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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Becks Shepherd

Best rowing machines for home in 2025, tried and tested

Rowing, whether it’s indoors on a machine or you’re lucky enough to enjoy the sport on open water, is without a doubt one of the best low-impact and cardio-infused workouts you can do.

Not only does this full-body exercise work at least 85 per cent of the muscles in your body, from your quads and glutes to your delts and lats, but science tells us that this sweaty seated sport can help increase aerobic capacity and muscle size and decrease visceral fat. 

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