Rowing 101 - an Introduction to the sport

In this lesson, Derek Duke Noble checks out the rhythmic workout of rowing. He talks to competitive rowers about what to expect, how to get started, how to improve, what kind of workout rowing offers, etc. Rowing is a largely cardiovascular workout, though muscles definitely offer an advantage. Water is calmest in the morning, so rowers are generally out on it early in the morning for their workouts.

The biggest challenge for rowers is to maintain technique and form and focus while pushing oneself at a very high level. There are two types of rowing. In sweeping, each rower has one oar. When skulling, each rower has two oars.

Derek Duke Noble (www.bodynoble.com), the host and creator of Urban Fitness TV (www.urbanfitnesstv.com), is a world-renowned celebrity lifestyle and fitness guru.

As a personal lifestyle fitness guru and trainer, I have had the good fortune to work with some of Hollywood’s hottest celebrities (John McEnroe, Demi Moore, Maria Shriver, Tatum O’Neil, and Michael J. Fox) and most recently, I got the opportunity to serve as both host and executive producer of Urban Fitness TV on the Fit TV channel. After working with an extensive list of high performance athletes, high fashion models and actors who have little time to work out, but still have to look as if they live at the gym, I created the ‘focus touch’ visualization technique that can boost the effectiveness of any exercise. This technique is part of the Body Noble Method, which is a safe,...

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