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Choosing a realistic water rower

In athletic circles, it is said that rowers are among the fittest athletes around, since rowing exercises involvej more muscle groups than any other sport. If you think about it, this is logical, but the expense of rowing means that it is also something that not everyone can enjoy. Land based water rower machines have the same reputation – as being somewhat expensive pieces of gym equipment. But the price of the average water rower has come down over the years so that now, everyone should be able to benefit from this highly active and rewarding sport.

There are, however, a few caveats to consider when shopping around for a water rower, and the first is that the action is not always the same. There are generally two types of rowing machine, one substantially cheaper than the other, and it is important not to confuse them.

The first kind of machine, which is not strictly a water rower at all, provides two oar substitutes which are brought towards the chest, whilst the body moves up and down on a sliding seat. It is an action that everyone associates with rowing, but which does not translate very well to land based machines. The result is that, while the tensioning system is cheap to implement, it is not a good substitute for the real thing.

What is, is the second kind of water rower, which comprises a big fan at one end, and a bar with a chain connected to it, which is used to pull against the rotation of the fan, and this simulates the action of rowing through water. The big bonus is that you do not need any additional tensioning system – the harder you row, the harder it becomes to row, just like rowing against real water.

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