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Concept2 Model D Indoor Rowing Machine | 
| Brand: Concept2
Category: Sports
Buy New: $900.00
as of 9/10/2010 10:44 UTC details
New (1) Used (2) from $900.00
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 2867
Shipping Weight (lbs): 57
Dimensions (in): 95 x 24 x 14
Model: 1990-US
UPC: 347023432440
EAN: 0347023432440
ASIN: B001A0ZT2I
Release Date: May 12, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Indoor rowing machine with sliding seat for complete total body workouts | | • | Quiet flywheel minimizes noise while providing smooth feel of water rowing | | • | Lets rowers choose between sleek, fast boat and slow, heavy boat | | • | PM3 performance monitor tracks your distance, speed, pace, and calories | | • | Requires footprint of 9 x 4 feet; 500-pound capacity; 5-year frame warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Whether you already row or are considering rowing as a way to keep in shape, cross train for another sport, or compete on the water, the Concept2 Model D indoor rowing machine is a terrific choice. Rowing offers several benefits over other exercises: it exercises your entire body, including the arms, legs, chest, back, and abs; its low-impact rhythm is easy on the knees and ankles; it burns a ton of calories because it uses so many muscle groups; and it relieves stress. The Model D adds to these benefits by offering such features as a quiet flywheel that's designed to minimize noise while providing the smooth feel of rowing on the water, along with a spiral damper that lets rowers choose the feel of a sleek, fast boat or a slow, heavy boat. The Model D offers a different rowing experience than the rowing you did as a kid. The difference lies in the sliding seat, which compresses and extends your legs with every stroke, in addition to the more obvious work being done by the back and arms. This promotes both strength and flexibility throughout the wide range of leg and arm motion, while challenging the back in the middle of the stroke and the abs at the end. In addition, customers say that the rhythmic nature of rowing helps clear the head and ease the stress of the day. The Model D comes with a PM3 performance monitor that accurately tracks your distance, speed, pace, calories, and watts, with five display options for rowers--all data, force curve, rowing with a pace boat, bar chart, and large print. The monitor also provides easy menu-driven operation, letting you access a powerful list of features, including preset and favorite workouts, trials against a previous performance or pace boat, FISH games, animated rowers that teach techniques, and multiple language options. If motivation is what you need, you'll find it in Concept2's online challenges, Million Meter Club, and online ranking. The Model D is also notably comfortable, with an ergonomic handle that allows for a natural arm and hand position; an aluminum rail capped with a stainless-steel track for smooth seat movements; and adjustable Flex-foot footrests. Other details include a removable LogCard that stores your workout data and personal preferences; built-in heart rate monitoring with an optional Polar receiver (sold separately); a USB interface for easy data transfer to a PC or Mac; caster wheels for quick mobility; and a collapsible design for efficient transport and storage. The Model D requires a footprint of 9 by 4 feet for use and offers a weight capacity of 500 pounds. It also carries a five-year warranty on frame parts and a two-year warranty on moving parts and the monitor.
Product Description
Manufactured by the company that set the standard in rowing, the Concept2 Model D Indoor Rower delivers proven performance and fitness benefits. Concept2 Indoor Rowers are used worldwide by Olympic athletes, cardiac rehab patients, and every caliber of rower in between. Rowing provides superb total-body cardiovascular conditioning in a smooth impact-free exercise. A great investment, this commercial-grade machine is recommended for home use and supported with free online motivational tools such as the Concept2 online logbook, rowing challenges and training forum. The self-calibrating Performance Monitor (PM3), included with each Model D, displays workout data, five display options, a LogCard to record results, games and more! Every Concept2 Indoor Rower comes with a 30-day money back guarantee and limited 2-year parts, 5-year frame warranty.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 67
Very nice September 2, 2010
Andre' Dufour (Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania United States)
I purchased this rower based on the zero negative feedback. The rower took only two days to arrive. Very easy to assemble. I ordered it from Concept2 directly. Very nice sales staff. Rower is great so far and seems very well made and sturdy. I am looking forward to years of hassle-free use.
Update 1 (1 week): I love the online log books and work-rankings. If you are competitive even just a little, this serves to motivate you to improve your times.
The machine is rock solid. Like others have said, you can go at a nice pace or hard pace and it's totally up to you. The harder you pull, the harder it gets!
It can burn calories at a good clip too. For example, I can easily burn about 130 - 140 calories by doing a 9 minute or so 2k meter row. Or I can row a more relaxing 6000+k row over 30 minutes for about 330-350 calories.
Durable Product - Fast Shipping from Amazon August 30, 2010
Target Junkie
I use the Concept2 Model D Rowing Machine regularly at the gym and love it, so I decided to purchase one for my home gym. I ordered it at 5:00 PM and it arrived the next day at 1 PM. It took under 5 minutes to assemble. It doesn't weigh very much, so it is easy to move. It provides an excellent cardiovascular workout. I recommend this product for all fitness levels because you control the intensity of your workout. Concept2 also provides an online community to keep you motivated and help you set goals.
Smooth & Meditative August 19, 2010
WorldTraveller
After an initial issue with the computer, I got a new one sent overnight directly from Concept2 (who were very responsive and customer-oriented). I love the rower! It is easy to use, but I definitely get a good workout. As other readers have said, it can be a meditative exercise getting into a smooth rowing groove.
The best single piece of exercise equipment one can own July 25, 2010
Michael Papile
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Indoor rowing is perhaps the best cardiovascular/toning exercise one can do. This is the defacto machine for doing it as most crew teams around the world, and other training programs use Concept 2 rowers exclusively.
It does not matter if you are an elite athlete, or someone just starting out, or even someone who cannot do high impact exercises like running. This is low impact, and as intense as you want it. Almost all muscles in your body are used as well. So by using this machine you get a great cardio work out and total body motion. Honestly, there is nobody I would not recommend this to, it is for all levels.
The computer keeps track of your work, and you can keep your pace at whatever you feel comfortable with. In time you will see that your split times are going down as your fitness improves. It keeps a log of your workouts and also stores it on a card that you can bring to other machines. The great thing is that these machines all automatically calibrate, so your time on any one machine is valid everywhere because they all yield the same results.
The company is great, this is made in USA and of very good quality. I used to row on a team, and none of our machines ever broke. Even if it does break, the company is very responsive and friendly. They have a very good website where you can log your times, and see how you stack up with others, or just keep a record for yourself. They have contests all the time there where they select random people that row certain distances and give them free gear. Also if you row a million meters on your machine or a marathon they give you free gear as well. All of this is free!
The most important thing to learn is proper form, otherwise you will tire out fast. The biggest mistake beginners make is using their arms too much and not enough legs. Concept 2 has a lot of videos that show you proper rowing technique and the good thing is it pretty much directly translates to what one would do on a real boat!
At my gym these things sit there collecting dust while people do the inferior treadmills etc, but everyone I know that I have introduced to rowing loves it. It is good to have one at home because it is very possible to watch TV while you are rowing (it is not loud). The machine also disassembles and can be stored pretty easily. If you stand it up fully assembled it is nearly 8ft tall so it is not very storable that way, but if you take the sled off, you can store it even in a coat closet.
 Good product. July 23, 2010
Natan (Brookline, MA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have the machine for 2 months and it is a good one.
The only comment that I have for the design is that they could have collected and directed the air flow from the fly weel to the rower direction and that would provide a cooling breeze with zero carbon foot print.
Natan
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