Exercise Rowing Machines Burn Calories

Exercise rowing machines are a great tool to have at your disposal when you are attempting to lose weight, get in shape, or just increase your endurance.  Despite being an excellent tool for burning calories, the rowing machine is not as popular as Nordic tracks, treadmills, or the old standby, the most popular stationary bike. This is unfortunate as exercise rowing machines can burn calories quite effectively while at the same time increase lean muscle mass.  If you have been looking for a new and different way to get in shape and burn those excess calories, an exercise rowing machine is a great option. 

Burning Calories with Exercise Rowing Machines 

You should ensure that you use exercise rowing machines to the best of their ability to help you lose weight and get in shape.  These machines can often be adjusted to make the workout more difficult or easier, depending on your level of fitness. If you want to use exercise rowing machines as a tool for burning calories then the resistance level on the rowing device needs to be adjusted so that you are using little or no resistance and/or weight. This concept is common among all forms of resistance training: low weight and high reps equal definition.   Knowing this going in will help you make the most of your time on exercise rowing machines. 

You should never assume that low weight and high reps are the way to go, because this is not truly accurate.  What really occurs is more calories are burned and that reduces stored fat and allows the muscles to “show.” There is no such thing as toning a muscle as muscles can only do one of two things: get bigger or get smaller. Far too often, people only consider the addition of extra weight as the primary goal of getting better with a rowing machine, but this is an ignorant outlook for one and all.  

While increasing weight will aid in building muscle and strength, lessening the weight also has a number of positive benefits as well. For example, when you have little weight or resistance, you can do more reps and do them faster. This will burn calories as the purpose of using the device shifts from strength training to a cardio workout designed to burn calories.  When you add more weight you will be forcing the muscles to work harder, so you’ll be able to build them and make them more defined as they grow.