Stamina Body Trac Glider 1050 Rowing Machine
I've been using this rowing machine for a couple of weeks now, and I'm loving it. It's light enough to easily move around; it's quiet enough to watch TV while using it without having to turn the volume way up; it's sturdy enough to hold my 190 lbs; the parts seem to be pretty much high quality; there's only one manual adjustment for the single spring cylinder; it folds up and stands on one end for easy storage in a corner or under the bed. The only things that I can see for improvement would be: 1) make the seat rail a little bit longer front and back (I'm only 5'6" and I keep pulling forward until the seat rollers come up against the front rail stops; 2) increase the height of the heel-bracket of the footrests (my feet kept slipping out of the footrests, even with the straps on tightly and wearing shoes; I modified the heel-brackets by drilling holes in the footrests and installing some u-shaped metal pipe brackets you can get cheap at hardware stores like Home Depot; feet now remain securely attached to the footrests); 3) somehow have the electronics be able to take into account the tension setting so that it can give a more accurate calculation of calories burned; maybe include a simple DVD to challenge people as they're rowing. I've gone down one belt size over these two weeks, and I get a much better workout in a much shorter period of time than I would using a treadmill or elliptical machine. At first, I found myself huffing and puffing just getting my feet strapped into the footrests (was like doing crunches/situps while trying to bend forward so that I could reach down past my feet), but now I have no problem reaching down and strapping in, and doing 15-minute long intervals. My energy level has gone up already, and people have noticed that I'm losing weight. Compared to the more expensive and fancy equipment out there, and compared to the other cylinder-based machines, this seems to be a pretty good deal. How long the moving parts & cylinder will last has yet to be proven, but no problems at all so far. Overall, it's a better buy than I was expecting.
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