Concept2 Forum

This worked for me--ice the bottom of your foot at least daily for 10 minutes--especially after any exercise session. When the icing is completed, take a golf ball and place it under the arch of the foot. While seated, or standing but putting very limited weight on the foot, roll the ball around und...

Seems to me that with 15 months battery life, you're wasting your time with rechargeables. Change them every year and you should be fine.<br /><br />Terry

Karen--try www.weightwatchers.com. They have a variety of programs. I've been on their FlexPoint program since Thanksgiving. Started at 196 and was 174 on Monday. Of course, there's about 470K meters over that intervening period. Xeno's right--you'll find the rowing helps alot. Rowing adds points to...

Thanks much. I didn't go far enough down the "tree" when I was looking. I knew I'd done it before when setting up my PM3. <br /><br />Erg on.<br /><br />Terry

Can someone help me out with the process to add a lost row to the "Lifetime Meters"on the summary page of the PM3?<br /><br />I rowed this morning with RowPro, and the PC went off line before completion. The result was a lost session inRowPro (not a problem) and on my Log Card in the PM3. The PM3 ke...

I'll give you the same response I did to Meredith in another post on this forum. Try a course from The Teaching Company. The concentration required makes the meters pass pretty quickly.<br /><br />Check out The Teaching Company's site at www.teach12.com. This is a first class operation with an extra...

I've been enjoying a variety of "courses" from The Teaching Company. It's kind of a variation on John Rupp's suggestion of Books on Tape. Since one has to concentrate to follow the lecture material, it's great for making the meters pass on my kind of rowing--long, slow distance.<br /><br />Check out...

FWIW, I've had excellent results with small carpet samples which never made their way back to the carpet store. My surface is a a hardwood floor (plenty slippery), and I place the carpet side to the floor surface so the feet of the C2 sit on the backing. I don't flail much when I row, and this arran...

Hi Emma:<br /><br />I don't see your age, but it sounds like you're in your mid-30's. I'm closing in on 65. I'd suffered from a rotator cuff problem as well as some arthritis in my right shoulder which had me confounded for several years. Erging seemed to aggravate it. I was frequently in pain--espe...

I clean the rail and rollers daily with a damp paper towel after using it to moisten my chest for the Polar HRM transmitter. Works fine.<br /><br />I've had "squeak at the catch" problems in the past, and some helpful person at C2 (don't remember his name--it was a few years ago) suggested a few dro...

The 200K Holiday Challenge seems to be close to my endurance ceiling given my current level of fitness. I want very much to donate blood this week in light of the shortages which occur around the holidays each year.<br /><br />I'm a newbie at donation, however. I understand it's without noticeable e...

Very helpful on the topic at hand, drtango. Thanks.<br /><br />Your observations on selective reading of the posts is well-taken. I'm hopeful you'll have more to say now that your oar is in the water.<br /><br />Erg on.<br /><br />TS

Hey Boris:<br><br>If your seat is squeaking at the catch or shortly after, clean the schmutz off the rail with a slightly damp paper towel and let it dry. Then, wipe a *very* thin film of Chain Oil over the top of the rail. I've had to do this from time to time, and it's worked like a charm.<br><br>...

I'd be interested in observations from any Model C ergers who have traded their PM2 or PM2+ up for a PM3. I'm considering making the investment and need some anecdotal support to help sell my Chancellor of the Exchequer. Model D user comments on the PM3 are welcome too.<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>Terry

My Model C (with a D handle) and I have our encounters in our rec room--which has a great view out over the mountains to the west. Kudos to those who have to trek to their gyms to row--that's an extra measure of dedication.<br><br>Terry