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<!--QuoteBegin-t51+Mar 2 2005, 04:17 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(t51 @ Mar 2 2005, 04:17 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I received a Model D for Christmas.  I had been rowing 1x...

Thank you. That's just about what the incline is. I can erg with a clear conscience.

I just bought a model C after using one at a gym for several months. The beam on which the slide sits is angled down a couple of degrees (I checked the floor and that's level!). Does it matter? Is it supposed to slide at that 1 or 2 degrees? The manual doesn't say anything about it one way or the ot...

Thank you all. The suggestions were great and I think I tried all of them! What's worked best for me is the duct tape combined with only lacing my sneakers half way up to allow more swing. The duct tape absorbs the rubbing wonderfully. It's shredded by the end of a day's 20k row but my heels aren't....

The 220 minus your age to = max heart rate only works for people who are really out of shape. The only way to really find out your Max HR is a stress test in a hospital done by a cardiologist. You can, though, get a good approximation at home. Also, the books I've read all say you'll have a differen...

Thank you everyone. I tried rowing without shoes today. It didn't feel quite right but I want to try again when I have more experience. The idea of tieing the strap across the very top of my sneaker worked out very well, cmbined with only lacing the shoe up half way and shortening my stoke a bit. It...

I'm new to rowing (and love it !!) having taken it up after a hip problem stopped my running. The back of my heel is getting rubbed raw against my sneaker and is really interfering. Would anyone have suggestions about how to treat it now and how to avoid having it happen again? I've tried lacing my ...