Saturday, August 30, 2008

Indoor Rowing Machines : An Overview

By Ray Lam


Unlike cardio machines such as treadmills, exercise bikes and stair climbing equipment, a rowing machine exercises your upper body as well as your lower body. The rowing stroke when using an indoor rower is composed of 65-75% leg work and 25-35% upper body work.

The Tunturi rowing machine is a better all around indoor rowing machine than the Kettler Kadett. This may not always hold true when price is the issue but in this case, the Tunturi is a great choice for a good workout. This indoor rower costs about $1500. This rowing machine has twelve programs available to help you get the most out of your rowing experience. Eight of the programs are preset so all you have to do is select which one you want. A pull bar with remote controls in it make this really convenient for adjusting the resistance you need for the ultimate rowing experience.

If you are looking for a rowing machine that will help you to build up stamina and keep you fit, look no further than the Stamina rowing machine. This indoor rower is an easy fold out and fold up exercise machine. When not in use it can be folded up and takes up virtually no room. A monitor lets you know how you are performing and if the indoor rower is helping you to burn those calories. This helps to keep you interested in the rowing by letting you know what your progress is. This indoor rowing machine is priced around $350. With all the functions it is well worth the price. Keeping you informed of your personal progress is another reason this rowing machine does well when it comes to choosing the right indoor rowing machine.

The air or flywheel rowing machine for exercise offers a similar feel to outdoor rowing. Flywheel exercise rowing machine receives its resistance from the pulling motion, which spins a flywheel with fan blades attached. The resistance is provided by the wind. To increase the resistance of a flywheel rowing machine, all you have to do is pull harder. This moves the flywheel faster, and a greater wind resistance is provided from the fan blades of this type of indoor rower.

The WaterRower is an ideal rowing machine for those who participate in outdoor rowing. The Water Rower's unique patented Water Flywheel has been designed to emulate the dynamics of a boat moving through water. Just like rowing outdoors, the WaterRowers' flywheel receives its resistance by overcome the effects of drag as water moves past the tank. This indoor rower is also virtually silent when in use. All you hear is the swishing of the water while using this rowing machine. The WaterRower is constructed with a wooden frame. This makes this rowing machine one of the most attractive models available, and the mechanical vibrations (common to other indoor rowers) are dampened. There is also a commercial version of the Water Rower sporting a metal frame.

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