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Rower Vs Cross Trainer

  • 24-10-2010 12:42am
    #1
    Cork24
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    I wondering what do people think which one is the best to work out on looking to buy one of the two but dont know which one i should go for.


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  • #2
    ragg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,853 ✭✭✭ragg


    Rower. Takes up less space and is a much better excercise.


  • #3
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Whichever one you'll use more. :)


  • #4
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    Khannie wrote: »
    Whichever one you'll use more. :)

    This.


  • #5
    Cork24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,663 ✭✭✭Cork24


    i use the both all the time, but dont know which one to buy for my house. Cross Trainer works the same muscles as the Rower does. but what type of Cals were taking about per hour, im normally burning 100 per 10mins with the rower.

    looking at some thing that will help me with my Running


  • #6
    Kev_ps3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,604 ✭✭✭Kev_ps3


    This might sound stupid but I prefer the cross trainer simply because you are standing while using it. If your sitting on your ass all day you dont want to be sitting aswell while you exercise!


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  • #7
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    If it makes any difference.......

    I read an article in Men's Health about a year ago which said that when used properly the cross-trainer will burn more cals than a rowing machine - and from memory the study was carried out in DCU.

    Agree with previous poster on standing-up but you're going to be the one using it so go with whatever you feel you'll use the most.


  • #8
    Will Heffernan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭Will Heffernan


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    If it makes any difference.......

    I read an article in Men's Health about a year ago which said that when used properly the cross-trainer will burn more cals than a rowing machine - and from memory the study was carried out in DCU.

    Agree with previous poster on standing-up but you're going to be the one using it so go with whatever you feel you'll use the most.
    Not having a go at you for raising the point BUT no one actually chooses and adheres to an exercise program based on optimal calorie utilisation.

    Pick what you like and do that.


  • #9
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,900 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    If it makes any difference.......

    I read an article in Men's Health about a year ago which said that when used properly the cross-trainer will burn more cals than a rowing machine - and from memory the study was carried out in DCU.

    Agree with previous poster on standing-up but you're going to be the one using it so go with whatever you feel you'll use the most.
    It also varys a lot depending on how good you are at using it.

    Plus any difference is pretty minute in terms of gettign somethign extra. I wouldn't mind burning less cals if I perfered one enough to use it more.

    For me rower > cross trainer


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