Traditionally, most people who row do it to compete; most people use indoor rowers to test themselves.

The equipment is equally well-suited for moderate exercise in your "comfort zone" to get your heart pumping a little harder and your lungs breathing a little deeper.

Since ancient Greece, some experts have opined that exercise is good for your health and can improve and lengthen your life.  Even without precise scientific measurement of how it happens, more and more experts and organizations promote regular, moderate exercise as a beneficial tool to prevent illness and minimize its effects.

Indoor rowing is an optimum way to achieve these benefits.  You do it sitting down.  There is no impact to joints. You can control how hard you work at it and what range of motion you use. The equipment is inexpensive compared to most exercise equipment. Indoor rowers are increasingly available at the local "Y" or health club.  Trainers and exercise programs that use rowing are growing across the country. The space required to have your own rowing machine at home is limited. Simply put, the biggest challenge is fitting it into your schedule because the act of rowing itself is so easy to do.