When it comes to rowing machines, there's the Concept2 RowErg – and then there's everything else. That might sound like ...

Enter: rowing machines. The best rowing machines these days, including the Concept2 and Hydrow rowers below, can take your heart rate, monitor your progress and have you Boat Race ready in no time.

We spent a few weeks with the LIT Strength Machine in our home gym to test the full-body workout of the all-in-one rower, strength trainer and pilates reformer.

These 11 trainer-approved indoor rowing machines, including pieces from Concept2, Peloton, and more, are the best to add to your home gym setup.

The rower requires more output from your body because you’re using more muscles of your upper body to power the machine, Reno-Parolini says.

Water rowing machines: As their name suggests, water rowers use paddles and water within a resistance system. They are typically positioned at the front of the rower.

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The rower requires more output from your body because you’re using more muscles of your upper body to power the machine, Reno-Parolini says.

“Like if you imagine you're to bend over and pick something up off the floor — everything you're using, total body — you're going to feel the same effect on that rowing machine,” she said. Even if ...