subject: The Benefits of a Rowing Machine [print this page] The rowing machine is becoming an ever increasingly popular piece of fitness equipment these days. A rowing machine will
provide much better results than most other types of fitness equipment. Most people who are new to using a rowing machine are
unconvinced but all doubts will be removed after consistently using a rowing machine. A rowing machine is an amazing piece of
fitness equipment that few other fitness machines can equal.
The primary benefit of a rowing machine is that it helps to strengthen the upper body where most of a person's primary
muscles are located. Also, the legs are constantly being worked out in today's lifestyle. Therefore the upper body is used
more than the legs.
Resistance that is used to work out the upper body will improve the strength of the forearms, shoulder, and chest. This
improved strength provides for upper body strength that is more solid and stable to enable people to do their daily tasks
more easily. Although the legs are not worked out as much as the upper body, you will notice the difference in them if you
workout consistently.
Another benefit of the rowing machine is that it burns a lot of calories but few use for that purpose because there are other
fitness equipments that do so effectively. Also, rowing machine will help improve the lean muscle mass and since lean muscle
mass burns off more calories, the body will use these calories to feed the muscles. The result is that the rowing machine
will increase the metabolism and therefore feed the lean muscle with the required calories.
There are only a few people who know that the rowing machine helps to reduce the anxiety and stress level with frequent use.
Exercise makes a person less edgy and depressed and it is one of the least appreciated yet most beneficial of all the
benefits of the rowing machine. It is as important to keep our mental faculties healthy as it is to keep our physical body
healthy.
A person needs to make significant use of the rowing machine in order to derive all its benefits. A rowing machine mimics the
actual rowing of a boat for the purpose of a strength and aerobic training workout and for those training for rowing.
Rowing machines have various types of resistance including magnetic, piston, water, and air resistance. They are all equally
effective. The type of resistance that you select will depend on the state of your fitness level and the relevance of your
