YOSUDA Water Rowing Machine Foldable for Home Use 5.8 Gal Large Water Tank

This is really a surprisingly nice looking piece of exercise equipment! Real wood, with a nice semigloss varnish - well above IKEA-class furniture finish, in my opinion. The styling is sort of a 70s high-end home equipment vibe, a lot like the classic wooden NordicTrack ski machines. Most of the rower comes pre-assembled, and I have no complaints about the job. It's clearly thoroughly tightened, zero creaks or wonky mating angles, and what little was left for me to do was fairly straight-forward; the instructions sort of leave you hanging though, telling you to leave the final tightening of all screws until they're in place but never actually saying when to do so! I figured it out anyway. The glide is absolutely perfect, and the pull feels great! I've spent a lot of time rowing on a Concept2, and a cheap magnetic rowing machine, and this is by far my favorite for actually enjoying my time rowing. It seems more like riding a nice bike on level ground, where you get that extended momentum after each stroke or pedal. I've never used another water rower to compare to, but I'm now a fan. Supposedly, you can connect it to your phone via Bluetooth, but I don't care. The screen is very reminiscent of a Tiger Electronics handheld game, with a little display that shows you an animated LCD "rendering" of yourself in a boat, with little waves or bubbles of water rushing past you at approximately the same pace as your stroke. Oddly for a rower, it doesn't show your 500m split. The seat is comfortable, and the handle is nicely textured, but the footrests and straps are best used with shoes on. Converting it between folded and flat can take a bit of thinking the first few times, since you have to know where the seat is going to end up before each maneuver, but once you get the hang of it it's fine. Living in earthquake country, I'd much rather have a rower like this that can fold into something less precarious, rather than having it be so top-heavy when vertical. Rolling it around is best done while it's still flat, and in that position it's very well-balanced, so it takes no effort to do so. I don't think the wheels at the end of the track are intended to be used for moving it while folded, instead they're there to let you grab it from the middle and pull up to fold it - when you do so, the two ends slap together on their rubber bumpers. So to roll it back to its storage spot, you place the water side where you'd like it to end up, grab the middle bar and pull up (and a little toward the water side), and the other side just rolls into place. It could use a proper handle there.

The packaging is gigantic!! But this is such a great rowing machine. I use Apple Fitness + rowing workouts, and it’s a very similar machine that they use, so it’s easy to keep up. I used distilled water plus the chlorine packet included. The water stays nice and clear. Great resistance, great foot straps (which is my biggest complaint for rowing machines usually), and so convenient to fold up and out of the way. I also love that it doesn’t look like workout equipment.

Before I purchased this product, and read all the available reviews, most especially the review that stated that from her experience this rowing machine mimics water the best, then made my purchase, and I can say that I have not been disappointed in my purchase, and exceedingly grateful to have such a good product. The only negative I could find was not knowing from the assembly instructions how much water is contained in the tank in order to put the appropriate number of tablets in it to keep the water purified, therefore, I will provide this information: Level 1 is 5.3 quarts or approximately 5 liters, and each additional level mark adds 1.1 quarts of water or about 1 liter. The size of the Rowing Machine is perfect for me at 5'4", and the seat is exceptional having a well-formed and slightly cushioned conformity. The foot straps are great, and the noise it makes is okay as you hear the slushing of the water and the winding of the pulley cord. I have 3/4 CAP interlocking exercise mats underneath the machine which I purchased from Home Depot, which keeps the machine from shaking or making any noise so that my neighbor below may not hear it. I also took the advice of one of the reviewers to assemble the rowing machine by watching the video which I verify is the best way to assemble the product, and very easy to do when following the video. The product is attractive and well-made, and hope to have it for many years.

Get a 13 mm wrench ratchet water will def make putting together even quicker even though it comes with a multi tool thing. 6 bolts that’s all it took they all go into 13 mm nuts using provided hex keys - put on the seat_remove the seat rail blockers ( unscrew 2 screw) slide the seat on put the seat blockers( what ever they are called ) back on then give it a drink ! I dumped a (almost) 5 gallon bottle of water in - we were ready to row! I got this knowing it’s no super cross fit training rowing machine - just to get in some kind of shape besides round- and get my flexibility back - working from home sitting down all day is a slow death! Plus it’s be nice to be able to tie my shoe like I used to - fat guy slip ins and around the corner - I’m going to start what I don’t like which is more of me whining. Than an actual complaint about the product. It’s close to the ground ! lol I’m to damn fat and non flexible to easily get up and down! IfI have a fart in me it’s def coming out The reason I say this first is if your out of shape like me don’t let stuff like this get you down - just keep at it it will get easier - Second eh the foot straps think I’m going to buy some Velcro straps -don’t have time to be all hunched over over messing around with cheap plastic strap pieces - beyond that- it’s a beautiful sturdy piece of gym equipment - smooth back and forth the seat rolls smoothly also- the wooshing of the water is relaxing -I think you could actually do a small load of wash in the tank!( jk of course) - it’s a very hypnotic relaxing- oh yeah it folds in half and looks cool.! So far it seems cool I like it.Time will tell- something to keep a guy in shape flexible

Very pleased with this purchase. The packaging was very secure and easy to unpack although I recommend two people due to the weight. The assembly instructions are thorough and easy to follow. The assembled unit is attractive, solid, and operates smoothly. Very satisfied with the relatively low cost considering the fundamental structure is solid and of high quality. The accessory computer display screen is small but still usable for basic session tracking. The seat rollers roll on plastic tracks so they may not last as long as the metal tracks on more expensive rowers (at three times the price!).

Worked great for a year. Right after the warranty expired, the tension rope mechanism broke and is completely useless. I opened a support ticket. Hopefully they stand by their product.

So, decided to get this rowing machine to add in some strength training to my routine. And honestly, it's probably one of the better, if not best options. The portability of it is my favorite with how small it folds up, the next part is the ease of assembly. It honestly took maybe 10 minutes to assemble. The noise of it is very relaxing, if you're into the sounds of water splashing or rushing with each pull. With that being said, some things to take into consideration. For the "balanced" resistance that the manufacturer recommends, it takes about 2.5 gallons of water. Additionally speaking, if you fill it up with just regular tap water instead of filtered or like purified water from a store, you'll want to use the supplied water clarifying solution. It does not mention it in the book, but it's just one of those things you'll want to do so that the machine stays clean and doesn't have a funk or grow mold/bacteria. The other thing is, for the love of all that is good, START SLOWLY. And when I mean start slowly, I mean do something like a HIIT rowing workout, do not use the apps supplied rowing workout. I made the mistake of trying to do the shortest session they had in the free trial of their app (yes their app is free but the workouts and videos to go with it are subscription based), a 14.5 minute rowing session. This machine will laugh at you the whole time it's whooping you and wiping you all over the floor. The first three minutes is the easiest part, the next 11.5 minutes is the longest 11.5 minutes of your life. It's non-stop rowing for the whole workout. (You can pause the workout/video and take a break, but the break itself never feels like it's long enough before you decide to finish the workout.) Tl;Dr, don't make the same mistake I did. The two things that I wasn't a super fan of, is how low it is to the ground and the foot straps. The foot straps feel kind of cheap and cheesy, it's also a little difficult to put on for someone like me who is 6'3". I'd almost say a set of Velcro straps might be better? Or the addition of Velcro? The other thing on how low it sits, also plays into my height. That's a long ways down, and an even longer way up after the machine got done beating the snot out of me for its own entertainment. In closing, I do recommend this machine. It does engage quite a few muscles and does a great job at strengthening them and stretching them out. Even the ones you didnt think you had. The portability of the machine is even better and it stores out of the way, as well as it's easy to maneuver around where you need it. Just, start light and work your way up, you'll do just fine.

This is by far my best purchase! I've been disabled for 30 years & have been unable to exercise for most of them! Needless to say, I've put on quite a few pounds! I love this rowing machine! It's very quiet, durable, of great quality & easy to use! It came mostly assemble & took very little time & effort to put together! I love the style & ease of folding up & storing away until the next day! Understandably, I've had to break in slowly 🐌! But, that's to be expected! I add a little more time to each day! My only issue is it being so low to the ground, it's difficult to get off of! That's my problem not the fault of the rower! My son is going to make me a platform to raise it up higher! It's fun to use & I look forward to exercising each day! An added benefit is that is amuses by cats 🐈. They try to attack the swishing of the water, lol! I would definitely recommend!

De calidad el material, fácil de ensemblar muy bonita la remadora. Tiene. Buena tensión

Excelente producto muy sólido de buena calidad y práctico hasta para su guardado en cuestiones de funcionalidad la resistencia es muy buena y realista

Muy fácil de armar, alta calidad y muy buena herramienta de ejercicio.

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