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About Petra Amara

Written by Petra Amara - RowingCrazy.com
CEO & Founder of RowingCrazy, National Rower, Coxswain Womens Eight Team, Rowing Coach & Writer

Petra is a Mother of two and owner of Rowingcrazy.com. Petra lives and breathes rowing, she also has a passion for writing which lead her to start RowingCrazy.com to share her rowing experience and expertise with others.

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How to Row Like a Pro

How to Row Like a Pro

Rowing is a very popular form of indoor exercise today. But as it is, not many people are exposed to the activity while growing up, so you might easily find it intimidating to jump aboard the rower bandwagon. Though mastering the art of rowing takes some getting used to, there are a few tips that can escalate the learning process and hone your rowing skills from novice to expert in just a matter of days. To handle rowing machines effectively, there are three things you need to master: the order, the power and the timing. These three things pretty much sum up the art of rowing. read more

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Famous Rowers: Olympians, Celebrities & Much More!

famous rowers

With every passing Olympic game, we discover new athletes, and their names become household words.

If you’re old enough, you might remember Mark Spitz, the swimming champion of the 1972 Olympic games.

Surely you’ve heard of Michael Phelps, Gabby Douglas, Tessa Virtue, and Scott Moir, but what about Matthew Pinset? Katherine Grainger? Steve Redgrave?  ( Side Note:  read more on how to be an Olympic Rower )

Those individuals are Olympic and rowing athletes, but chances are that you’ve never heard their names mentioned on cable news.

If you follow regattas and rowing, then you might be familiar with their names, but are you aware that some of the most famous people in Hollywood appear to love rowing?

Hi there! My name is Petra, and today I would like to honor and take note of the famous and not-so-famous rowers who are true champions when it comes to the erg or competitive rowing.

Let’s have a little fun and see which celebrities share our passion for rowing, shall we?

Who Are the Best Rowers in the World?

This might be a bit tough to tackle since there are rowing champions from every part of the world it seems!

I’m going to start this by listing some of the top rowers in the world who have often won both at the Olympic games and in other world championship rowing regattas.

1. Matthew Pinset- This Englishman is the winner of 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals. Now retired, he is a sportscaster for the BBC.

2. Katheleen Heddle- Along with her rowing partner Marnie McBean, this pair of Canadian rowers won 3 gold medals at the summer Olympic games of 1994 and one silver medal. Heddle passed away from cancer in 2021.

3. Drew Ginn- Australian five-time world champion rower, a four-time Olympian, and triple Olympic gold medalist rolled into one! Drew was part of an Australian coxless four rowing team dubbed the Oarsome Foursome.

4. Susan Francia- Is a Hungarian-American two-time Olympic gold medalist rower who also has Master’s degrees in Criminology and Sociology.

5. Pete Reed- Another Brit from England who has won multiple gold medals in rowing, including the Men’s coxless four at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and later winning a gold medal in the Men’s eight at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

6. Viorica Susanu- A Romanian rower who has lots of gold medals to brag about, including the women’s eight that won the World Rowing Championships in 1997, 1998, and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics!

7. Kathrin Boron- This German-born powerhouse has 4 Olympic medals to her name, along with 7 World Championship gold medals and 5 silver medals. Wow! How many medals can one person earn in a lifetime?!

8. Eskild Ebbesen- A Danish lightweight rower who can boast 5 Olympic medals and 6 World Championship Gold medals. He was also the flag bearer of the Danish team at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics that was held in Athens, Greece.

9. Pertti Karppinen- Let’s not forget those who made history like Karppinen. This Finnish rower won three Olympic gold medals as a single sculler in 1976, 1980, and 1984. At 6 feet 9 inches tall, he was known to hang back until the last two hundred meters to pull off an easy win.

10. Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov- This Russian-born rower was perhaps the most famous of his era. His rowing history includes Olympic gold medals at the 1956 Melbourne Games, the 1960 Rome Games, and the 1964 Tokyo Games. He also won 4 European Rowing Championships and 11 Soviet single scull titles.

I’ve tried to include some of the names that will go down in rowing history.

If you want to know more about these amazing athletes, check out their names on the world wide web.

Who Is the Oldest Olympic Rower?

We can talk about the oldest person ever to complete at an Olympic event or the oldest person who was a previous Olympic winner but still competes in other rowing competitions.

Or we can do both!

The oldest person to compete in an Olympic rowing event would be Canadian Lesley Thompson. Thompson participated eight times between 1984 and 2016. She officially became the oldest rower when she competed in the Summer Olympic Games in Rio at the age of 56.

Wow. I can’t even imagine. An Olympic-ready athlete at 56 years of age.

While Thompson’s team didn’t win in Rio, the mere fact that the team qualified and competed surely puts me to shame!

The oldest Olympic winner who is still actively competing appears to be James Cracknell. This Brit is still rowing for Cambridge at the age of 49. Cracknell says that he feels really old since he is 7 years older than the father of one of his teammates!

What Are Male Rowers Called?

For centuries, rowers were always men, and they were referred to as oarsmen.

If women were allowed to row before the 1800’s, there is no record of it, however, you will see a photo in an old Harper’s Weekly magazine published in 1870 that not only describes a women’s rowing event but shows the photo of the team on the cover!

Wellesley College in Massachusetts was the first known school to organize a competitive rowing team for women in the late 19th century.

While women were most likely referred to as oarswomen in those times, today it is more likely that you will hear the term oarsperson.

Women were first allowed to compete in the Olympics starting in 1976 in Montreal, Canada.

While the Olympics took their time allowing women to participate, the Women’s European Rowing Championships had been ongoing since 1954!

No matter what you decide to call them, oarsmen, oarswomen, or oarsperson, the sport remains the same!

Celebrities Who Use Rowing Machines

I’m sure you’ve seen plenty of photos of celebrities jogging down the street, using weights at their private in-home gym, or even competing in marathons, but how many celebrities do you know of who use rowing machines?

While they may not advertise it as much, you are going to be shocked by the number of famous Hollywood folks and other famous people who love, love, love their erg!

1. George Mallory – This world-famous mountain climbing expert who nearly made it to the top of Everest first, was one of many notable rowers from England. He rowed during his years at Cambridge, and while most people know quite a bit about Mallory’s mountain climbing expeditions, they don’t know about Mallory’s rowing history. He was said to be an excellent oarsman who might have continued in competitive rowing had someone reached the peak of Everest before he embarked on his expeditions.

2. Theodore Roosevelt – Not only would this young man go on to become the 26th president of the United States, but during his college years at Harvard, he was on both the boxing and rowing teams. This just shows that rowing can lead you to become president of the United States some day!

3. Stephen Hawking – Yes, THAT Stephen Hawking! The genius physicist and author at one time found it difficult to make friends at Oxford University. He thought that being coxswain would help make him one of the boys. He became well-known for his daredevil antics, which often resulted in damaged boats! Hard to picture this mental giant as being the class clown, but it certainly paid off for Hawking. He was a very popular fellow at the regattas.

4. Kevin Hart – You most likely are aware of Kevin Hart’s stand-up comedy routines, his commercials, and his roles in movies such as Ride Along and About Last Night, but did you know that he stays in shape with his Hydrow? It’s true! Hart is such a big fan of rowing that Hydrow brought him onboard in 2020 as their creative director! Hart might be a big jokester, but when it comes to erging, he is decidedly serious.

 

5. Helen Keller – What a remarkable life this woman had! To begin with, Helen was the first deaf-blind person to receive a college degree, then she moved on to rowing! Helen was an inspiration for deaf and blind people all over the world, she didn’t let a little thing like being deaf and blind stop her. Helen simply had someone work as her coxswain, steering the boat so she could enjoy this sport to the fullest!

6. Kevin Spacey – While Kevin hasn’t made any Instagram posts or videos showing himself rowing at home, it’s said that for the series House of Cards, it was Spacey’s idea to use a rowing machine so his character could blow off steam. You can imagine that Spacey recommended one because he uses one at home, right? WaterRower was the rower of choice and Spacey has helped this company’s sales go right through the roof! Ergatta is made by WaterRower, so be sure to check it out!

7. Bradley Cooper – Another famous (and good-looking) actor who is into rowing. Cooper actually missed most of the training season when he was at Georgetown University. On the spur of the moment, Cooper’s team decided to race at Dad Vail, and they nearly won against Massachusetts! Cooper’s coach said it was the best regatta he had ever seen because Cooper’s team was running on pure adrenalin and not much training!

8. Shawn Mendes – Canadian songbird Mendes is also a big fan of the erg. He posted a short video on Twitter a few years back showing himself resting after working hard on the erg at a gym in New Zealand.

9. Kate Middleton – Yep, Even princess Kate enjoys getting in some serious exercise by rowing with the Sisterhood Cross Channel rowing team on the River Thames. I’ve even heard that Oxford University princess Beatrix also was on the rowing team.

10. Edward Norton – Sometimes I think I’ve seen every movie that Norton has ever been in so imagine my surprise to discover that he was into rowing when he attended Yale University! All that physical activity must be what gives this guy his buff bod!

It doesn’t matter if their goal was an arts degree or the Olympics, the number of celebrities and famous people who enjoy rowing is growing every day!

Other Celebrities Who Liked to Row

A quick search of famous rowers comes up with dozens of other names, including

  • Prince William
  • The Winklevoss Twins
  • Anderson Cooper
  • Hugh Laurie
  • Benjamin Spock
  • Alan Shepard Jr.

There are a great many more, but you get the idea.

Rowing isn’t just for those in college, but for all ages, in all nations, by all kinds of people.

The Bottom Line

It seems as if everyone from movie stars to professional athletes has enjoyed rowing and/or erging at one time or another.

While the list isn’t as large as let’s say soccer, baseball, or football, it’s still a fairly impressive list!

Whether you’ve just started rowing, or you’ve got the urge to erg, you are in good company!

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Does Rowing Help Flabby Arms?

Does Rowing Help Flabby Arms?

While no one can turn back the hands of time, there are many ways to vastly slow down the effects of gravity and Father Time.

One of the surest signs of aging is flabby, wiggly upper arms. Bette Midler once said that after 30, her upper arms moved so much she thought they had a life of their own!

No one wants to see their upper limbs like that, and you’ve probably seen tons of elastic bands for resistance training or other types of exercise that are designed to add toning to the arm muscles.

But here’s the good news! There is one piece of equipment that will give you killer arms without the need to spend hours doing arm workouts, and that’s a rowing machine.

Want to know more? Good! Keep reading.

Are Rowing Machines Good for Toning Arms?

You bet they are! One of the best things about using a rower is that it not only gives you a terrific cardiovascular exercise, it is also one of the best ways to work out nearly every single muscle in the body, and yes, that would include your arms! Rowing is one of the fastest ways to get beautifully toned arms while you work out your entire body.

Won’t Other Arm Exercises or Body Workout Do?

Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that using a rowing machine is the only way to get terrific-looking, toned arm muscles. All I’m saying is that it’s the easiest and fastest way.

Most people give up on arm exercises or other types of arm workouts for two reasons:

  1. They see too much too soon. This is true for women, at least. The majority of women do not want to look like the Hulk, and lifting weights sometimes does a bit too much in this area.
  2. They don’t see enough results soon enough, so they give up.

Can You Do Cardio and Arm Shaping Simultaneously on a Rowing Machine?

If you already spend 30-60 minutes a day doing some type of cardio workout, the last thing you want to do is to add another 20 minutes to that routine to sculpt your upper limbs.

Rowing does both at the same time. You work out both your lower body and upper body in one exercise routine. The benefits are endless, like you get to burn tons of calories, reduce fat, improve core and back strength, and increase your heart rate in one workout. All you need is a rowing machine and you’re set!

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Do Your Body Workout Smarter Not Harder

I don’t see any reason to add an extra 20-30 minutes to your already heart-pumping workout just to benefit your arm muscles when you can do it all in a single session!

Rowing will challenge you and because there is an infinite number of exercise routines that you can do, you’ll never get bored.

If you want to lose weight quickly, start seeing a tighter, more toned shape, including those upper arms, you should row!

Add a Rowing Machine to Your Home Gym

You may want to invest in your own home rowing machine. There is no better piece of exercise equipment to help you achieve your fitness goals, so it only makes sense that you would want to do your toning routine at home. A rowing machine is an all-in-one piece of fitness equipment. Its impact to you and your family’s health can never be understated.

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Imagine a single machine that serves all your health goals, from reducing weight to strength and endurance training. And because it has low impact to the joints (click here to see more low impact exercise machines), even family members who are recovering from illness or injury can safely start using a rowing machine for their fitness routines.

There are dozens of rowing machines to choose from, and if you’re having difficulty choosing the right brand and model for you, this complete guide to rowing machines might make your decision easier.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Does rowing help lose arm fat?

Yes, it does. If you look at some before and after pictures of people who have taken up rowing, one of the first things you notice is how firm and toned their arms are. This isn’t possible if the arms have a great deal of fat on them. To tone muscles, rowing burns the surrounding fat first before sculpting them to shape.

2. Can flabby arms really be toned?

Yes, they can. Just doing arm exercises isn’t enough, however. Your body will drop fat wherever it decides it wants to, but with time and a consistent full body workout routine, the jiggly flesh on the back of your bat wings will be a thing of the past.

3. What is the fastest way to get rid of flabby arms?

You need to focus on a healthy diet and getting in regular cardiovascular workouts, such as rowing. This is the best approach to reduce fat everywhere, including the arms. Reducing the fat layers in your target area will reveal the muscles, and constantly working out this part will build more muscle tissues and help tone and define its shape for good.

4. What exercise will tighten flabby arms?

You can add strength and resistance training to your workout routine two or more times each week, or you can simply use rowing as your complete workout. Rowing will work both the upper and lower body, giving you tight, toned legs, as well as firm up the back of your upper limbs, making them shapely and strong.

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How Fast Do Olympic Rowers Row?

How fast do olympic rowers row

If you’re anything like me, you’re fascinated by the Olympic games. I can’t imagine anyone who isn’t!

For instance, I have often wondered –

How Fast Can Olympic Rowers Go?

The current world record shows that the fastest rowing boat is a Men’s Eight (sweep rowing). The USA team registered the fastest time of 5:19.85 for 2,000 meters during the semifinal rounds at the 2004 Rowing Summer Olympic Games in Athens, beating the world’s best time recorded for this category.

These elite rowers eventually won the gold in the final round, with an amazing time of 5:42.44, the first win for the USA team since 1964.

The last 500 meters in the semifinals showed the Americans pulling ahead of the Canadian team, who were undefeated since 2001. This time, the tide turned in favor of the US rowers, which goes to show that many factors can affect how fast Olympians row.

I applaud the Olympians who go for the gold, and in the next few sections, I want to tell you all about this exciting game.

Rowing in the Olympics: A Short Background

The speed of rowers in modern Olympic games ( learn how to become an Olympic Rower ) depends on the skills of the rowers, the number of people in the boat, the distance, and the type of rowing that they’re doing.

This can be surprising for those of you who are new to rowing, but there are two different types of competitive rowing, and each requires different rowing skills.

  1. Sculling. The thing to remember is that scullers row with one oar in each hand, so two oars per rower. In an Olympic rowing race, there are four scull boat classes, all coxless – single sculls (1x), double sculls (2x), lightweight double sculls (L2x), and quadruple sculls (4x).
  2. Sweep rowing. Sweep rowers use one long oar that they hold with both hands. You cannot have a single sweep rower or odd-numbered rowers, since there must be pairs to even out the boat. In Olympic races, there are three sweep boat classes – the coxless pair (2-), the coxless four (4-), and the coxed eight (8+).

Olympic games and world rowing championships have both sculling and sweep rowing events (read more on rowing vs sculling ). Each type of rowing gets its own division or class.

Men and women row separately. Unlike many regattas which have classes set by age, the Olympics have only lightweight and regular competitions.

So, for example, a lightweight men’s double scull (LM2x), meaning two men in a coxless boat, will compete against the same type of boat and rowers.

A women’s coxless pair (W2-) means that there are two women in the boat, there is no coxswain, and they are not in the lightweight division for sweep rowing.

This is the most equitable way that competitive rowers can compete against one another in the Olympics.

How Fast Is Each Category?

Now there is a question I can answer! Let’s look at the current world record.

There is no doubt that the coxed 8 (sweep rowing) is the fastest rowing boat on the water.

How Fast Does a Rowing Eight Go?

The fastest Olympic winner to this day is the USA’s Men’s Eight (M8+). They won the gold at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, with an amazing time of 5:19.85 for their semifinal round and 5:42.44 for the final race.

The fastest time for women came from the Romanian team during the repechage for the Women’s Eight in the 2020/2021 Tokyo Olympics, with the best time of 5:52.99. The gold was won by Canada in the final round with a time of 5:59.13.

Please take note that, often in Olympic rowing events, the best/fastest times are made during the semifinals, heats, and repechage rounds, instead of the final round, which is understandable considering how spent the athletes must be in the final phase of the racing event.

How Fast Do the Smaller Boats Go in the Olympics?

Let’s start with the Men’s Division.

Other Men’s rowing best times include:

Division/Class Rower /Rowing Team Olympic Event
(Year & Host City)
Best Times
Men’s single sculls (M1x) Mahé Drysdale from New Zealand 2016 Rio  6:31.34
Men’s double sculls (M2x) Netherlands 2020/2021 Tokyo  6:08.38
Men’s quadruple scull (M4x)  Netherlands 2020/2021 Tokyo 5:32.03
 Men’s coxless pair (M2-)  New Zealand 2012 London 6:08.50
Men’s coxless four (M4-) Australia 2020/2021 Tokyo  5:42.76
Men’s single sculls (M1x)
Rower / Rowing Team Mahé Drysdale from New Zealand
Olympic Event (Year & Host City) 2016 Rio
Best Times 6:31.34
Men’s double sculls (M2x)
Rower / Rowing Team Netherlands
Olympic Event (Year & Host City) 2020/2021 Tokyo
Best Times 6:08.38
Men’s quadruple scull (M4x)
Rower / Rowing Team Netherlands
Olympic Event (Year & Host City) 2020/2021 Tokyo
Best Times 5:32.03
Men’s coxless pair (M2-)
Rower / Rowing Team New Zealand
Olympic Event (Year & Host City) 2012 London
Best Times 6:08.50
Men’s coxless four (M4-)
Rower / Rowing Team Australia
Olympic Event (Year & Host City) 2020/2021 Tokyo
Best Times 5:42.76

Currently, none of these times have been broken, but the next Olympic record-breaking winner could be just 2 years away!

Women’s best times at the Olympic games include:

Division/Class Rower/Rowing Team Olympic Event
Year & Host City)
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Best Times
Women’s single sculls (W1x)  Emma Twigg from New Zealand  2020/2021 Tokyo 7:13.97
Women’s double sculls (W2x) Great Britain 2012 London 6:44.33
 Women’s quadruple sculls (W4x) China 2020/2021 Tokyo 6:05.13
Women’s coxless pair (W2-)  New Zealand 2020/2021 Tokyo 6:47.41
Women’s coxless four (W4-) Australia 2020/2021 Tokyo  6:15.37
Women’s single sculls (W1x)
Rower / Rowing Team Emma Twigg from New Zealand
Olympic Event (Year & Host City) 2020/2021 Tokyo
Best Times 7:13.97
Women’s double sculls (W2x)
Rower / Rowing Team Great Britain
Olympic Event (Year & Host City) 2012 London
Best Times 6:44.33
Women’s quadruple sculls (W4x)
Rower / Rowing Team China
Olympic Event (Year & Host City) 2020/2021 Tokyo
Best Times 6:05.13
Women’s coxless pair (W2-)
Rower / Rowing Team New Zealand
Olympic Event (Year & Host City) 2020/2021 Tokyo
Best Times 6:47.41
Women’s coxless four (W4-)
Rower / Rowing Team Australia
Olympic Event (Year & Host City) 2020/2021 Tokyo
Best Times 6:15.37

These are all amazing accomplishments that I can barely wrap my head around. The fitness level of the athletes who won gold medals must be incredible.

To all Olympic rowers- I salute you!

How Fast Do Rowers Row in MPH?

Many factors will considerably affect the MPH or boat speed, including the number of people in the boat, wind direction, wind speed, water conditions, whether you’re sculling or sweep rowing, the fitness and skill of each rower, and many others.

The current world rowing record shows that the fastest boat on the water is the 8+ or Coxed Eight. These elite rowers can push the boat as fast as 18MPH.

While more people in an Eight (Imagine 9 people in the boat including the cox!) means more weight, it also means more power.

A coxless four (4-) may take off from a dead start faster than a coxed eight (8+), but the 8+ will overpower the 4- and win the race.

To make the boat go faster, they tend to be very thin, very fragile, and very light. They can also be quite expensive, with a racing shell (what the rowboat is called in racing) made for 8 costing upwards of $54,000!

How Fast Can an Olympic Rower Row 500m? 1000m? 2000m?

The Olympic Games are 2,000 meters in length, and in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the US team consistently led the final round and showed that it’s possible for Olympic rowers (M8+) to row as fast as:

  • 1:21.95 in a 500-meter distance (that’s barely a minute and a half!)
  • 2:48.18 in a 1000-meter distance
  • 4:16.95 in a 1,500-meter distance
  • 5:19.85 in a 2,000-meter distance (Note: their semifinal finish time was faster than the team’s 5:42.44 finish time in the final round)

These are amazing numbers no doubt! If you’ve done any rowing yourself, you are probably shaking your head at these numbers. I know I am!

What Is a Good Speed for Rowing?

A very good rowing speed for most men would be a split time (500 meters) of 1:34.5. Now this would be for an average man who is about 25-30 years of age with an intermediate skill level.

For women, a good split time would be about 1:58.4. Again, this would be for an average woman about 25-30 years of age who has an intermediate skill level.

If you find yourself well behind those rowing times, don’t worry. Everything can affect your split time, including age, water temperature, the wind, and even the wake from other boats.

Just the fact that you are rowing your best is a big accomplishment, so give yourself a high five!

The Bottom Line

Olympic rowers who want to break world rowing championship titles and times work their butts off at some of the world’s toughest gym facilities and the roughest training conditions on the water.

Unless you have been training since you were a child and spending up to 40 hours a week rowing, don’t feel bad if you can’t come close to Olympic times.

I think anyone who does their best rowing is a champion in their own right. Give yourself credit where credit is due!

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Does a Rowing Machine Build Muscle Fast?

Does a Rowing Machine Build Muscle Fast

When you are looking to lose belly fat or build your muscle groups, a rowing machine is going to make sure you are getting the most out of your full-body workout.

If you are looking to lose weight, you will appreciate the full-body workout a rowing machine gives you. The low impact workouts will get your heart rate going and work to improve your muscles all over your body.

A workout on a rowing machine is going to build body muscle fast in all of your muscle groups. Both your upper body and lower body get a great workout when using rowing machines.

Whether you are looking to lose weight or build your muscles, make sure you are eating a healthy diet. You need to supplement your rowing machine workouts with the right diet, and you will see noticeable improvements in your body.

Will Rowing Build Muscle

Yes, rowing will help you build some muscle. Using a rowing machine gives you a full-body workout that helps strengthen major muscle groups in your back, chest, arms, and legs. 

Does Rowing Increase Muscle Mass?  

To some extent, rowing can help you increase muscle size. It will help you lose fat and get well-toned, sexy muscles. However, if your ultimate strategy is to do rowing workouts for muscle gain, you’re bound to fail. Increasing muscle mass to the size like those of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s requires a complex regimen that includes deadlifts, squats, pull-ups, bench press, shoulder press, and more.

Rowing alone can’t give you that. What it can do is help you have a body that’s well-conditioned for body building.

When you are looking to use a rowing machine to build your muscles and do strength training, do not forget about your diet. As you experience some weight loss, you will gain muscles and continue to burn more calories. Your deltoids, hamstrings, back, and chest muscles will all experience definition as long as you are eating healthy and fueling your body with the right foods.

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Can You Lose Belly Fat on a Rowing Machine?

Rowing machines give such great high-intensity workouts that not only do they work most of the muscles in your body, but the workout can indeed help you lose belly fat. Your cardiovascular fitness will improve when you regularly use a rowing stroke, and this will help you lose belly fat.

The nice thing about rowing is it is low impact, so you will not risk damaging muscles and joints in your body like you would if you were running. As your muscles build and become defined, you are going to burn more and more calories when rowing, which is going to help you lose that stubborn fat around your belly.

A good workout is going to elevate your heart rate, which will help you build stamina. Each time you row, you can row for longer intervals, which also helps burn calories and trim body fat.

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