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The ownership experience is not what you would hope. As we know, workout motivation waxes and wanes and after paying for the membership at over $40 a month for close to 4 years life got in the way so I canceled the membership until I could commit to working out again. The Hydrow was sold as something you can use without a membership. When I attempted to use the machine without the membership I have been left with nothing but frustration. The Hydrow that I purchased has a massive screen that I hoped would simply display my “free row” information and that’s all I wanted, the data of my row. Instead I get a massive bright blue screen with lettering that says activate now for the full experience with a tiny little box in the corner with limited info on my row. Even if the screen was blank with the little data box I would be okay but I paid over 2k for a machine that is nothing but an advertisement piece that will not go away until you pay a monthly fee. This is not okay. Having paid well over 2k for the setup I should be able to use it as a smart rower or dumb and should not have a vibrant ad as what I see if I want to know my rowing data. Hydrow, fix this.

Smooth delivery, good piece of sports equipment 5/5

Hydrow is AMAZING! I can’t wait to get home everyday to do a workout with one of the many fantastic instructors. Best workout investment I’ve ever made, hands down. If you have been thinking about getting one think no more and just take the plunge!

Overall fantastic. The machine is amazing and I really enjoy the instructors. Only thing that I believe can use some work is the workout search layout: I do better with programs, such as “build strength in 6 weeks” or “build cardio in 4 weeks” or something like that. Programs that give you a list of recommended days/week and minutes/day. Something more structured. I’m working on the beginning program now, and while it’s cool to go through the various classes, it doesn’t seem to have a recommended structure on how often to commit to the program. It’s more of a free for all to just go through the recommended classes at your own pace, which I typically have trouble committing with. I find a more structured timeframe to be more motivational. Otherwise, I really enjoy Hydrow and would absolutely recommend it.

I love the rower. I have the Hydrow core because I bristle at being locked into I membership. I have a couple of complaints. The first is the are only a few workouts available without a subscription (only 3 or 4 longer than 40 minutes). The second is the heart rate monitor connection. It's clunky to connect and even it works about half of the time. We also have peleton bike (hate paying for the subscription but my wife wanted it :)). In contrast connecting my watch to the bike for bpm is simple and flawless. When you start a workout the app on my watch asks me if I want to connect and done. Works every time.