references
  
      Harvard Health Publishing: “Tips for Choosing the Right Exercise Equipment”
    
      International Sports Sciences Association: “Rowing for Fitness – Meet the Gym’s Latest Superstar”
    
      Mayo Clinic: “Counting Calories: Get Back to Weight-Loss Basics”
    
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: “Losing Weight”
    
      Obesity: “Effect of Diet and Exercise, Alone or Combined, on Weight and Body Composition in Overweight-to-Obese Post-Menopausal Women”
    
      Harvard Health Publishing: “Calories Burned in 30 Minutes for People of Three Different Weights”
    
      Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering: “Comparative Analysis of Basal Physical Fitness and Muscle Function in Relation to Muscle Balance Pattern Using Rowing Machines”
    
      Harvard Medical School: “Calorie Counting Made Easy”
    
      American Council on Exercise: “Reap the Benefits of Rowing With Three Fast and Efficient Workouts”
    
      Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
    




You can lose weight with rowing machine workouts, as long as you're also watching what you eat.

Image Credit: Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision/GettyImages

Image Credit: Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision/GettyImages

  • Weight Loss Benefits
  • Beginner-Friendly Workout Plan
  • Rowing Form
  • Other Benefits

125-Pound Person 155-Pound Person 185-Pound Person Rowing at Moderate Speed 420 520 622 Rowing at Vigorous Speed 510 632 754

Source: Harvard Health Publishing

Source: Harvard Health Publishing

Switch Up Your HIIT Workout With These Rowing and Dumbbell Intervals

      Harvard Health Publishing: “Tips for Choosing the Right Exercise Equipment”
    
      International Sports Sciences Association: “Rowing for Fitness – Meet the Gym’s Latest Superstar”
    
      Mayo Clinic: “Counting Calories: Get Back to Weight-Loss Basics”
    
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: “Losing Weight”
    
      Obesity: “Effect of Diet and Exercise, Alone or Combined, on Weight and Body Composition in Overweight-to-Obese Post-Menopausal Women”
    
      Harvard Health Publishing: “Calories Burned in 30 Minutes for People of Three Different Weights”
    
      Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering: “Comparative Analysis of Basal Physical Fitness and Muscle Function in Relation to Muscle Balance Pattern Using Rowing Machines”
    
      Harvard Medical School: “Calorie Counting Made Easy”
    
      American Council on Exercise: “Reap the Benefits of Rowing With Three Fast and Efficient Workouts”
    
      Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans