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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rowing machine.  I’ve tried Pelaoton and find their classes boring.[/quote]

How do you keep the rowing machine interesting?  I do it, but kinda hate it. I haven't tried Peloton so I can't say for sure, but I just can't imagine how anything can be more boring than the rowing machine.  Blasting loud and fast music is the only thing that gets me through erging.  What's your secret?[/quote]

I erg and don’t love it, but I rarely find it boring.  What kinds of workouts do you do?  Maybe try something like 10 x 500m with an pyramid rating.  So, like 24, 28, 30, 32, 36, 36, 32, 30, 28, 24.  Or maybe if you are just doing a long piece, change the rating every few minutes, back and forth between 22 and 24.  Or vary the times or distances.  So, like 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1000, 750, 500 with 2 minutes rest between each.  Something like that.  
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I do that, but I still find it boring. I mean it's difficult and challenging, but there is no human interaction which it sounds like the Peloton has.  I think there are people like yourself that find compelling to look at a number and really enjoy watching it stay constant (I know how difficult that is-- I really don't mean to sound dismissive!) and those that enjoy looking at another person's face and getting a charge from hearing that person's voice.

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I don't know that that's true.  I definitely prefer to be on the water with real people rather than on the erg in my basement.  Everyone I know prefers to be on the water.  This is just how I get through the winter.

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DP, but if you're a rower on the water nine months out of the year and only erging to get through winter, the OP's question doesn't really apply.  There's a world of difference between how you use the erg and how someone who is not an actual rower would use it, i.e., it's a lousy choice as your only at-home exercise machine.

-Competitive rower for 8 years [/quote]

I have a treadmill and an erg. I got the erg for my daughter, who is a rower, but I have found myself using it consistently for a year now. The treadmill's been gathering dust for years. I don't find the erg any more boring than the treadmill, personally. I am not sure why people consider the erg among the most boring of machines. I've used treadmills, bikes, stair masters, those ski-contraptions. They're all dull.

I think I use the erg more than I have other machines because it has a lower barrier to entry. When I'm exhausted, I tell myself I'll just sit down on it and get back up. That's something, after all. Practically a squat. But usually once I've sat down, I can usually convince myself to row for 500m, or 2 minutes, or some small amount. And if I do 15 minutes on the erg, it can actually feel like a workout, whereas 15 min on a treadmill/bike is just getting started.[/quote]

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