Alternate Rowing Styles
.
Arms Only Rowing
This exercise will tone muscles in your arms, shoulders, back and stomach. Sit as shown in Pic 4 with
your legs straight, lean forward and grasp the handles. In a gradual and controlled manner lean back
to just past the upright position continuing to pull the handles towards your chest. Return to the
starting position and repeat. See attached.
Picture 4
Picture 5
Picture 6
Legs Only Rowing
This exercise will help tone muscles in your legs and back. With your back straight and arms out
stretched, bend your legs until you are grasping the rowing arm handles in the starting position, Pic 7.
Use your legs to push your body back whilst keeping your arms and back straight
Picture 7
Picture 8
Picture 9
MUSCLE TONING
To tone muscle while on your
MAGNETIC ROWING MACHINE
you will need to have the resistance
set quite high. This will put more strain on our leg muscles and may mean you cannot train for as long
as you would like. If you are also trying to improve your fitness you need to alter your training
program. You should train as normal during the warm up and cool down phases, but towards the end
of the exercise phase you should increase resistance making your legs work harder. You will have to
reduce your speed to keep your heart rate in the target zone.
WEIGHT LOSS
The important factor here is the amount of effort you put in. The harder and longer you work the more
calories you will burn. This is effectively the same as if you were training to improve your fitness, the
difference being the goal.
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