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Air Rowing machines are a great way to get a full-body workout, but how do they compare to the other types of cardio out there?
It all depends on how you use it; I suppose. But generally speaking, “air rowing machines” and others provide great total-body workouts.
If performed properly, rowing works the following systems:
legs (pushing - similar movement to a deadlift) and, to a lesser degree, pulling (you have to get back to the starting position somehow…)
arms (pulling)
core (bracing, plus if you’re doing it right, you’re going to be leaning forward a little as well as leaning back, which works the core muscles a bit)
cardio endurance - try a sprint Tabata (8 rounds of 20 second sprints at 80–90% max effort with 10 seconds of rest between) and see if you can do anything other than lie on the floor for a minute or two afterwards! :)
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