Hi, I'm hoping to get your opinions on rowing machines if you have one at home or use this at the gym. It's not something I have considered before, however after a month of seeing a physiotherapist and massage therapists for a minor shoulder injury (what I thought was minor), I have been advised that no amount of physio or massage will probably help unless I strengthen my back muscles and that rowing would help these muscles in a few months.
I saw a very good massage therapist today who advised that even when lying down my shoulders protract forward, my muscles are very tight and I have limited movement on the left hand side (the side of my shoulder problem). He also asked if there was history of arthritis in my family. I've known for a while my posture is very bad but never done anything about it. Today was a bit of a wake up call, especially the mention of arthritis after seeing the pain my grandmother has had from it.
I'm keen to buy a rower now and have seen a cheapish one on ebay that I am considering buying (I can't afford a "normal" priced one at the moment so think it's better to get something that I can afford, at least for the time being and to see if I use it). Since my shoulder problems I have had to stop all upper body work (especially push-ups), so I'm missing any upper body work at the moment and just sticking to treadmill, rebounding and callanetics.
Sorry for my long rambling post! To finally get to the point, I would be interested to hear your experienes with rowing: do you find it's a good workout, has it helped your posture, does anyone have a similar experience to me that can offer some other suggestions.... Many thanks
05-22-11, 05:05 AM
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