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The rowing machine is an optimal device for working at home, both cardiovascular and muscular. The rowing, when practiced while sitting, avoids overloading the joints of other machines. With it we can work intensely on strength and endurance and, being an aerobic exercise, it allows a good toning. Huff and Buff explains the most important aspects that we should look at before making the purchase.

 

There are 10 important aspects that we must analyze when buying a rowing machine:

 

1. What use will be given to the machine and who will get on it. For this we will determine its weight and height. If you are a tall person, you will need a machine that offers a longer car than others, since the user would not be able to do the complete route of the exercise.

 

2. Will it be sporadic or intense use? This aspect will allow us to evaluate the suitable materials in which the paddle must be made: the shaft, the joints, the bearings, etc. The structure of each machine will determine its resistance to use. For example, sporadic use can be between 3 and 7 hours a week.

 

3. The shot. The frontal draft is the one already used by 90% of the machines, that is, the drifter type.

 

4. The space we have. At home, practically all models are foldable in an L shape. But we should make sure of the space we have once the paddle is open.

 

5. The brake system. The most recommended is the magnetic one. It does not produce noise and the wear is much less. The rest gradually disappear.

 

6. The length of the car. The more length it gives us, the more similar we will have to the movement of the paddle. Thus, it generates a tension similar to the cadence of the water. We also have the possibility of tightening the tension.

 

7. Does the machine allow us to fix the saddle? The saddle is mobile for the movement of the exercise, but if the machine allows us to fix it, it does not hurt, because it can be used to do sit-ups with the same rowing machine.

 

8. The flywheel. The more you weigh, the more similar the exercise will be to that of a real oar.

 

9. That the structure is as rigid as possible. In this way, vibrations and trembling are avoided, which give the machine a feeling of instability when carrying out the exercise.

 

10. That allows us to measure pulse since this possibility helps us control our body data. But it should be wireless, since it is very cumbersome to be doing the exercise and 'connected' with cables to the rowing machine ”.