How To Get A Complete Workout With One Piece of Fitness Equipment
April 26, 2008 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
Rowing machines have fast been emerging as an excellent way to exercise more than just your legs, in fact all the major muscle groups get a complete workout on a rowing machine!
Getting the most complete workout you can obtain on an exercise machine is what you’ll get on a rowing machine, which uses upper body strength in shoulder and back regions to draw back the oars. Read more
Rowing For Allround Fitness Training
Row Coaching with a touch of Gold
October 3, 2007 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
Now you might ask why you would want to contact Xeno. Good question.
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If you’re not familiar with his name - then Xeno Muller is not just your ordinary rower - he’s an Olympic gold and silver medallist no less and from what we can see, is pretty successful at running the family owned indoor rowing workshops in Costa Mesa, where he coaches individuals one-to-one, as well as coaching groups both on and off the water.
As well as running their website at Iron Oarsman, Xeno and his team have posted some fantastic training vidoes on YouTube and they also produce their own special brand of indoor rowing workout DVD’s.
With former coaches such as Michel Colard (France), Felix Boller (Switzerland), Harry Mahon (New Zealand), Marty Aitken (Australia), Steve Gladstone (United States of America) and not least Scott Roop (United States of America), it’s no surprise that Xeno has claimed his rightful place in the hall of Olympic fame.
Whether you use rowing just for keeping fit (there’s almost no better way) or you’d like to get down to some real serious competitive training, then who could be better to coach you than this Olympic winner.
Visit Xeno Muller and his crew at www.ironoarsman.com - happy rowing.
The Perfect Aerobic Exercise
August 30, 2007 by Lucy · 2 Comments
Awareness of the tremendous physical benefits of rowing is growing worldwide and rightly so. Rowing has been recognized for decades as being the perfect aerobic exercise and the new, modern machines are excellent pieces of workout equipment that bring as near a full body workout as you can get.
With it’s smooth movements simulating the sport of rowing and providing equal fitness benefits, the rowing machine will make a profound impact on your exercise routine and experience - not to mention the overall benefits of well being and quality.
With the right technique, rowing spreads the intensity of exercise throughout the entire body, where the rowing machine allows the user to duplicate the motion of ‘on water rowing‘ and benefits from a safe, time efficient workout, where the heart, lungs and circulatory system are stimulated, at the same time shaping and toning the muscles of the legs, back, shoulders, behind, arms and tummy. All this is achieved through a wide range of motion that improves and maintains your body’s flexibility.
One rowing machine that’s particularly interesting is the Water Rower rowing machine, which is unsurpassed in terms of design quality. Click the photo in this post to enlarge it - isn’t that a beautiful design. Its patented WaterFlywheel design emulates rowing as no machine before it has ever done.
Smooth and silent the Water Rower is perfect for any user and in any environment. The Water Rower’s unique patented WaterFlywheel has been designed to emulate the dynamics of a boat moving through water.
This rowing machine has another added advantage - ease of storage. Simply lift at one end and the machine stores conveniently upright in the minimum of space. It’s light wooden frame, with the WaterFlywheel positioned close to the wheels, and the leverage effect provided by the rails, makes lifting almost effortless.
If ever there was rowing machine worth considering for your own home gym - it’s this one. See more specifics of the beautifully designed and functional Water Rower
Exercise Advantages of Indoor Rowing
July 2, 2007 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
A very popular and fast growing pass-time and exercising method is indoor rowing. Whether its for competitive or fitness reasons or both, the exercise advantages of indoor rowing are numerous. Rowers are simply in a class of their own for intensive upper and lower body exercise workouts. Serious training can be done with any piece of quality cardiovascular equipment, but rowing machines really lend themselves to the dedicated fitness enthusiast, in particular to those who enjoy rowing! Read more




