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I have had my C2 in my apartment for about a month now. I have done rowing sessions on 26 days, and rowed a total of 205,000 meters. My rowing kcal expended have been 10,193, and total exercise calories for the month 15,779. (Including non-rowing exercise kcal.) My non-rowing calories have been walking and hiking. I try to be very conservative estimating my calories from these non rowing activities- I use an electronic Omron pedometer and convert miles walked to Kcal at 81 kc/mile. In fact, I think the conversion should actually be a little higher, since much of my walking is on hills, and also about 1/3 of the time I am carrying a full pack- about 25#. Years ago a researcher named Ralph Paffenbarger studied a group of college graduates for years, to see what mortality effect was associated with aerobic exercise levels. He found that life expectancy increased until it leveled out as I remember around 2000 kcal/week, of what he called leisure exercise activity.
My rowing performance is improving a bit, so that I can now expend about 400 kc in less than 45 minutes, including warmup, warmdown and a period where I try to go slow and establish my technique. No clue what my heartrate is, but it is not very high judged by breath. Yesterday my GF was hanging out on the couch while I finished up my morning row and we could talk normally. Using the C2 calculator, my MET rate was slightly over 7 averaged over the entire 45 minutes. Occasionally I step it up for 15-20 strokes, and this takes me over 10 METs, but it is not so easy and I do not want to start dreading the rowing experience.
I think when I get fully grooved I will be doing 500 to 800 kc/day, from all exercise activities that I can easily measure.
Even on pretty days I tend to go ahead and row in late am or early pm, then go out after my shower. Even though it crowds my living space, I am very glad I bought it.
My only negatives are what I mentioned in another thread- figuring out how to stay clean without dealing with itchy rashy skin. This is getting much better though. One big positive is better sleep. Last night I went to sleep at 11, then woke to pee at 6. I was hungry so I ate a few olives and a piece of cheese, then back to sleep until 8:30. And although I doubt I will ever get a 6-pack, my back and legs are getting ripped to the point that these parts look almost like an anatomy chart. I never expected this at my "somewhat mature" age.
I wonder if others who have aerobic equipment at home can give some of their experiences?
I know for me this will be a really welcome device when the rain and darkness sets in. It also keeps my hip in good enough repair that I can dance more often, while a lot of walking can get me sore and kind of set back my dance hobby.
I might be be more fun if I joined a crew, and rowed on the lake in the am, but I wouldn’t do it. Too hard for a (charitably) middle aged man to crawl out of bed in the dark and go out in the cold and wet to get colder and wetter.
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My rowing performance is improving a bit, so that I can now expend about 400 kc in less than 45 minutes, including warmup, warmdown and a period where I try to go slow and establish my technique. No clue what my heartrate is, but it is not very high judged by breath. Yesterday my GF was hanging out on the couch while I finished up my morning row and we could talk normally. Using the C2 calculator, my MET rate was slightly over 7 averaged over the entire 45 minutes. Occasionally I step it up for 15-20 strokes, and this takes me over 10 METs, but it is not so easy and I do not want to start dreading the rowing experience.
I think when I get fully grooved I will be doing 500 to 800 kc/day, from all exercise activities that I can easily measure.
Even on pretty days I tend to go ahead and row in late am or early pm, then go out after my shower. Even though it crowds my living space, I am very glad I bought it.
My only negatives are what I mentioned in another thread- figuring out how to stay clean without dealing with itchy rashy skin. This is getting much better though. One big positive is better sleep. Last night I went to sleep at 11, then woke to pee at 6. I was hungry so I ate a few olives and a piece of cheese, then back to sleep until 8:30. And although I doubt I will ever get a 6-pack, my back and legs are getting ripped to the point that these parts look almost like an anatomy chart. I never expected this at my "somewhat mature" age.
I wonder if others who have aerobic equipment at home can give some of their experiences?
I know for me this will be a really welcome device when the rain and darkness sets in. It also keeps my hip in good enough repair that I can dance more often, while a lot of walking can get me sore and kind of set back my dance hobby.
I might be be more fun if I joined a crew, and rowed on the lake in the am, but I wouldn’t do it. Too hard for a (charitably) middle aged man to crawl out of bed in the dark and go out in the cold and wet to get colder and wetter.
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