Muscle Toning; Weight Loss - BLUEFIN Fitness BLADE 2.0 Rower Manuel D'instructions

ROWING EXERCISES
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Legs Only Rowing
This exercise will help tone muscles in your legs and back. With your back straight and
arms stretched out, bend your legs until you are grasping the rowing arm handles in
the starting position, (Fig 7.). Use your legs to push your body back whilst keeping your
arms and back straight.

Muscle Toning

To tone muscle while on your ROWING MACHINE you will need to have the resistance
set quite high. This will put more strain on your leg muscles and may mean you cannot
train for as long as you would like. If you are also trying to improve your fitness, you
need to alter your training programme.
You should train as normal during the warm up and cool down phases, but towards
the end of the exercise phase you should increase resistance making your legs work
harder. You will have to reduce your speed to keep your heart rate in the target zone.

Weight Loss

The important factor here is the amount of effort you put in. The harder and longer
you work, the more calories you will burn. This is effectively the same as if you were
training to improve your fitness, the difference being the goal.