The rowing machine - Indoor rower Info

An rowing machine is a machine used to simulate the action of watercraft rowing for the purpose of exercise or training for rowing. Indoor Rowing has become established as a sport in its own right. The term also refers to a participant in the sport.

An indoor rower is also known as an ergometer (colloquially erg, ergo), an ergometer being a device which measures the amount of energy or work performed. The indoor rower is calibrated to measure the energy the rower is generating.

Indoor rowing is one of the most challenging forms of exercise as it works most major muscular areas of the body, as well as being a cardiovascular exercise. Ergometer rowing entails both high levels of aerobic and anaerobic metabolism, so the benefits can be great, but this comes with a risk of injury.

Concept2 organizes a large number of indoor rowing competitions all over the world, including the world championships, also known as CRASH-B Sprints, held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in February and the British Indoor Rowing Championships held in Birmingham, England, November. The usual distance for competition is 2,000 m. The machines used are consistent and although resistance may be adjusted, a result on one machine can be fairly compared with results on other machines regardless of resistance level. The prevalence of Concept2 machines creates a standard to facilitate competition.

Coaches often take the information garnered from running such tests to make lineups for their crews, putting the rowers with the fastest times together in a boat. Ergo testing is also an important part of athlete selection for the senior and junior national rowing teams.

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