Indoor Rowing for Fitness and Competition

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At one time, indoor rowing machines were used mainly by seasoned outdoor rowers for winter training, but since the 1990s indoor rowing has expanded enormously and has grown into an individual sport in its own right. Every year international competitions take place, the most important being the World Championships, the European Championships and the British Championships, the latter being held in Birmingham. Indoor Rowing for Fitness and Competition teaches you the most effective and safest workouts using indoor rowing machines and aims to provide you with fast results whether you are trying to achieve weight loss, training in connection with another sport, or preparing for one of the many indoor rowing events. Everything you need to know about indoor rowing is covered, including its history; the different types of machine and how they work; how to improve your endurance and strength conditioning; and how to develop your rowing techniques. It also provides training programmes to suit everyone, whether they are interested in participating in an indoor rowing event of 2000 metres or an indoor rowing marathon. AUTHOR Darryl Wilkinson has been involved in the health and fitness industry for over ten years and has gained professional fitness qualifications with many of the principal health and fitness training bodies in the UK. He works as a personal trainer, freelance writer, fitness tutor and assessor in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Darryl specialise in weight loss and endurance-based sports including indoor rowing. His passion is to educate and motivate people in all areas of health and fitness, thus helping them to attaint their goals. SALES . Essential reading for those considering taking up indoor rowing and for those who have some experience and are seeking to improve their performance. . Indoor rowing has expanded enormously since the 1990s and today thousands of people take part in this exciting sporting activity. . Covers everything you need to know about indoor rowing including types of machines, how they work, effective and safe workouts and how to develop your rowing techniques . Fully illustrated with photos and drawings ILLUSTRATIONS 114 colour photos and diagrams *

Darryl Wilkinson has been involved in the health and fitness industry for over ten years and has gained professional fitness qualifications with many of the principal health and fitness training bodies in the UK. He works as a personal trainer, freelance writer, fitness tutor and assessor in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Darryl specializes in weight loss and endurance-based sports, including indoor rowing. His passion is to educate and motivate people in all areas of health and fitness, thus helping them to attain their goals.