Product Features :
- Rowing machine to help you stay in shape and train in your own home
- Two hydraulic cylanders with continuous resistance and a comfortably ergonomic seat
- Training computer provides info on time measurement number of oar strokes speed of strokes distance covered and more
- Program for desired distance covered and stroke speed visual and audio signals
- 250 pound weight capacity measures 49 x 31 x 10 inches
>> Great way to exercise
I m no athlete but I needed to get in shape When I heard that Gerard Butler used rowing as one way to get in shape for 300 I decided to check it out I d really enjoyed rowing when I was younger I did lots of research before I decided on the Kettler The package was in okay shape and a friend of mine who is technically savvy set it up in a little more than an hour It takes a little while for the oars to loosen up but once they do rowing is a breeze As someone else said it s very meditative and requires more concentration than my elliptical machine which I bought from Nordic Track not a good piece of equipment has always wobbled This on the other hand is rock solid You definately can feel that this type of exercise is a good work out Plan to make it part of my regular routine Another plus I have Chronic Fatigue so it s easy to pace myself so I don t get post exercise collapse If you are looking for a good rowing machine and don t mind spending a bit more this is it
>> Good machine but I got a dud
I got my Favorit about 5 days after I ordered it and when I went to put it together I realized that a piece was missing the bar to hold the foot pedals on So I called customer service and they sent me one free of charge the next day I was a little disappointed because I was excited to use it but couldn t without something to put my feet on So I waited another 5 or so days and I got that part
After using it I realized the right shock absorber wasn t working correctly and it started losing more pressure within a few day to where it was unusable I emailed customer service this time and they sent me a new shock right away
Since then I haven t had any problems the machine works great and I ve been using it about 3 weeks daily with the new shock The customer service was really great which is why I decided not to take off a star I think I might have gotten a returned machine It was obviously a dud either way everything else about the experience was so high quality it s hard to believe this sort of thing would happen regularly
I wanted to respond to the other review about the resistance adjustment too because I was worried about this when I was reading them When I was talking to the customer service lady on the phone the first time I told her that I had gotten two of the wrong bolts There are a set of bolts for putting the arms on with tooth that goes all the way up the bolt this is also used for the resistance knobs and another set for the arms that only has tooth about a third of the way up I hadn t gotten any of the second type but I had two extra of the first type She said that they replaced those because people were accidentally using the the bolts without the full tooth on the resistance adjustment which wouldn t work because you can t screw it down all the way So the people who were complaining about the resistance just didn t follow the instructions
Also people seemed to make a big deal out of the instructions but they re very clear with good pictures diagrams of the bolts you need to use etc Seems to me they must never have had to partially assemble anything All you have to do was bolt the arms legs and foot pedals on It s mostly assembled when you get it Be careful to put the arms on the correct way though the bend should face forward like in the picture
Overall I m very glad I bought this machine I read a lot of reviews on a lot of the cheaper 100 200 piston rowing machines and they were all complaining about their machines degrading within a week of two of getting it like broken wheels on the seats and shocks leaking oil and loud squeaks and that s why I decided to pay a bit more The Favorit is really quiet and obviously build to last The resistance is good too at its lowest setting it s pretty easy so you can do an aerobic workout and on it s highest setting I can hardly pull it back I have it set around the middle right now so it s like a weight machine You can even sit on it backwards and do a bench press And if you have problems with it you ll have a really great support center to work with
>> An above average machine with terrible directions
It appears this is a quality machine Unfortunately it took me hours to assemble it because the directions are totally inadequate There are numerous diagrams labeled A B C etc however several diagrams are turned backwards and have the assembled parts in different directions and locations i e one diagram shows parts located partially front to back and then the next one has the parts located side to side and then partially back to front I finally got it assembled and have begun working out on it but it will take some time before I know how it really holds up It was very frustrating to still know if I have it put together correctly All the pictures show the handles standing up Mine won t do that The entire machine seems very sturdy However the performance monitor IS in German but at least there s a booklet to translate what it is indicating into English
