Xeno Muller

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<!--QuoteBegin-DIESEL+Feb 28 2005, 01:47 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(DIESEL @ Feb 28 2005, 01:47 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Xeno+Feb 26 2005, 11:35 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Xeno @ Feb 26 2005, 11:35 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br /> It is up to us who use the rowing machine to make others more interested in the sport.  <br /><br /><br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />The only problem is that when I teach people how to erg - they never touch the machine again - once they realize how hard it is !! <br /><br />They have no patience, or worse they hate the ego-hit they take when they realize they aren't as fit as they think they are. <br /><br /> <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Diesel,<br />Good point. <br /><br />I think the key to high sales for aerobic equipment manufacturers is make sure their equipment feels as easy as possible and has a logarithm which inflates the calorie burn by at least 20-30%! <br /><br />Most exercisers are focused on weight loss and they take the calorie expenditure readout from their favorite machine as the most important criterion combined with a low RPE (relative perceived exertion). The elliptical machine is extremely popular these days and I think this - in part - because it combines a low RPE with an inflated caloric expenditure. Anyway, this is just my opinion, I have no material proof.<br /><br />In comparison, since rowing demands a high degree of muscular endurance from the majority of muscle groups of the body, it has a high RPE among the untrained combine that with a moderate calorie burn at the level that most neophytes would row at. It feels too much like hard work for most folk!!<br /><br /><br /><br />