Row Your Way to Summer
Walk right by the crowd waiting for the treadmill and make a beeline for the rowing machine. “You’ll burn up to 50 percent more calories while strengthening nearly all the muscles from your shoulders to your calves (shape.com).”
Never tried it? This routine will take you from rookie to pro in minutes. Simply set the damper (the device on the side of the flywheel that controls the drag) between 3 and 5, choose pace mode and row, aiming for the recommended speeds. After 9 minutes, stand up and stretch – or really feel the burn with walking lunges – then sit back down for the second half of your session. You’ll leave sweating after a killer workout while everyone else if still on their warm up.
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Wrap fingers lightly around the handle and keep wrists straight. - Extend arms in front of you, keeping shoulders relaxed – no hunching!
- Hinge forward form the hips and bend knees until they’re over ankles [shown].
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Push through feet, extend legs, and lean back slightly; keep shoulders relaxed. - Draw elbows straight back to side until hands reach ribs [shown].
- To start the next stroke, extend arms, and then bend knees to slide the seat forward.
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