Rowing in your living room

Are you looking for a versatile, quiet piece of fitness equipment that matches your home? Then this is it. An elegant wooden rowing machine with water resistance, challenging both the main muscle groups and the cardiovascular system. All you have to do is start training your muscular endurance. After a session, you'll feel the benefits in your arms, legs and back. The back and forth movement to the sound of the swirling water brings a feeling of relaxation, in my eyes the perfect antidote after a few hours spent at a desk.

The purists of indoor rowing will opt for an air or water rower, two variants that provide a realistic feeling of training, as the resistance is self-regulating.realistic workout, as the resistance is self-regulating, like a boat's oars splitting the water. The brand's rowers Concept2, the best-selling brand, do their job, both in terms of training and data analysis.they generate won't earn them a place in a living room, unlike their water-based counterpart, the Viking PRO Plus V, the nec plus ultra in this segment.

Rowing machines

First Degree Fitness Viking Pro V

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Rowing machines

First Degree Fitness Viking Pro V

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Variable and comfortable

Made from American ash, the hand-painted one-piece frame is beautiful to look at, a real marvel all in all. That said, the Viking Pro Plus V is neither a piece of furniture nor a piece of demonstration equipment that neglects its real function, but well and truly a workout machine capable of satisfying the discerning. It is suitable for a range of users, with the basic resistance offering 5 levels of adjustment obtained thanks to the volume of water in the patented tank, which has two chambers between which the water flows, stirred by paddles activated by a cable. The tank, made from unbreakable polycarbonate, has a capacity of 9 to 17 litres and is 15% more resistant than the manufacturer's comparable models, earning it the designation PRO.athletes who won't have to do without analysing the data, because even if the precision may not be as highEven if the precision may not be as high as that of a model with air resistance - the benchmark in this field - the Viking is up to the task when it comes to competition. If you want to measure yourself, the Viking Pro Plus V is the right choice. Its training computer takes into account the current volume of water in the tank and provides the main performance data: training distance and time, elapsed time over 500 m, frequency of rowing strokes, total distance, calories burned, power in watts, possible use of a heart rate sensor, USB interface allowing use of other training software if required.

First impressions

If you don't mind the noise the rower can make during your workout, the Concept2 is a machine that offers excellent value for money. The Viking Pro Plus V is only worth it if you see it as more than just a workout machine. Lovers of craftsmanship and natural materials will love its curved wooden frame for a long time, making it almost a piece of furniture to be placed in a living space worthy of the name. The seat height is comfortable, the rowing sensation pleasant, and the variable choice of resistance a real added value, especially when there are several users. Once installed, the device - fitted with wheels for easy manoeuvrability - is easy to store, preferably in plain sight, because it has earned it.