| These days we have more choice than ever when it | | | | Kettler, First Degree Fitness and Stamina are three |
| comes to buying exercise equipment. There are | | | | very good brand rowing machine. The Stamina 1205 is |
| various types of rowing machines available to suit all | | | | economically priced (at about $199) and provides a |
| budgets and preferences. | | | | good quality workout using hydraulic resistance. The |
| What is a Rowing Machine? | | | | machine is more basic than some of the others but if |
| Rowing Machines simulate the exercise of rowing a | | | | you are on a budget, it is a good choice. The Stamina |
| boat. They provide a great workout because they can | | | | ATS Air Rowing Machine is a little more expensive but |
| exercise more muscle groups in one movement than | | | | it folds down for easy storage and using air rather |
| all other pieces of gym equipment - the legs, arms, | | | | than hydraulics gives you a smoother rowing |
| shoulders and abs. Rowing is good for your heart, | | | | experience. The Kettler Coach LS Rowing Machine is |
| lungs and muscles. You can get both an aerobic and | | | | nearing the $1000 mark but it uses magnetic resistance |
| an anaerobic workout. The rowing action of the is | | | | to give you a quiet rowing experience and there are 18 |
| completely natural without impact, giving the user many | | | | different exercises to choose from. The computer on |
| benefits. | | | | the Kettler Coach LS Rowing Machine records |
| Different Types of Resistance | | | | everything from the number of oar strokes and |
| The best rowing machines use different types of | | | | energy consumption to your pulse rate. The best |
| resistance - hydraulic, magnetic, air or water. You need | | | | rowing machine on the market is the First Degree |
| to be aware of that before choosing one. Air rowers | | | | Fitness S500 Fluid Rower Rowing Machine. The |
| are the most common. With this type, air pressure is | | | | machine comes in black or yellow and offers 20 levels |
| used to simulate the resistance felt when rowing a | | | | of resistance. This machine is a water rower and the |
| boat. These can be noisy as you can hear the air | | | | closest experience you can get to actually rowing a |
| whooshing and the flywheel spinning. Water rowers | | | | boat. These three are certainly the right choices for |
| simulate the action of rowing on the water. Some can | | | | the best rowing machine. |
| be noisy and others more soothing because of the | | | | There are many different machines to choose from, |
| water sounds. If you are on a tight budget, you might | | | | depending on how much you can afford to spend, |
| opt for a hydraulic piston rower. These offer the least | | | | how often you plan to use the best rowing machine |
| fluid motion and therefore the least realistic and best | | | | and which type of resistance you prefer. It is a good |
| rowing machine experience. The quietest type of is the | | | | idea to try out the different types to see which you |
| one that uses magnetic resistance. Magnetic | | | | like best. If you want to improve your health and |
| resistance rowers come without the large flywheel so | | | | strength, burn fat and gain muscle tone, a rowing |
| you can store it more easily. | | | | machine is an excellent choice. |
| Which is the best? | | | | |