British Rowing has published a fine article with their monthly newsletter in February on adaptive seating – “Indoor rowing machine adaptations for adaptive rowers” by Annie Vernon. I’ve done several posts on adaptive seats, but this piece is a very … Read More »
Attaching rigger pontoons is the conventional approach to adding some stability to a single scull for an adaptive rower who (a) might have balance issues, or (b) might be more vulnerable (eg. fixed seat). But Wraptor has a product called … Read More »
Rowing is physically one of the most inclusive sports there is. This is because it is a whole-body sport. As a result, if some part of the body (nearly any part) is impaired, you can still use the rest of … Read More »
Christmas has come early for our festive fitness fellows Marlow RC and Royal Dolphins who have become the beneficiaries of some of the most advanced erg fixed seats in the world. First used at Stoke Mandeville Spinal Clinic (where I … Read More »
Surfing through a range of online adaptive resources, I happened upon this clever fitting by Adapt2Row that goes on to any Concept 2E model to directly attach a wheelchair to a rowing machine. This simple adaptation reduces the requirement to … Read More »
There are a number of ways to have a flat fixed seat on your rowing machine. From the simple duct taping it in place to the WinTech adaptive seat with removeable back (see photo below). The latter costs hundred while … Read More »
The RowPerfect blog is one of the best blogs dedicated to Adaptive and Pararowing on the web. While based in the UK as well, it does cover the sport around the world. Here is a list of their posts to … Read More »
The primary use of the arms in rowing is to connect the drive train of the legs (and core with back rock) to the levers (oars) which move the boat. For a conventional rower, 70% of the power comes from … Read More »
I’ve already compiled a catalogue of adaptive rowing seats that I have found and pretty much all of those can be adapted for use an a rowing machine as well. But there is also a range of adaptive seats made … Read More »
As I discovered at Plovdiv, the previous generation of Velcro footstraps issued with the Wintech adaptive boats (see above) are actually non-compliant with FISA safety standards. The double Velcro strapping with no single pull-point means that they are not “quick … Read More »