Lifetime of the machine
Mark
I'm trying to decide which water rower to get and have tried various
models in a local fitness superstore. Other water-based models have a
resistance adjustment which when adjusted made for a much harder
workout than the Waterower seems to offer - even though the Waterower
I tried had water above the volume markings on the drum.
Obviously I didn't do a full workout on both machines but I am a
little concerned that after improving fitness I'll may get to a point
where I'll find that I'll have to maintain an excessively high stroke
rate to work at say 80% effort. (My understanding was that water
should be added to keep average stroke rate around 25-30?)
Has anyone found this to be a problem as they have improved?
cheers
Jill
Thank you for your posting.
I always like to relate rowing to being similar to swimming, how do you
change resistance? The answer is you can not; you simply swim/row
faster. Therefore as your fitness improves, you will be able to row/swim
at a faster speed over a longer period of time.
On the WaterRower, the drag increases the faster you spin the water
round the tank and it becomes harder work to keep up the pace. It would
have been great if you could have rowed for longer on the WaterRower and
given a few harder pulls to feel the drag change.
Rowing technique also plays an important role in realising the full
benefits of rowing on the WaterRower. A long stroke length and good
ratio and rhythm are key points in the rowing technique and these are
usually mastered over time with regular rowing.
Stroke rate varies according to the type of workout. The majority of
rowing workouts are usually steady state and stroke rates should be
between 20-26spm.
Remember with any aerobic exercise it is not about resistance it is all
about intensity (heart rate).
I hope this answers your query.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me
at ji...@watercoach.com.
Kind regards
Jill
KS
The key is to get the rowing technique right. Some people in other
rowing groups initially complain that the WR is too easy. When they
examine their technique often they are making many of the mistakes
Jill mentions here. Once they get their technique correct, they say
"Wow, it's a lot harder now".
Rowing is a whole body exercise and it's the best exercise this side
of running and a lot easier on the joints. I've had my WR for about 3
years and my fitness level has never made it "obsolete", even though I
am pretty fit.
KS