MERACH Rowing Machines for Home, Magnetic Rowing Machine with 16 Levels, Rower Machine of Quiet Resistance, Dual Slide Rail with Max 350lbs Weight Capacity, App Compatible

The Quality and Performance of this Excellent MERACH Home 'Rowing Machine' is Impressive. Took around a half Hour to Assemble ... Very Easy. High Quality, Sturdy FRAME and High Quality Bolts / Hardware. Solid '5-STAR++++' Rating. I've used a good number of Rowing Machines at the Gym, when I was Younger. I'm Retired Now, and Appreciate this Rowing Machine for its' Simplicity of Design; Ease of Use; Excellent Resistance [ 1 - 16 ]; Comfortable Seat; Decent Foot Rests; Good Placement / Angle of the Monitor; and 'Ease' in Moving it to the Vertical / Storage Position. Solid Performance and Overall High Quality Design & ALL Parts ! Haven't used the APP yet ... But look forward to Checking it Out ! I Appreciate the 'CORE' Workout ... Really Feel it in My Mid Section. Since I have been Using Free-Weights {barbell/Dumbbells] ... I am Mostly 'Pushing' Weights. This Rower works the Muscle Groups that I am NOT Focusing on: 'Pulling' ... Which Targets My Back, Abdomen, and Extremities Muscle Groups from Different Angles. The Cardio is Excellent ... and My Legs are Getting a Great Work-Out. I feel It ! Thank You ! ! ! Monitor Works Very Well, too.

Easy assembly. Took almost as long to release parts from packaging as it did to assemble. Instructions were clear and easy to understand. The only issue that I had was that 1 m8x20 bolt was missing. Fortunately I had a m8 bolt from another project that I could press into service. I tried it out very briefly after assembly to feel the difference between the lightest and heaviest settings. I'm new to this type of exercise so the easiest setting is good for working on form and not accidentally hurting yourself. The heaviest setting is not going to perfectly match real rowing as it is not going to replicate the increase the resistance with an increase in speed but it is much quieter and does not have the potential issues that water type rowers do. It folds up easily and takes up less than 4 sq ft when folded. Great for small spaces. It has everything I need and nothing I don't. I feel that this unit is great for people like myself who want a full body workout and/or do not like lifting weights.

I love my row machine. It showed up fast and was very simple to assemble. The metal is very strong. there is no bowing when in use. The pull bar is strong and the strap is still holding strong as well. We haven't had any issues with the materials, even with my girls trying to use it as a balance beam. This particular row machine does not have wheels on it, so its not the gentlest thing to move on a hard wood floor. With that said, it is light weight and even my 14 years old can move it. I do also like that it will stand upright and can be put against a wall or in a corner for storage. The seat glides smoothly and the resistance is very easy to adjust. My biggest critique is that, for me at least, the track is just a little too short. I seem to always be hitting the back bumper, So I have had to become very cautious of that while I row, which can be distracting sometimes. But, all-in-all, its a great little at home machine.

This isn't a true rower that a competitive rower would practice on. However, for someone trying to work on their cardio with a whole body workout, it's pretty great. I have gone through a few treadmills, and used to run almost daily for years. However, I felt I was over treadmills due to the impact on my knees and feet even with pretty nice suspension. I love that this rower is so quiet that it could be considered silent. Even if a treadmill is quiet, the pounding of your feet is never quiet. I also didn't like how running would cause a vibration. I had an elliptical, and I felt like the vibration even with foam padding was an annoyance as well. This rower is not only silent but also very stable with no vibration at all. It would be perfect for an apartment or condo. I find that the tension for me ( 40 + year old woman) has more than enough range. Like most cardio, even if you can handle the highest tension, most wouldn't be able to keep it up at a good pace for very long. The tension ranges from 1 to 16, and I can go at a nice pace for a while at 7-10. For the non professional/ competitive at home workout, a machine like this is really nice to have. For me, someone who has put together treadmills, this setup was very very easy. I had been looking for a replacement for running on a treadmill, and I wish I had found this or that it had been available years sooner.

I can't speak to the longevity of this product since I only just assembled it but it feels sturdy, the track is smooth and the tension is good. It took approx. 30 mins to set up and can stand vertically when not in use. My only gripe is with the velcro foot strap. It was poorly designed and if you've ever sat on a rowing machine while trying to strap your feet in you'll understand what I mean. Ultimately, for the price this was a best buy for me!

I've lost 70 lbs in the last two years, largely thanks to walking or running - sometimes outside, sometimes on a treadmill. Moved from a house to an apartment & the although the complex has a state of the art gym in the clubhouse, this is year five of working hard to not catch C19, and I don't want to use it. Yes, I could mask, but didn't love the thought of running with a sweaty mask or having to do trial & error to find the best mask for that job. I'm on the top floor of my building & am not the kind of neighbor who'd wake the downstairs neighbors with an hour of me thudding away on the noisy treadmill. I tried step workouts in a carpeted room, but found myself holding back. I can lift weights or use a rebounder or yoga/pilates, but nothing was really working for cardio. I started pricing ellipticals - that's basically running, right? Only no impact and no shaking the rafters for the neighbors? There's a huge price difference, and many of the budget-friendly ones either looked flimsy, or had reviews about parts coming loose or not lasting long. I went to YouTube and found a guy who did a whole How To Not Pick A Sh(odd)y Elliptical. LOL. And he gave a list of half a dozen things to look for before committing and said there was good & bad to be found at all of the price ranges. So I came back to Amazon a little more prepared about what I was looking for. It seemed like I'd have to spend $350-ish and hope mine would not die after a year. Honestly I don't know how I went from ellipticals to rowers. Maybe a "People Who Look At These Crappy Ellipticals Also Buy..." suggestion? IDK. At first glance, shopping felt similar to ellipticals. There was a huge price range & varying reviews. I did notice that there were fewer complaints about quality, stability, or durability. I went back to YouTube hoping for another How To Buy A Decent Rower video. I didn't exactly find *that,* but I did find several unboxing videos. I watched rower videos for a few days and noticed that a lot of the positive reviews/unboxings kept mentioning Merach by name. I'm a little slow on the uptake sometimes, so I went googling to see if Merach made an elliptical. LOL. And then I shopped for their specific rowers. It seemed like $350 was going to have to be the budget either way. I was still leaning elliptical for decibel level alone. Some of the rowers were really loud even in the videos. I got a notification that one rower I'd been looking at was on sale & marked down from $399 to $250-ish and there was a $50 coupon. I went to the reviews, which were almost all positive, and one man said his wife likes to work out early in the mornings & that he could not hear her even in the next room. No electricity required was also a huge plus. I decided for $200, it was worth the gamble & hit Buy Now. It took maybe 30 min to assemble by myself & would have gone faster if I had trusted the R/L on the pedals, but I put those on backwards the first time. (That's on me - it's imprinted AND marked by a sticker AND in the instructions, but I thought I knew what I was doing. hahahaha) It really is darn near silent. It's a belt and not a chain, plus I didn't get a water model. (I'm told those are louder.) Does not need external power. It is really sturdy. The seat glides easily and even that does not make any noise at all. If the display matters to you (it does not to me), you'll probably want to have 2 AAA batteries on hand. They include two cheapo/trial batteries that the instructions say won't last long & will need to be replaced. (Seems like a weird thing to cheap out on, honestly, but whatever.) Personally, I put my ipad on the ledge in front of the display and throw on an Apple Fitness rowing workout. I noticed something after mine arrived, and that was that a 3rd party delivery like Amazon voids the warranty. I don't know for sure that I have no standard company warranty, but I would have asked before purchasing. I did add the extended warranty. Maybe that will help if I need it? One nice surprise. I expected it to be sturdy while rowing. I would have returned it if it was not. But it is also sturdy when upright to be put away. I don't have to worry about the vacuum knocking it over or anything. It's sturdy, balanced, and solid. And quiet! A dream! Really happy with the purchase. Now to lose the rest of the weight. Almost to my goal!

I received this a couple of days ago. Easy to put together and not too heavy. So far, it appears sturdy. I am 300 lbs. and have had no issues. It is not made for anyone over 6'2''. I am that height, and the seat slides all the way to the end when in use. The resistance is easy to change, and the display works as expected. This rower is not for extreme cardio. At the highest level, the resistance is not very challenging. Anything lower is barely noticeable. However, this will work fine for my purposes of doing some gentle cardio and working on various muscles at the same time. I do wish the rail was a longer, or the foot pedals were further toward the front. I would also like a solid rail instead of one that gets joined together. I worry about the longterm sustainability. At the very least, a support to the ground where the rails join would be helpful. For my needs, I think this will be sufficient, but if you are taller than 6'2'', or you want more resistance, I would finda different model. For the price, this is a good option.

I’ve fallen in love with rowing. Ok! The first element of this rower that surprised me is how quiet it is. Truly, someone could be on the couch beside me watching tv and barely know I was rowing. It’s that quiet. I have the Electric Plug-In model btw. It’s quiet, and smooth when level transitioning. Seat glides well. The quality is excellent. My two things they could improve. The foot straps could be easier to tighten. I just leave as tight as I need them to row and then jam my foot in. Next is that, while the display is bright and functional, I realize now that it’s too low for me to read my stats well while rowing. The numbers are clear, but the little icons showing which stat it is are too small to catch on the few seconds before the screen shows the next stat. If that were placed higher, I’d be happy. To fix that issue on my own, I just need to memorize the order of stats as they show on the display. Working on it! Anyway, I’ve had this a month now and used it for about 20 days straight. I’ve even considered upgrading to another rower (something fancy and overpriced) But they are all loud where Merach is whisper-quiet, and they only accomplish one extra thing—they would sync the rower with the Hydrow app (that I prefer over the Merach app) so that my stats are automatically recorded. Is it that serious for me to see my stats on the big screen and have them record automatically? No. Is it worth spending $1900 on a Concept 2 or Hydrow? Definitely not. Also, I could use my Merach app and the stats would record and (this is cool) the machine’s resistance automatically changes with the workout! Verdict? I’m gonna keep my Merach and enjoy it. It tucks nicely against the wall in my living room, and if company comes then I can put it in the closet. It’s easy to assemble too. Let me think if I’m missing anything…it’s well-priced for the users who don’t have money to burn, and it’ll make you stronger in no time!