Stamina Products BodyTrac Glider 1060 Hydraulic Resistance Fitness Rower Machine, Blue

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Stamina Products BodyTrac Glider 1060 Hydraulic Resistance Fitness Rower Machine, Blue
Ive been holding off on this review until Ive used the product a bit. Ive done 5 30 minute workouts on it and have a pretty good idea of what to say. A bit about me, 48 year old male 5 10" ~205 lbs.
I use cardio gear to supplement a 6-day a week lifting routine. I either use the rower reviewed here, an elliptical, or run outside/treadmill when its too cold out.
I alternate the cardio and never use the same equipment 2 days in a row. On to the rower, it went together fairly easily. It is quite...
Ive been holding off on this review until Ive used the product a bit. Ive done 5 30 minute workouts on it and have a pretty good idea of what to say. A bit about me, 48 year old male 5 10" ~205 lbs.
I use cardio gear to supplement a 6-day a week lifting routine. I either use the rower reviewed here, an elliptical, or run outside/treadmill when its too cold out.
I alternate the cardio and never use the same equipment 2 days in a row. On to the rower, it went together fairly easily. It is quite squeaky and noisy in the arms and seat.
I got some general purpose oil and the arms are now silent but the seat still makes a bit of noise - Ill be oiling up the wheels soon to try to eliminate that.
As for the workout if you maintain good form I think this is a GREAT workout. I use resistance 7 out of 12 and in 30 minutes get about 950+ strokes. I am wore out by the time Im done and have a good sweat on.
I dont have a heart rate monitor but I am sweating and the house is in the mid 60 degrees so I am definitely working. The seat is not so great - even though its not solid plastic the small about of padding doesnt feel good even after about 10 minutes.
I put a small towel or something down on it and I get through 30 minutes w/o any butt pain lol The foot straps - move them to the top position.
They come installed in the lower position which unless you have very small feet they will not be in a good position for locking you in. I wear mens size 12, on the top strap location my feet feel pretty secure although there is some movement.
The velcro is strong but thin - Id like to get something a bit better but so far they seem durable enough out of the box. Overall I think the rower will last and for the money I think I got a good piece of gear.
I like the arms with the full range of motion rather the the straight row pullback you see on the higher end machines. Also there is no chain to clean/maintain here.
You do need to keep the tracks clean but the unit folds up easily and stores with a small footprint. Good value IMO.
This is a decent rowing machine and Im glad I purchased it. It does have its issues though, but for ~$170, my minimal expectations were met.
My main form of exercise is lap swimming a couple of miles every week and I wanted to have something at the house for when I cant make it to the pool.
ASSEMBLY It took this stay-at-home-mom about 45 minutes by myself. I did have my husband tighten some things here and there.
The most obnoxious thing about assembly was half of the nuts and bolts that the instructions said you should have from the box were already assembled on the machine.
I ended up having to undo then redo some of the pre-assembly because of that. Not a huge biggie. MACHINE USE It IS a squeaker, its only kind of annoying and I havent tried WD-40 on anything yet.
The phone/tablet holder is really convenient, as is the monitor. I havent found a huge amount of difference between the lowest and the highest tension settings, maybe because Im in fairly decent shape.
However, I recall reading somewhere, if youre not getting a good workout on a rowing machine, its not the machines fault. Youre supposed to speed up/increase the intensity of your movements if it feels too easy.
So its up to you how hard you work, not the machine. I found this to be true when I used a Concept2 rower while on vacation last week. I got only a slightly better work out after 30 minutes on the Concept2 than I do when I work out on this for 30 minutes.
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Stamina Products BodyTrac Glider 1060 Hydraulic Resistance Fitness Rower Machine, Blue
Ive been holding off on this review until Ive used the product a bit. Ive done 5 30 minute workouts on it and...