With the hit of Netflix's American drama "House of Cards", people were deeply impressed by the scene of Frank Underwood using the WaterRower rowing machine to decompress, and the search index of the rowing machine also ushered in the first explosive growth in 2014, and WaterRower successfully opened the Chinese market with this move.
 
Among the many types of rowing machines, the water-resistance rowing machine has the best rowing fidelity, which relies on the agitation of the paddle blades in the tank to generate resistance, and the more sufficient water in the tank, the higher the frequency of the oars, the greater the force, and the greater the resistance. Every time the user completes a complete arm stroke, it will be accompanied by a pleasant sound of gurgling water, which can be erected and placed against the wall, covering an area of about 0.5 square meters. Consumers with a budget and a sporty experience can choose a water-resistance rowing machine first.
 
Founded in 1988, WaterRower is the most established brand in the industry, with founder and former U.S. National Team rower John Duke co-inventing the world's first water-resistant rowing machine with Yale University. Up to now, its products have won the top German Plus X Award design award, and have been praised as "the best rowing machine" by the British "Daily Express".
 
In today's rowing machine market, the low-cost water-resistance rowing machine sold by some domestic manufacturers is no different from the appearance of the 10,000-yuan level, but most of them use cheap wood such as pine as the main frame, which is easy to deform and crack, and some even use the way of veneer to shoddy. In contrast, WaterRower's choice of materials is quite solid, using hardwoods from the Appalachian Forest in the United States, such as black walnut and ash for high-end car interiors, cherry wood for high-quality musical instruments, and red oak for wine storage. Each solid wood rower is handcrafted with a Danish oil coating, and the wood is warm and resembles a home craft, which is one of the reasons for its high price.
 
WaterRower only produces water-resistant rowing machines, which are mainly divided into two series: solid wood and metal. The solid wood series is subdivided according to the different performance of frame wood and data monitor, with prices ranging from 9,998 to 25,000 yuan, from low to high, they are A1 Home, Oak, Club, Natural, Oxbridge, Classic, and Xeno Müller signatures. Among them, most of the models have a dual-track design, and a few A1 Home household models with a single-track design have been selected as recommended products by Consumer Reports in the United States, and the most cost-effective products in the whole series of products.
 
The WaterRower metal series has three models: M1 high-level model, low-level model, and S1 model, all of which are double-track designs, and the overall price is slightly higher than that of the solid wood series, at more than 20,000 yuan. Among them, the S1 is made of American ATSTM standard 304 stainless steel, containing 40 "gathering rings" shock absorption buffers, which greatly improves the stability. The M1 refined aluminum alloy frame uses the industrial technology of "fish scale welding", which does not leave rough welding slag, and the anti-collision pad can protect the children at home from tripping and injury. In addition, the M1 high-seat model is 20cm taller than the conventional one, which is also suitable for people with waist and leg problems, while the low-level model has a 100cm long rail, which is suitable for the elderly.
 
In terms of electronic accessories, WaterRower's S4 Monitor digital monitor is not inferior to the Concept 2, which can display 14 kinds of data such as time, distance, speed, exercise intensity, etc., and can also be connected to a dedicated APP to experience a variety of rowing interfaces, generate personal sports records, race leaderboards, etc. However, it should be noted that WaterRower, like many similar brands, requires consumers to purchase compatible devices at their own expense for extended functions, such as Bluetooth for the I-Row function and a heart rate chest strap for heart rate monitoring.