Rowing machines – what’s to know

by urosz • October 1, 2008 • Rowing Machine Workout • 0 Comments

There is a lot of manufactures of rowing machines in the world, but most famous and the ones with the best rowers are

Kettler rowing machines
Concept2 rowing machine
Waterrower rowing machine
H20 Fitness
Stamina rowing machine
First Degree Fitness
Bodycraft fitness
Lifecore fitness
Tunturi
Daytona sports
First degree
Sporttime

They all manufacture great rowing machine, but the difference is in:

price of rowing machines,
model of rowers (water rowers, air rowing machines, Magnetic rowers, Piston resistance rowing machines)
purpose of use (recreation, loss of weight, real training, sport training, etc.)

How do you choose a rowing machine?

You should consider several factors:

purpose of use
price
type of bars or handels,
does it have heart rate meter,
LCD monitor (with speed, stroke rate, distance, time, etc)
space that you have
your fitness level
what kind of workout programe do you want
noise level

etc.

About all this features i will write on this blog Onlyrowingmachines.com in the future. So just come back and read more.

Best rowing machines for regular rowing workout

Well, if you want to really benefit from using rowing machine you have to use it first regulary. My experience is that rowing machine which is not easy and fun to use, we just don’t use it. Dust is getting on it and we are questioning ourselves why we dont use it.

I had three different rowing machines and only used one. The last one is my magnetic rowing machine. I had piston rowing machine, but workout on it just wasn’t the real deal. Than i bought 200 USD worth rowing machine. I used it for three weeks. And lastly I bought one for 900 USD and that was the right thing. I use it almost every day.

I don’t reccommend that you buy rowing machine for 1.500+ USD rowing machine. They are just to expensive. If you wan’t a great rowing machine where the workout is real, easy and fun, you will have to pay a little more than 200-300 USD. I prepare by mine opininon the best three cost effective rowing machines that there are on the market.

Concept 2 Rowing Machine

: Great Deal on Amazon. ONLY 900 USD. Check now!

What to say about Concept 2 rowing machine model D. Great experience, great fun, it’s the real thing. When you row it’s just as you are rowing on watter. Great computer with heart rate monitor and everybody from amateurs to professional rower athlets use it.

Concept2 Model D Indoor Rowing Machine

LifeSpan Fitness RW1000 Rowing Machine

… around 500 usd…

: Check out Amazon price!

Experience is almost as good as with Concpet 2 Rowing Machine, but is less expensive, take less storage space, less space for workout. Rowing is a great fun and you are doing it with quite a little amount of efford.
LifeSpan Fitness RW1000 Rowing Machine

Phoenix 98900 Power Rower

If you are really on budget, but still wan’t to shape yourself up I recommend This one. The Power Rower is a magnetic resistance rowing machine with a belt drive for a smooth and quiet workout. The four window LCD display lets you monitor all functions during use. The Power Rower folds up and rolls away on casters for storage. Smooth, quiet magnetic resistance for outstanding multiple intensity level workout.