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Rowing machines, long and out-of-style fitness equipment, are suddenly in fashion again. Moderately popular in the 1950’s, they’ve faded into obscurity shortly thereafter. The old rowing machine’s unfortunate predicament may have been precipitated by its considerably bulky and heavyset frame, as well as its normally noisy operation. As such, everyone thought it gone, never to be seen again.

As treadmills and bikes dominated the home gym landscape in the 1980’s, however, rowing machines began to make a silent but steady comeback. Offering quieter operation, better resistance and smaller frames, these newer units made rowing machines a sensible gym equipment to invest in. Now, they are considered one of the most popular home fitness equipments worldwide.

The Precor rowing machine has certainly done its part to help instigate the revival, finding its way into many home gyms with its compact and portable frame. If you’re at all looking for a suitable home exercise equipment, the Precor rowing machine may prove an even more ideal choice than any of the more popular units.

Features Of A Precor Rowing Machine

A number of Precor rowing machine models are available, all of them light and compact, allowing for suitable placement in many small areas of the house. They also fold conveniently, facilitating easier storage and relatively portable handling, which means you can tuck them safely under the bed, inside the walk-in closet or right beside the wall when not in use.

This ease of use makes the Precor rowing machine a better choice for many home gyms than a standard free weights system. Free weights system, after all, can be cumbersome to keep around with plenty of individual parts to manage. As such, they can be hard to keep around when you don’t have a space dedicated for working out. Can you seriously imagine having all those bars, benches, plates and dumbbells in your living room? With a rowing machine, your home fitness system should work well in any available space.

But why should you choose a Precor rowing machine over a treadmill or a bike, both of which seem to provide the same compact and portable benefits?

Apart from providing you with sufficient cardio workout to burn off excess calories like a typical home fitness equipment does, the Precor rowing machine can help you build lean muscle mass as well. Resistance levels can be set to provide adequate weight whatever your fitness goals are. Keep it to low levels when you’re trying to get an aerobic workout or set it to provide higher resistance to stimulate those muscle tissues to grow.

When you get a Precor rowing machine, you’re getting exercise equipment that can fulfill many of your workout needs while only requiring you to learn a single type of motion. The rowing movements the machine facilitates lets you burn fat, build up endurance, gain strength and pack on muscle. How many small and compact machines can ever claim to do that?