Rowing is considered by many to be one of the best possible workouts for your body. It is on par with swimming and the elliptical machine in that it works all of your major muscle groups as well as your cardiovascular system. In spite of all of this goodness, the rowing machine is typically the most overlooked piece of work out equipment at the gym. Kettler Rowing Machines, however, are very popular additions to home gyms as they are considered by rowing aficionados to be superior to other types of Kettler rowing machines.

Kettler was founded in 1949 by Heinz Kettler in Ense-Parsit, Germany. Since its founding it has grown exponentially and now it is a world-wide company that specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of sports, fitness and leisure furniture equipment. Kettler now sells products in sixty countries and employs more than two thousand people. Even with all of this growth, the company is still run from its home town of Ense-Parsit. Kettler makes a wide variety of rowers and they are all thought to be exceptional.

Among many other exceptional Kettler rowing machines is the X-Row E3. The X-Row E3 Rower comes complete with a computer console that is controlled wirelessly through the handlebar. It also has a chest belt that monitors changes in your heart rate. It is the fastest and the most accurate chest belt of its kind. The X-Row E3 also boasts a seat that is comfortable and large. The roller bearings on this seat are what give you the easy slide along the machine's rails. The foot pedals are "articulating" and make sure that the feet and ankles can pivot safely as needed. Finally, it has resistance levels that range from twenty five to five hundred watts and increase/decrease at five watt increments. This gives you ninety five different levels of working out.

Prices for Kettler rowers and training materials start at just over two hundred dollars and extend to well over a thousand dollars. The price of the new equipment depends on what kind of Kettler rowing machine you are thinking of buying, what you want it to do, how many bells and whistles you want it to have, etc. If you are thinking that a brand new Kettler rowing machine might be out of your price range, there are a number of places that will help you find a Kettler rowing machine that has been gently used. A search on Craigslist or in your local classifieds could help you locate a Kettler rowing machine rather quickly, and the used equipment prices are much more user friendly than brand new equipment prices.

Whichever Kettler rowing machine you choose from, you will be happy with the result. Most Kettler rowing machines are stored easily and the workout they will give you is guaranteed to be top notch. Only two other work outs are as efficient and reliable as rowing and those are swimming and working out on an elliptical trainer. But rowing really is the best work out you can have.