Ageless Inspiration: Stories of Three Remarkable Women Indoor Rowers
This post comes to us from Sarah Fuhrmann, owner of UCanRow2. UCanRow2 provides inclusive flywheel-based workouts, training programs, and Concept2 certification to athletes and coaches of all ages and stages around the world.
In the world of indoor rowing, age is never a barrier. Not to getting fit, competing, or teaching others the joys of our sport.
Meet Lou Ellyn Helman, Helen Hossack Driediger, and Polli Schildge—three incredible women whose stories exemplify what we’ve always said: Rowing meets you where you are and takes you as far as you want to go. Continue Reading ›
The RowErg keeps Kévin Scott busy. Very busy. He squeezes this interview around hosting an erg race that connects French Polynesia with rowing clubs in France and Oceania. The race is one of many events that Scott organizes from his home in Tahiti, all in the name of creating an ever-expanding, accessible rowing community. 
“You may have heard of my brother, Eddie,” James Hall starts the interview. Eddie Hall is the former World’s Strongest Man and James is just as impressive. Sporting a massive 220 lb frame of muscle, James stands out from the usual RowErg and SkiErg users. 
In the fall of 2018, I found myself in a situation that is unfortunately all too common—being in a caregiver role for a loved one. For those who have ridden the roller coaster of having a sick partner, family member or loved one, you know all too well the deep lows and heavy days that can come along with that. We can never put ourselves in another’s shoes or compare our stories to theirs, but I hope we can empathize with anyone who finds themselves in that role. 
For those who haven’t discovered it yet, the Concept2 Online Ranking is a very large and constantly growing database of best times for twelve different distance/time pieces on the RowErg, SkiErg and BikeErg. Its thousands of entries from users around the world can be readily sorted by event, age group, gender, weight class, country, state, adaptive category and more. The online ranking can be a very useful resource and training tool, even if you never choose to post a PR and rank yourself. 
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Concept2 ergs are designed to last, and we get many testimonials from customers who have been using their machines for years with little to no maintenance. We really like those stories! 
ErgData, Concept2’s free app, offers a choice of six different displays to view during your workout. Even better, it enables you to customize the data you see on them. There are three data screens, a plot screen, and a graph screen, and if you’re using the Target Pace function, you can view yourself side-by-side with your pacer.