ProForm Pro R10 Rower – Review

Rowing workouts are an excellent way of getting your body moving and stimulate your heart rate and do it in a low-impact way. Rowing can activate muscles from your back to your legs and once you add a rowing machine to your home gym, you can train for high-intensity intervals, or endurance. But, which rower to get? The ProForm Pro R10 is a great investment if you want a mid-tier rower and has a lot to offer.

The Workout Experience

There are a lot of things that people will like about the ProForm Pro R10 rower. First off, it comes with iFIT programming and you can buy it with three year family membership and is incredibly easy to use. You can use it for outdoor classes, studio classes, or you can also opt for the trainer-led classes. Here, the trainers will be able to adjust the resistance levels of the machine when you are participating.

Apart from these, there are some other prominent elements of the ProForm Pro R10 that are worth noting. The machine is practically silent and you are unlikely to hear a lot of noise that you would typically expect from a rowing machine because the flywheel has been connected to a fabric belt. It gives you a smooth ride and there are 24 digital resistance levels also available, twice the industry standard.

You can also adjust the resistance manually with the quick-touch buttons that can be found on either side of the monitor or for navigating the smart HD touchscreen.

Footprint

In terms of size, the ProForm Pro R10 rower is about 87 inches long, 22 inches wide and 46 inches tall, which is a big footprint. However, the advantage here is that it is a foldable rower and will take half of its designated space once you have folded it. The transition from its open position into the folded one is very smooth, thanks to the easy mechanism and the front-mounted wheels also make it easy to move it around. Once it has been folded, it is not more than three feet tall and you can easily keep it in storage.

The Construction and Comfort

The monorail as well as the stabilizers have been made from alloy steel, which means they feel solid. The steel seat rail feels smooth when you use it and the seat makes no noise or stutters. The weight capacity of the rower is about 250 pounds and still it feels very stable.

The console has also been mounted to an adjustable arm and this is a plus. It allows you to customize the monitor’s position so it sits at eye level, regardless of your height. The straps and footplates are also adjustable, which works for people of all sizes.

Technology

The ProForm Pro R10 comes with a 10-inch touchscreen for navigating iFIT programming. It does not have any Bluetooth capability, but there is an audio auxiliary port that you can use for playing the music of your choice.