My rowing journey is about to begin

 So I hit a milestone recently that I'm not happy about.

But the biggest problem here is that it's starting to really take a toll on my ankle.  I haven't been blogging much about my pickleball adventures the past couple of years.  But I've really enjoyed playing pickleball and competing in tournaments.  

Well, this last tournament from last weekend messed me up.  My shins ache like crazy and I'm hobbling around like an old man.  I'm at least 40-50 pounds overweight.  Pickleball isn't doing it.  And I'm only swimming a minimal amount.  Which never did if for me anyway.  What really got me was running.  But at this size my joints are not having it.  So what to do?

I did some homework, and I remember back to the Tomax gym in the basement there was a rowing machine.  That was tough.  It works most of your muscles compared to a recumbent bike or a treadmill.  So I found this:  

Aviron rowing machines!

There are a bunch of youtubes on the Impact rower.  And the way it uses gaming to make it more fun really appealled to me.  I remember back when I used it at Tomax how much of a workout it was.  

Rowing in general is beneficial for:

• Low impact on joints.  There isn't any gravity pounding at my joints like there is with running, or even fast walking.  
• It's more of a full body workout.  Unlike cycling or running, it's actually engaging so many muscles and isn't simply a "calorie burn".  It's going to strengthen muscles all over.
• It's going to be even more aerobic than running because of the increased use of muscles.  Which will mean I can workout for a shorter time period and burn calories faster. 
• I can do it inside year-round.  But unlike a treadmill this will actually take up less room.  

And further with an Impact rower from Aviron, it has so many features.  I'll be sure to add a follow up post once it arrives.

How long after ordering will the Aviron Impact rower ship?

I ordered mine on a Saturday and it shipped on Tuesday.  So about 3 days from ordering to shipping.