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Quick, Effective, and Addictive –  Aviron Impact Series Rower Review

by Natalie Roberts
March 2, 2021
in Lifestyle
4 min read

I recently had the opportunity to try out a new piece of home fitness equipment, the Aviron Impact Series Rower. It arrived on a Tuesday morning and I was immediately a bit intimidated by the need for some assembly but turns out I’m handier than I thought; start to finish I was done in about an hour. First impression, it looks good and it folds! I already own a Peloton Tread, so it was a good addition to my home gym setup. 

Second impression, either I’m not in as great shape as I thought, or this is a really good workout. I’m not a rower and I use the rowing machine at the gym sparingly, but I do work out on a regular basis. My dad is a personal trainer and I have some pretty vivid memories of learning how to do pushups when I was about 4 years old.

I’ve never seen a workout machine with full on animated video games, so I start with “Shark Bait”. 30 seconds in I’m already breathing hard, but this is fun. I try not to laugh as my 12-year-old son starts to cheer me on in the background. After about 10 minutes and a couple more tries, I’m tired but intrigued. 

Next, I try “Lighting Lap”, it’s a Tron-looking futuristic race where I’m trying to beat my own time with each new lap. 

Then I move on to Texas Two Step, mostly because I like the name, I choose Medium difficulty and complete 10 minutes. I like how it automatically adjusts the resistance and tells me when I need to go faster or slow down. After chugging some water, I try Ultimate Upper Body, this time I choose Easy, because I’m losing steam. As I’m catching my breath, I realize it’s been an hour and I have to move on with my day. 

For the rest of the week I take a different approach, I jump on for short workouts throughout the day – usually right before meals – on average 2 but sometimes 3 times a day. I created a profile so it’s easy to keep track of what I’m doing.

On Friday I invite my dad over to try it out – I select Full Body Circuit, a full body workout that guides you through exercises like bicep curls, back rows as well as off the machine exercises like prisoner squats. There’s a little animated person doing every exercise along with you which I really like. 

My dad loves it and I’m not surprised. He starts in on a lecture about how rowing is a full body workout as well as low impact so it’s a good break for my knees. My usual cardio is running on the Peloton Tread and I mistakenly complained about my knees starting to bother me once. 

After he leaves, I jump online and do some research – Aviron describes themselves as high intensity with a focus on the trending HIIT or High Intensity Interval Training. Now I understand why there are so many options for short but high effort workouts and why the resistance level goes up to 16 – HIIT focuses on intensity and efficiency, not long drawn-out workouts.

The benefits of HIIT include strength building and the most effective workout for fat loss. HIIT can also improve cognitive ability and slow the aging process. A quick google search brought up articles like “the most effective anti-aging workout”. Without going into the nitty gritty science, HIIT improves mitochondrial function leading to a reduction in cell decay which is a contributor to aging. For most of us, better physical fitness (i.e. fat loss) is always high on the priority list but a workout that will also help me beat brain fog? I’m sold. 

Saturday morning, I walk out of my bedroom and see that my kid has discovered Aviron. He started with Last Hope, a game where you’re being chased by zombies (of course) but he’s playing something that looks like a throwback to the old school Pong game. It’s still a screen but it’s a definite step up from the ipad, so I’m happy. 

The machine itself looks pretty sleek and is quieter than I expected. I’m used to the rowing machine at the gym with the heavy-duty metal chain but Aviron uses a nylon belt. The rowing motion itself is nice and smooth as well. When I tried the Virtual Rows, I thought this is probably a pretty good imitation of the on-the-water rowing feel, based on my limited knowledge of water rowing. 

The following Tuesday Aviron is picked up. My first thought as I wake up on Wednesday is I’m going to miss it. If you are considering a home fitness purchase, something challenging yet motivating that doesn’t require a lot of time each day, I would recommend Aviron. 

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Natalie Roberts

Natalie works as an editor who monitors all the articles being published on the site for content accuracy and language consistency. She also writes intellectual news pieces for the technology section.

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