Benefits of Rowing Machine?

I have a water rower, and I love it. It gives you a great body workout. I can feel my abs working as well as upper and lower body.

When I go to the gym I love using the rowing machine. Full body work out. I try to do 10 minutes and working on increasing the resistance. I don't focus much on the boredom, i focus on making sure i am doing it right, breathing, motion, etc. Although i am seldom alone either my husband, daughter or grandkids are with me and talking. Just me.

There are indeed benefits to the "whole body workout" of the rower.

To me, the rower allows faster calorie burn by using more muscles in the same amount of time. When on a treadmill, one uses lower body, and burns some calories. On a rower, for the same time, more calories are burned because upper and lower body is used. I have seen this from experience -- having run and rowed extensively.

Rowers / ergs are literally "no impact" -- thus, you won't have the typical maladies that arise from running -- joint pain, splints, etc.

Also, I have found rowing quite theraputic -- but some sort of TV is critical. I put in the earplugs, turn on the Netflix, enable the subtitles, and I'm in my own world.

For a daily workout, I have done half-marathons at 110 minutes -- not doing it for timing / speed, but for calorie burn. Right now I'm at around 1,100 calories a day burned, which works just fine. It's just hard to keep up with 5-6 days a week.

Cardio, aerobic exercise, resistance training and toning, low impact and non impact, can be meditative

If it is at a gym, a well planned playlist can do wonders.

I throw on some music that pumps me up and row 2000 meters, at full resistance, 4 times a week. Music makes this monotonous exercise fun. I can do 2000 in about 9 minutes, or 2.5 - 3 songs. I usually burn the same amount of calories in that 2000 meter row than i do jogging for 30 minutes. Just focus on the proper mechanics of rowing and the song. Before you know it, you have completed the desired distance.

I also like to go canoeing/kayaking; the scenery makes the difference. Plus if you row yourself out to the middle of a lake, you are pretty much committed to that exercise at that point. Then again, that may not be feasible for everyone. And music definitely helps there too.

But I find it very boring and monotonous.

throw in some music that pumps you up and envision rowing away from some up to no good pirates. roughly 3 awesome songs later you're done.

as far as cardio goes, rowing is pretty good and low impact. you could do it as your warm up for your regular routine for 10-15 minutes.

I can't endorse the rowing machine enough, since I discovered it at Christmas, I have dropped around 20kg, with no change to diet, and will complete 1 million metres this weekend. Boredom can be a challenge but rowing is great for not only fitness, but also mental fitness. If it is at a gym, a well planned playlist can do wonders. I row 6 days a week, and do marathons and half marathons. Give it a go, get onto the concept 2 website for motivation and tips.

I have a rower at home. When I use it I try to put on a really entertaining tv show, usually a cartoon with subtitles.

It is a great workout. I haven't used it in a year because of where I lived but I'm moving now and I actually have room for it; it can be out all the time and no one is going to complain about the rowing noise which in my opinion is minimal.

Rowing is part of my HIIT routine, I do agree boring though! lol
I find water rowers the best. Tried using one at a gym I did a drop in at once (out of town) and it was with chains lol. Now that was a different experience!

Rower here too! Love, love, love the body that I have from rowing. If boredom is an issue I suggest doing intervals (not necessarily high intensity if you don't want to)...set the monitor to 1000m with a 30 second rest (have a sip of water in between, mop your brow). Do 5 or 6 intervals of 1000m and you're done! :drinker: