Burn more calories on the rower by SLOWING DOWN! For those that aren’t experienced with using a rowing machine properly, they think that faster = more calories. The “speed” of your rowing, aka the “stroke rate” is simply a measure of the rhythm of how many strokes you’re taking in… NOT HOW HARD YOU ARE TAKING STROKES! To make rowing burn a lot of calories and actually feel like a good workout, you need to take strokes HARDER, and NOT row “faster”! Rowing machines generate resistance based on how