Rowing subjects our back shoulders to repeated rotation movements, basically in the lumbar area followed by the dorsal area as well as the shoulder rotations. This is an extremely complete exercise which develops many muscle groups in the whole trunk (abdominals, lumbar area, pectorals, back, shoulders) and arms, as well as maintaining a certain amounts of tension in the legs. As this is a symmetrical effort, it provides a balanced development of the muscles on the right and left hand side of the body.

ROWING TIPS:

WARMING UP

Warming up prepares the muscles for the effort, preventing possible injuries. Subjecting your muscles and tendons to stress, overloading and stretching without the necessary preparation can result in small muscle tears, contractures, etc. Our muscles and fibres could be cold and stiff and we must activate them, warm them up and stretch them, preparing them for the effort.

W-WEAR keeps your back and kidneys at an appropriate temperature. As well as supporting the trunk and shoulders, it reduces that risk of violent torsion movements.

PROTECTION AGAINST THE WET AND COLD

“Wet suits” must be used in Winter to provide protection against the wet and cold.

W-WEAR keeps your back, shoulders and kidneys at an appropriate temperature.

CORRECT POSTURE

Correct posture is extremely important in rowing. The constant rotation movements can result in injuries and overloading in the back structure if poor postures habits are adopted, with an incorrect posture. This is because the structure parts are not positioned in their correct location and cannot carry out their purpose correctly. A correct posture must be maintained for the correct balance of loads and to prevent excessive stresses, which progressively overload certain areas. The trunk must be kept straight and balanced, or slightly bent backwards, together with the shoulders.

W-WEAR will help you to keep a correct and natural posture so that your structure works perfectly, balancing the loads.