Let’s face facts, Rowing is one of the most effective forms of exercise there is, and there are so many reasons why long term use of a rowing machine benefits not just your body, but also your mind. For low impact, high calorie workouts at home, or in the gym, a rowing machine is a brilliant piece of cost effective kit. We have rowed thousands of kilometers on the best rowing machines in the world, and the advice we can offer will save you time, effort and money.
1). A Rowing Machine Benefits Your Waist Line!
It is a fact of life that many people are constantly looking for simple and efficient ways to lose weight. A good work out on a good rowing machine can burn around 700-800 calories per hour. Considering that the average woman uses 2,000 calories on a daily basis, and the average man 2,500, a rowing machine benefits your weight loss by quickly using up a lot of calories that could otherwise be stored as fat.
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2). A Rowing Machine Benefits Your Lungs!
The lungs, like other body organs, need to be given out their own workout to achieve full capacity and efficiency. Using your lungs to a greater extent, primarily through exercise, can considerably increase strength, resistance and capacity (meaning your lungs are capable of taking in and processing more air) over time. A rowing machine benefits your lungs, and your general overall breathing by providing the correct gradual aerobic impact your lungs need.
3). A Rowing Machine Benefits Your Heart!
Your heart is under constant strain. Fat deposits, thinning of arteries can be a real problem at you grow older. A rowing machine benefits your heart by giving it a steady and consistent work out, that helps boost blood flow which in turn promotes long term heart muscle strength.
4). A Rowing Machine Benefits Your Body Shape!
Not only should you lose weight by regular rowing, but ongoing use of a rowing machines benefits the definition in your arms (biceps and triceps), shoulders and legs. Your stomach muscles are also worked and your back is also gradually strengthened.
5). A Rowing Machine Benefits Every Muscle Group!
It is difficult to find an exercise that is so good for so many areas of your body. A rowing machine benefits your arms, back, shoulders, abdomen as well as your legs and hips (as you row forwards and backwards. Your torso is involved in the work and your brain needs to work out a good rhythm to co-ordinate them all together!
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6). A Rowing Machine Benefits Your Stamina!
A rowing machine can be used for five minutes or five hours! Most sessions are usually between 10-60 minutes, but the choice is yours. The most important thing to remember is that you can increase your pace, time spent on the machine, and endurance gradually over a period of time. As such your stamina levels will gradually improve at a safe and steady pace.
7). A Rowing Machine Benefits Both Men & Women, Young & Old!
Although you may think that a rowing machine benefits only good athletes and rowers, actually anybody (as long as they are a minimum size to fit on the machine) can efficiently and effectively have a low impact workout. A smooth and easy rowing system that is designed to put little stress on the body. That’s why using a high end rowing machine such as a Concept 2 or WaterRower is a very popular choice for retired people, women of all ages, and men, as well as elite athletes.
8). A Rowing Machine Benefits Your Stress Levels
It has been medically proven that regular exercise can considerably reduce stress levels and anxiety, particularly in the busy western world. Regular use of a rowing machine benefits not just your fitness, but also your state of mind. After a hard day at home or at the office, it is quick and easy to jump onto a rowing machine and to row away your stresses.
9). A Rowing Machine Benefits Your Busy Schedule
Unlike going to the gym or out on a bike (which often requires a full evening of your time) a rowing machine can be used in the house, garage or bedroom, and it only takes a couple of minutes to put on some shorts and training shoes and get started. No need to go out on the river, as the realistic smooth movement of high quality modern static rowers are aimed towards replicating a realistic rowing experience.
10). A Rowing Machine Benefits Your Wallet!
Even if you go for a top of the range rowing machine such as the Concept 2 Rower With PM4 Console, you will still get great value for money. If you used the machine 3 times per week over a 5 year period, a current market costs you would only be paying around $2 (around £1.50) per session. Plus, the best machines hold their values very well if you ever sold them, which makes the long term cost for rowing machine benefits even lower.
Rowing Machine Benefits Conclusion
Overall, it is easy to see why rowing is becoming so popular all over the world. Perhaps you are serious about keeping in shape, but have found running difficult, or you haven’t got time to got to the gym, or you don’t like swimming. Whatever sport you have tried previously a rowing machine benefits not just those looking for a new exercise source, but is also one that can be nicely used in conjunction with other activities you already enjoy.

Thanks for sharing this. What static rowers do you recommend for beginners?
Nancy.R
Hi Nancy. There are lots of good rowers around, and our advice is the same for beginners or experts. Get the best rower you can afford as it will a). Pay for itself over a longer period of time, b). You’ll be less likely to break it and c), It will replicate rowing on the water to an accurate extent. The Waterrower is a fine rower, and great looking, but there are some very good inexpensive rowers too (Integrity etc). The Concept 2 is a premier rower and has long been the best rower around in our option (and that of many other expert rowers).