rowing machine or dance xl

OLDYELLAR

heya im looking for sumthing that i can do a bit of exercise on at home , the gyms hard to get to now with the dark at 5 and all , yea i saw a rowing machine in argos which would be handy for watching the tv and exercising , thats 75 but then i saw that dance xl for platstation which would get ya working out too thats 60 , im on a tight budget just wondering what ye think is the better idea or even suggest something else for around the same money that i can use at home that would be good for a bit of exercise ?

Seraphina

i dunno, do you have the co-ordination for the dancing thing?
im not sure what the story is with those, i know they have special workout modes designed to get your heart pumping, and i've tried it myself and found it fairly taxing, but i lost interest because i couldn't keep up.
i simply didn't have the co-ordination for them, i cant see to grasp complicated aerobics either, but thats just me.

OLDYELLAR

yea there hard yokes to get used to , im not too bad at it , never actually tried the aerobics on it though , .

Guvnor

Can the rowing machine for 75 euro as there is only one rowing machine worth buying and that is the www.concept2.com and it is a bit more than 75 but worth every last cent.

At home you could buy a skipping rope or get a bench/platform of about 12-16inches high and just step up and down alternating legs for say 10mins initially if you can last 10mins as this is bloody hard but it is bloody cheap as well!

rainbow kirby

If you really want to get set up with a dance mat, you can do it for a lot less than €60. If you go to GAME, you can get an 8 step dance mat with one of the PS1 Dancing Stage games for €30-ish. Also the Dance XL mat only works with that particular game, so if you ever wanted to get another game to go with it, you'd have to buy a whole new dance mat.

Rowing is a good workout, but for something to do at home I would personally find it particularly boring.

OLDYELLAR

cool the dance mat it is so , i`ll` look like im having a fit probably but i hate not getting any exercise .

Guvnor

The concept 2 is never really boring, what it is, is never easy. If one has correct technique and 99.99% of the population do not then even going light is hard. It is without doubt the best piece of cardio equipment £ for £ some of these machines rack up 29,000km a year and keep going and going with minimal maintenance.

If you did 20-30 mins 4-5 times a week you would see massive changes in your physique - arms, butt you name it, this hits it.


The Erg
In the basement
Cold and dark
Like a winter night,
Like the animal's lair
.
The machine
The measure of my soul
When the ice lies heavy
On the water
.
Most days,
Just the test of my will
To go on, to endure
To build for the Spring, yet dormant
.
Some days,
Close my eyes
Feel the water,the warmth
The power, the grace
.
Some days,
Torture my body
The splits will not fall
The body is weak, lethargic
.
No matter
The machine cares not
Frustration, rage, pleading
Boil, burn me all over
.
Some days,
My power, my strength, my will
Reign supreme
My body, the numbers, do my bidding
.
The animal inside,
Unleashed, raging, triumphant
Seeking to destroy, annihilate
The machine

This poem refers to the Concept 2 ergometer. We are not aware of the author save for it must have been a rower. If you know who wrote it please let us know.