And the personal trainers leave a bit to be desired too...
Posted on 05/29/2017 1:55:05 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
With their sleek aesthetics, club-inspired music, and cult-like followings, cycling studios have been on top of the trendy boutique fitness totem pole for the better part of the last decade, led by grapefruit-smelling, feel-good-mantra-spouting SoulCycle (which people seem to either love or hate).
Competitors such as Flywheel and Peloton have tried to knock Soul off its throne, but there's a whole new game-changer beginning to take over the world of sweaty, sexy group workouts: indoor rowing.
That's right, the machine that everyone ignores at the gym, the same old one collecting dust in your grandpa's basement, is poised to be the new boutique fitness go-to. And in some cities, it's already happening. Here's why. Rowing is an excellent full-body workout
Though it used to be no more than an excuse for douchey bros to scream "STROKE!" at each other in between Ivy League frat parties, rowing's actually an intense workout. If you've never tried it before, you should, if for no other reason than that one of the keys to maintaining a successful fitness routine is to mix up your workouts. It seems inevitable, then, that a population obsessed with cycling and treadmill workouts would eventually turn to a new form of exercise to satisfy their lust for fitness diversity.
Rowing demands the use of your arms and legs, unlike cycling, which focuses primarily on your lower body (aside from those dinky 2lb dumbbells you use for like five minutes in SoulCycle). If you nail down the proper form, it can help you build power and strength. Plus, it's a killer cardio workout, and a low-impact option for people with joint pain. When done at even a moderate pace, rowing can really increase your heart rate -- 30 minutes of rowing can burn around 200-300 calories.
As one of the best cardio machines at the gym, it's no wonder the rower has become the focus of entire 45-minute classes and specialized studios.
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I have upped my daily row to 12,000 meters (about an hour and 5 minutes). Today I rowed it all in one row, but, on other days, I spread it out over the entire day.
I feel so much better. And the weight just drips off.
I love my Concept 2.,
I has a buddy who rowed crew for Dartmouth... he had a visceral hatred for these things.
Not only do you get a good work out but you end up with tasty veggies and pretty flowers.
But I guess it will not be a "thing" until people can do it in air conditioned comfort. :)
My problem with rowing indoors is that the oars keep bumping and scratching the floor and I never seem to get anywhere.
In any exercise, maintaining good form is important to prevent injury and to maximize the benefits of the movement.
I’ve never tried rowing because it just seems like it causes inevitable back strain. I don’t trust myself to maintain the proper form.
Yeah I knew a crew person who told me it was all wrong. Oh well.
You probably can’t blast loud music with a pounding beat to garden rhythmically to either, or watch the big screen TV while gardening.
There are many good youtube videos on correct form.
Basically a matter of keeping the back straight.
And it would scare the chickens.
I used to run...and then biked.
Now I row.
There are MANY long distance rowers who are healthy and old.
REALLY old.
Well it all depends on what you want it to do. I don’t think anybody is on those machines to improve their actual rowing form. Bike machines don’t work just like bikes, stairmasters are the wrong height, and even treadmills have their problems. So the crew folks really should just get over it.
I have been thinking of getting some chickens. But they make such a mess in the house.;-)
And the personal trainers leave a bit to be desired too...
Waterskiing speed,NumberXLI.
Here's a good video on the subject...Rowing land training
The brand new gym in my DD’s apartment building has a really nice rowing machine section. One room has rowers (?) that use water and make the whooshing sounds. Love it....although I wasn’t on it for very long.
Congrats to you, for your workout regimen.
In college my friend had one of those indoor rowing machines.
It was a butt-kicker and really got his weight down.
I was thinking about one the other day before I even read this.
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