The rowing technique is the most important factor when using the rowing machine.

If you get your technique right you’ll be efficient and produce better results. With good rowing technique you will burn more calories, get more vital energy with less effort. And if you will want more, that’s not a problem. Just start rowing harder, because you still have some reserve in you. And this is made all by great rowing technique.

The four phases of rowing machine technique are:

1. The rowing machine catch

You start rowing machine stroke circle with a catch. This means that knees are bent with the shins vertical. The shins must be vertical, no less no more. This is very important for the proper rowing machine technique and for the best workout.

The shoulders and arms are reaching forward. Your arms should be straight and relaxed. It is very important, that catch position should not feel uncomfortable.

You can get a very good look at this position at the start of every rowing race.

Rowing technique - catch position - Iztok Cop, Luka Spik

2. The rowing machine drive

The drive phase is initiated by the legs as they extend. The arms remain straight until the knees are mostly extended, and then the elbows flex bringing the handle into the upper stomach.

Or in for phases:

1. The legs push down and the body begins to lever back.
2. The legs continue to push as the body levers back.
3. The arms remain straight.
4. The arms draw the handle past the knees and then strongly to the body, returning to the Finish position.
5. Legs flat.
6. Forearms horizontal.

Rowing technique drive postion

3. The rowing machine finish

This one is easy. The drive ends at the finish when the legs are fully extended, shoulders are back, elbows are flexed and the handle is against the upper stomach. Your forearms are vertical.

Rowing machine technique - finish position - Iztok Cop, Luka Spik

4. The rowing machine recovery

This is the phase where you can rest. The recovery phase is the phase of the rowing stroke where the rower returns to the catch position to initiate another drive phase.

You start this phase with stretching arms away from the body and the elbows extending. The body moves forward over the hips. Hands then move past the knees. With this motion it is natural, that knees begin to flex and the rowing machine seat moves up the slide to the catch position.

You can also watch this 10 minutes video about rowing machine technique.

Aerobic exercise

To name just a few goals of aerobic exercise:

• Strengthen the cardiovascular system and respiratory system,
• Improve the functional ability,
• Anchor muscles and joints,
• Effectively lose weight,
• Affect the body metabolism,
• Obtain life energy.

Exercise on rowing machinescombines both aerobic exercise and strength training. If exercises are regular, this is workout at which the muscle tension oz. tone very quickly increased.

Which muscle strengthening

The device that simulates the movement of paddling, reinforcing:

• Leg muscles,
• Arm muscles,
• Torso muscles.

In implementing the exercise person must be very careful on the stance of the spine. Because exercise strengthens muscles of hull, the physical poise will also improve.

Rowing machines can be also cheap or rowers under 200 USD

Everybody can start workouts with budget rowing machines. On the market there are many rowing machines below 300 USD. So almost everybody can afford one. And for me rowing machines are best fitness equipment of all. Main reasone for this is that you can not row on lake or river every day. We can run or ride a bike every day, because we have all the equipment at home. So the problem is only our time and our desire.

]]> http://www.onlyrowingmachines.com/rowing-in-the-living-room/feed/ 0 http://www.onlyrowingmachines.com/rowing-machine-brands/ http://www.onlyrowingmachines.com/rowing-machine-brands/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:19:32 +0000 urosz http://onlyrowingmachines.com/?p=7 There is a lot of manufactures of rowing machines in the world, but most famous and the ones with the best rowers are

• Kettler
• Concept2
• Waterrower
• H20 Fitness
• Stamina
• 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.

• rowers,
• indoor rowers,
• ergometer and
• ergo.

Rowing machines are a best way to increase the health of your entire body. A rowing machine is designed to imitate actual boat rowing so that it feels as if you are pushing oars through water as you use the machine.

Machines are suitable for many people (elderly, woman, man, children, youth). This is because you can regulate your own pace. If you are beginner, you can start slowly, just a few minutes a day with a slow pace. And gradually you will become better and better.

If you are already heavy in to recreation, you can use rowing machine on the raining days, when you can’t go outside. A great thing about rowing machine is that is harder to row outside. You have to have a boat or rent one, you must be close to water, lake, sea or river, that you can row.

That’s a difference between rowing machine and let’s says exercise bikes, treadmills. It is better and more fun to run in the nature, that’s also with bikes. Biking in nature is great, a lot of fun, it’s healthier than indoor and even cheaper than buying a good exercise bike.

With indoor rowing machine you can row every day, at good and bad days, rainy or sunny. It is all about you, when you want to do it.

Some benefits of exercising on rowing machines:

• strengthen your heart and veins,
• improve your respiratory organs (lungs),
• improve functional capacity,
• loose weight,
• regulate your metabolism and
• gain vital energy for everyday life.