Rowing/Stationary Rowing Machine Exercise Shortcut

[Donnaj415]

Considering most of the important cardio equipment is represented in the Exercise list, I think it's more than justifiable to add a stationary rowing machine to the list. Almost every gym in America contains at least one or more Concept 2 rower as it is a total body and low impact method of Cardio. It's one of my favorites and I'm sure I am not the only user that is a bit disappointed that is not represented.

Moderator edit: Edited title for clarity and added labels.

[Wlschwar]

Please add the rowing machine short cut to the charge 2 feature set.

[RowToLive]

Rowing benefits a broad spectrum of fitness levels.

[CindyT27]

I was just looking into Concept2 and Fitbit because I really need to get back onto my Concept2 erg and I just upgraded from a Charge HR to a Charge 2 yesterday.

Concept2 will now allow export of information from the Concept2 rowing Logbook to Fitbit. 

https://log.concept2.com/blog/integrating-with-other-platforms

No, it's not the nice drop down menu item that you can select and it means you have to upload data from one platform to another.  And as far as I can see, the Concept2 monitors can't pick up the heart rate from the Fitbit due to the Fitbit not transmitting continuous heart rate and also the Concept2 monitors using Bluetooth Smart instead of just general Bluetooth.  And this doesn't work as well for those who are using a gym erg rather than their own erg.  It looks like the most recent Concept2 monitor (PM5) does transmit data to a phone.

I do wish rowing was one of the drop down options as well.

[WaCox]

Thanks for that information! I will look into and try to get this to
connect. I don't think I have the newest Concept 2 monitor on mine but I'm
going to pursue this! Thanks so much for sharing, this looks like actual
progress.
Onward and upward.

[SunsetRunner]

The ability to track Rowing with the Blaze is really needed!

[Peter-in-SC]

This is fantastic news! Thanks for sharing... At least it's a step (or a
stroke) in the right direction.

[Snaggs]

Hi,

Having a rowing machine option as an exercise would be great for my Charge 2. A lot of people use rowing machines at the gym but there is no suitable option to link to the Fitbit.

Customisation of this and also the spinning would be good as the spinning calculation is way off my energy expended.

Cheers

[SylviaNelson]

Please add rowing to the workouts. It's such a agreat workout option 

[WaCox]

Thanks to CindyT27's response to my query, I learned that Concept 2 has added an app to add my rowing to my daily records on my Fitbit dashboard! I have a PM3 rower and it works great for time, distance and calories burned. The time of day is off, but the duration is right on. This is a great development and simple to do by enabling it on my Concept2 logbook profile! Great stuff! Thanks to everyone who asked. 

[shakti2325]

rowing machine shortcut would complete my Blaze!!!!

[capsmet]

Would also really like "rowing" to show up as an option for the Fitbit. 

[CouldBeFitter]

How long has this been open with NO action!

What do we have to do to get something done?  How about, Batman or Superman or even Donald J! ?

[Maassie]

Lots of comments indeed, but a deafening silence from fitbit... If it can't
be done, just say so? At least break the silence...

[NineToTheSky]

@CouldBeFitter and @Maassie - There has never been any evidence that anyone from Fitbit reads this forum. There have been other threads of people requesting improvements and I am not aware of any official response - positive or negative - to them. So don't hold your breath! I believe that the moderators are independent of Fitbit (though I am sure one will correct me if I am wrong!) and therefore know no more than us.

But - don't forget that you can use the 'workout' option. I once did the same spinning session twice, once using the 'spinning' option, the other one using the 'workout' option - and the results were the same. I guess that the only difference would be the Charge's ability to auto recognise what you're doing. In the app I change the 'Workout' title to 'Rowing Machine'. So - not ideal, but workable.

[Maassie]

Well, that's indeed better than nothing! Thanks!

[kristmarc]

Please add rowing to the exercise options!

[Kestang]

Would love to see rowing added to the quick menu options as this is going to be my go to exercise when I can't get out and walk

[BigMark50]

I would like to add my vote for Rowing Machine.

[Fitdave1980]

Please add rowing.  It looks like this is a popular request.  Could we please get a response? Thank you. 

[KapiteinCaveman]

It would be great to have Rowing Machine added as an Exercise Shotcut for the Surge.

[Curt_Baracuda]

Please add a feature to track rowing to the Charge 2. This would benefit rowers in their training monitoring as well as any gym user who exercises on a rowing machine. Since there are rowing machines in basically every gym around the globe, you'd do us a great favour.

Cheers

CB

[DavidMontejo]

I would like to have the option to track the Rowing Machine activity. It would be still better not only having it in the shortcuts menu, but if it could be auto-detected.

Thanks

[alroker]

Sadly, I gave up on the Fitbit and went back to my Apple Watch

Al

[alroker]

Sadly, I gave up on the Fitbit and went back to my Apple Watch

Al

[alroker]

Sadly, I gave up on my Fitbit Charge 2. No response after all this time, so I went back to my Apple Watch. Come to realize how much more it does