I go to Curve and love it, love it, love it. The exercise is not too strenuous but yet I still feel like I've worked out none the less. As for the discount with the lapband if you have the Allergan Lap Band and not the Realize band you can go to lapband.com and find out about a discount for new Curves members. I didn't qualify since I was a member pre-surgery but it looks like a pretty good deal for those who are new to Curves.
Good luck with your exercise whatever you decide to do.