Indoor climbing has been a great way to externalize my anger and frustration of late, but it’s really more of a strength-building exercise … and while my biceps have thanked me several times for this, my heart has been asking me for more cardiovascular exercises.

I bought a rowing machine a few weeks ago, and did my first 5,000 metre row last night. This involved 25 minutes of continuous, vigorous rowing.

Rowing is deceptively easy. It works the entire body, so there doesn’t seem to be one spot that gets particularly sore. And when I’m rowing, I don’t find that I get fatigued until I stop; that’s when my otherwise-healthy body turns into a quivering mess of exhaustion.

Shortly after I rolled out of bed this morning, my heart whispered “thank you”. Between the rowing and the climbing, I think I’ve finally found an exercise regimen that I enjoy.

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Written on Wed, 19 March 2008 at 8:54 am
Tags: climbing, exercise, rowing
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