The Best Home Rowing Machines, According to Customer Reviews Shape 1/21/2021 Gabrielle Porcaro
Home gyms are having a moment. While bikes and treadmills tend to get a lot of attention, another standout piece of equipment for a full-body workout is the home rowing machine.
If you ve assumed rowing is strictly a leg workout, you re sadly mistaken. In fact, rowing is about 70 percent leg work and 30 percent upper-body work, according to the American Fitness Professionals Association (AFPA). What makes rowers, or ergometers/ergs, different from other at-home fitness equipment is that they target and strengthen a multitude of muscles including your quads, calves, glutes, arms, back, core, and obliques. (Related: Why the Rowing Machine Deserves Your Attention)