Advantages
- Exercises all major muscle groups.
- Improves cardio-vascular fitness and muscle strength.
- Burns LOTS of calories.
- Kind to joints.
- Strengthens lower back when performed properly.
Disadvantages
- Proper rowing requires water, club membership, training and a boat.
- Good stationary rowing machines are expensive.
- If performed with bad technique, lower back can suffer.
- Very demanding.
- Stationary rowing is REALLY boring.
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4 comments:
Tips for rowing correctly and avoiding back pain? Used to be able to do it and can't think what I'm doing wrong :x
I'll get you on the waterrower next time you visit Harrow, until then...
http://www.concept2.co.uk/training/technique.php
he's not as good as me, but it will give you a general idea :-)
Rowing is one of the best exercises you can do, hands down. Though I hate to use the machine in the gym, it is quite a different story being on the water. I started training from a DVD called The Rower, which actually incorporates Yogic breathing and the results have been tremendous!
I tried rowing hands down, and that certainly helped.
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