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TRAINER TIP: Beat Boredom With a Playground Warmup

June 17, 2013 Classes

Do you need a break from your usual 3k row warmup?  Or are your students getting a little complacent with the steady-state routine?  Mix it up!  Get outside and get back on the playground. Off-erg warmups can be some of the smartest ways to get people prepared for a good SkiErg or rowing workout.  A [...]

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Candlelit Rowing, Hurricane Sandy Style

November 1, 2012 Fitness

Guest post by Shoshana Pritzker, RD, CDN of ShoDelicious, Superstorm Sandy survivor and a new Concept2 indoor rower You know what really stinks about storms like Superstorm/Hurricane Sandy? Being stuck in your house without power, light, or cable entertainment. Back in my Florida days we’d have hurricane parties to pass the time. Friends would bring [...]

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MyFitnessPal Calorie/Exercise Tracker Gets a Huge Upgrade

October 16, 2012 Diet and weight loss

The MyFitnessPal app for tracking calories and exercise, already our favorite, has just gotten even better.  MyFitnessPal wrote on their blog today that the tracker, which with 30 million registered users and 2 million food listings is one of the most popular and complete diet trackers there is, will now synch with some of the [...]

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Sweat This (Rowing), Not That (Other Cardio Stuff)

August 28, 2012 Latest News

Great to see Men’s Health magazine and the terrific Eat This, Not That series recognizing the calorie torching benefits of rowing in a Sweat This, Not That post.  ”Rowing burns the most calories and works the most muscles, including muscles in your back, and also improves posture,” the magazine notes, and it even references a Brazilian [...]

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10 Fitness Apps to Rev Up Your Workout and Boost Performance

July 27, 2012 Fitness

If it’s true that rowing is the ultimate cross-training sport (and of course we heartily agree with that idea), then there must be other fitness activities that are worth doing, or that are great cross training for rowing – like cycling.   And anything worth doing is worth tracking, especially if you’re looking to improve your [...]

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Bob Harper’s Six Weight Loss Rules

May 15, 2012 Fitness

Say what you will about The Biggest Loser (and we’ve definitely got our opinions about the show and the extreme levels of exercise it prescribes, along with the quality of the rowing training), trainer Bob Harper has had great success helping people on and off the show lose weight over the years. He’s out today with [...]

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