉为全球最大的健身连锁店。 2006年，它在全球拥有10,000多个办事处，每个办事处的特许权使用费（占月收入的5％）返还给总部。
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