Love, love, love my Ergatta! I had already settled on getting a WaterRower when I started seeing the Ergatta ads. And, I immediately recognized that the Ergatta component would significantly increase the likelihood that I would row harder and more often. That has been 100% the case. Having spent nearly 5 years in a workout program using the WaterRower, I can confidently say that the Ergatta experience drives me harder than I could have driven myself for my in home workouts. It isn't just the races either. The Interval workouts ask you to complete a certain level of intensity for a period of time, and when a challenge is put before me, I can't help but push to complete it. The new Meteor workouts take that same concept a step further and add an even stronger drive to keep hitting each token.

Without the Ergatta experience, my free rows would have been nowhere near as consistently challenging. And, while I intended to add the rower to my workouts as maybe 20-30 minutes a several times a week, I am five months in and rowing at least an hour almost every day. I have noticed improvements in my muscle tone in my shoulders and abs, which (given how little I'm strength-training right now) I attribute to the quality of the workout on the rower.

If you are already convinced that rowing is a good workout, then take the leap and recognize that the Ergatta experience of the rowing workout will drive you harder and farther!

Prior to receiving the upgrade package, I would sparingly use my waterrower and usually just find myself going all-out for the same distance. It was boring, ineffective, and I only actually hopped on maybe once a week if I'm being generous. After adding the Ergatta upgrade, I've knocked off 15% off my 500m average split and find myself rowing nearly every day. Oh - and it matches perfectly and was crazy simple to attach.
Worth every penny.

Have found rowing to be great exercise. But... without Ergatta it was a bit bland. Ergatta add-on has transformed the experience. I suspect as more people join in it will get even better (live races, anyone?). Certainly has been worth it for me. I'm on 5+ days a week now and getting a much better workout that is more enjoyable. I suspect i will sustain this for some time.

The gamification as opposed to the live classes is a big part for me. Prior Peloton owner here. For me personally, the Ergatta approach is much better.

I’m somewhat of a beginner rower. Found I loved rowing from Orange Theory. Purchased a WaterRower and then the Ergatta Upgrade. Can’t say enough positives; from the quality of the stats, workout options and aesthetics. This is my go to fitness machine!!

It used to be hard for me to spend much time on my water rower, I would get bored or was just too fatigued. Now with my Ergatta screen and community, I am so concentrated on achieving all the targets in the workouts that I forget about the time and have that extra drive to finish my workouts given the competitive nature of the program and the community.