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4 quick tips for your Indoor Rowing Workouts

Looking for a workout that's efficient, effective, and easy on your joints? Look no further than indoor rowing! This versatile exercise isn't just for Olympians - it's perfect for anyone looking to improve their fitness and overall well-being. Here are the top 5 benefits that will have you reaching for the oars:1. Full-Body Fitness Machine: Forget isolating muscle groups, rowing engages a whopping 86% of your muscles! From your powerful legs to your sculpted core and toned arms, every pull on the handle strengthens your entire body. It's the ultimate one-stop shop for a complete workout.2. Low-Impact Cardio Powerhouse: Unlike...

We’ve seen a lot of creativity this year, as regattas, fitness competitions and organized sporting events have had to adjust due to the coronavirus outbreak. There have been virtual events and competitions popping up all over the world and we’ve been amazed at the lengths people have gone to keep us connected and active during these crazy times.The USRowing Virtual Fall is currently underway and was created to help the rowing community stay connected, compete in virtual regattas, and have the chance to win prizes. They’ve partnered with five of the nation’s largest head races, and others, to come up...

The Performance Monitor 5 (PM5) is your trusty workout partner that comes with every BikeErg, SkiErg and RowErg. You can set up a wide range of workout types and the PM5 will keep track of time and distance and numbers of intervals—while also displaying instant feedback on your performance. You can also set up workouts of a pre-set time or distance as well as intervals, or choose from a variety of preprogrammed workouts.Here are some examples:Pre-Set Distance Workout: The advantage of a pre-set distance workout is that the PM5 will count down the meters until you are done. Somehow, this...

Here’s a collection of favorite SkiErg® workouts from the Concept2 Team. They range in length from 20 to 45 minutes.Suggested warm-up for all workouts: 5-10 minutes of skiing, starting easy and gradually adding some 15-30 second bursts of harder effort.Suggested cool-down for all workouts: At least 5 minutes of easy skiing.1. Short-rest intervals: 40 seconds hard/20 seconds easy. (OR 200m hard/20 sec easy; OR 10 Calories/20 seconds easy)- Start with a set of 10 of these intervals.- Take a 3 minute break.- Do a second set of 10 intervals.- Still feeling good? Do another set! But two sets is usually...