The rower is very well made and good looking. As a beginner rower - I am really enjoying the Push programs and the encouraging emails!
I owned a Waterrower for 20 years and finally upgraded to a new Ergatta. It was totally worth it and has reinvigorated my workouts. It's the same high quality rower and the gamification aspect makes it a blast to use almost daily. My strength training has benefitted from the full-body cardio of the Ergatta too. Highly recommend!
My wife had foot surgery and couldn’t use her VersaClimber for 8 weeks, so she needed an alternative. I had a heart attack six months ago and wanted something fun yet challenging to build my health back. I had rowed the Concept 2 when I was in CrossFit and knew a rower would be a good choice for both of us. I shopped Concept 2, Hydrow, WaterRower and a few others and decided on the Ergatta because of the interactive games. I watched the demonstration for Meteor, Echo, Pulse and the racing competitions which sold me on the Ergatta. Ever since it arrived I look forward to working out everyday. The programming is very logical and allows you to set the type of workout and length and the Classic Rock music selections are very good. The sound quality sucks, but who cares since it’s about the workout. I do the Meteor most of the time because it’s fun and the Meteor speeds up the stronger I row. That’s a bit different than the Echo which is more for stroke rate training. I’ve Donne a few of the races and let the machine pick my competition and that’s been fun although my competitive nature makes me overwork to blow away the other rowers which is dangerous for me. I like the way it saves my progress and stats and I pair it with my Apple Watch then use my Polar HR with my iPhone to record my effort.
Now the second part of the review: The machine is very well built and smooth. I like the fact I don’t have to decide how much resistance like the Concept 2. I just want to row and know I’d set it at 10 if I had the choice. Then I’d get bored with the machine feeling I always had to row at 10. My wife likes the sound of the water rushing and I agree it is soothing. So glad we decided on the Ergatta.
We’ve had our lite for a little over a month now. Loving it. For the last couple of years I’ve been working out on a bike indoor trainer and recently I’ve been using our Ergatta more, since I feel like I’m getting a more complete workout. Not only are my legs involved, but my upper body gets activated.