“It is a great art, is rowing. It is the finest art there is. It’s a symphony of motion. And when you’re rowing well Why it’s nearing perfection-And when you reach perfection You’re touching the divine. It touches the you of you’s which is the soul.”- George Pocock
Rowing is one of the best ever exercises for general fitness. It exercises muscles in the back, in the hips, in the arms and in the abdomen.
As an outdoor activity if offers a lot of fresh air and invigoration together with well balanced exercise. However it has its limitations since you need water to row in the outdoors and also rowing equipment.
Rowing is a club as well as a competitive sport. You can take a rowing boat out alone but clubs prefer two rowers at any given time. It is a non load bearing and low impact exercise.
As you can see rowing has its own constraints so the alternative it to get rowing machines as exercise equipment. These machines simulate rowing action and thus offer similar benefits though they may not be as much fun as actually rowing on water. They give the entire body a workout. It is considered a fairly seamless exercise. Rowing is indeed an invigorating way to work out whether it is outdoors or indoors.
It is suitable for all ages. Neither the sex of an individual nor does the individual fitness level matter so get started today. Since every muscle works out according to its own capacity the intensity of the exercise is spread over the most important muscle groups. Thus the whole body shares the fatigue over a great number of muscles. This is another reason why rowing comes closest to be considered as the perfect workout by many.
Rowing optimizes the aerobic workout when compared to all other exercises. Even if you can take it up full time it is definitely an important exercise to think of if you want to lose your obesity. Maybe you can make it a part of daily exercise schedule together with other aerobic exercises. Do not forget that any exercise program without a weight loss program will only be partly effective in making you lose your obesity.
If you have a back problem do check it out with your physician. Some physicians actually recommend rowing to strengthen back muscles. Rowing improves strength and flexibility. Rowing is a perfect activity to literally row away your stress especially when you row outdoors.
I am sure most of us remember the English nursery rhyme/ song of our childhood
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
