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Recently my wife and I talked about what a rowing machine costs. That conversation led to this article.

I compared water rowers (German) and in the end chose the elegant WaterRower Performance Ergometer (German). A price of almost 1,700 € looks like a lot of money for your own fitness.

There are certainly cheaper ways to stay fit, so it makes sense to put the cost in relation to the obvious alternative: the gym.

Some friends and acquaintances have a gym membership (and use it), and a Clever Fit opened right on my running route not long ago. I have also done a trial session at Kieser. So I know the offers, and here I want to compare them with a rowing machine at home.

After a session I sit on the edge of the sofa, take my shoes off and only then notice it: my heel is burning. Not from the rowing itself, but from the spot where the foot rests in the footplate.

Over the last few years I have tested quite a few rowing machines, and this topic keeps coming up in my articles. Most recently, rowing athlete Fabian tested a rower (video, German) and noticed the same thing. Here I collect it in one place: what I have observed, what I think causes it and what I do about it today. I currently row in minimalist (barefoot) shoes, and that changes things.