How To Find Rowing Machine Reviews
A rowing machine is a big ticket item and needs careful comparison shopping. Their average price is $500, but you can get them for more or less. You would also need an exercise mat and, if required, pay for shipping. Since rowing machines weigh about 70 pounds, the shipping costs will sting. So, it is important that you find the right rowing machine for you the first time. You don't need to search alone. There are many rowing machine reviews online.
What About Consumer Reports?
Consumer Reports is the nation's leading shopping comparison magazine. They only cover a limited amount of products per year. It's only things like cars do they cover annually. You can buy back issues from their website – June, 2003 is one month – but there is no guarantee that the models recommended are still being made. If you go to their website –
www.consumerreports.org – you will see that there are no rowing machine reviews listed on their website, although there are reviews for treadmills and exercise bikes. You can go to their forums and ask for rowing machine reviews from the forum members, but that's a long shot as to if you'll get any response.
Other Sites
You will be much better off finding rowing machine reviews by going to customer comparison web sites such as MySimon.com, Nextag.com, Shopping.Yahoo.com and EllipticalTrainerReviews.com. Yes, you'll be seeing dots before your eyes, but you will the most up to date unbiased rowing machine reviews available on the planet. Since they are not written by professional writers (for the most part), they might take a little while to decipher, even if they are supposedly in English.
Also keep a lookout for any customer reviews where someone clearly has a n axe to grind. They will not make any reliable reviewers. Focus on all of the positive reviews. If a brand or make isn't mentioned on any rowing machine reviews, it doesn't necessarily mean that it is a bad machine. It's just that no one has bought one yet who also writes for the website you are looking at.
In some rowing machine review sites, they will have separate categories for used equipment than new equipment. If you are looking to save some money by buying used, check those special sections out. Be familiar with how to use a rowing machine, though, as they do take some practice to get used to. And before you start any exercise program, talk to your doctor to see if it is safe for you.
