Sunny Health & Fitness Compact Adjustable Rowing Machine with 12 Levels of Resistance for Complete Body Workouts and Optional Free SunnyFit App Enhanced Connectivity

I received the package today at 2:09 pm. I ripped it out of the box and was momentarily confused. On first glance it looked almost entirely assembled. After ripping open the plastic, I noticed it needed 3 things- handle bar, connecting the arm to the hydraulic and releasing the back bar. It was such a simple operation. There was no crazy fluff with the packaging so clean up was a breeze. I immediately hopped on and was impressed. I went slowly and did 5 minutes in my living room. I then moved it outside, it is SO light. I can carry one handed if I wanted to. It fits nicely in the space I set aside. The monitor is incredibly easy to use and to watch while working out. I noticed some other reviews that said it was complicated. I'm not sure why someone would feel that way, maybe they have updated it since previous reviews? Either way, I was pleasantly surprised and had no issues. Now, onto the machine's resistance which seems to be a great debate among other reviewers... Once I moved it outside I adjusted the resistance level from 1 to 3 and did a full 15 minutes. I did experience some change in the resistance towards the end but I realized that I had shortened my strokes as I got faster. Once I corrected my form, the resistance was consistent. So to clarify, I did not experience a loss of resistance. However, how it stands up over time is still a debate. I did not go particularly fast but maintained a steady pace from beginning to end. Another point some reviewers brought up was size, I am 5'4 and 220 lbs. Yes, I'm fluffy lol I had no problems. The seat could use a bit more padding but once I moved forward a little I found the sweet spot. The one *potential* problem I've noticed is that the foot rests don't seem to be very sturdy. At one point I had to adjust my feet because I noticed the fronts were slightly bending the plastic back. Maybe they are meant to have some give? I'm not sure. They felt as if they will be the first thing that needs to be replaced down the road.Highlights:Value- 5Size- 5Weight- 5Packaging- 5Assembly- 5Stability- 4.5Resistance- 5Performance- 5Conclusion: Is this a gym quality machine? Nope. Is it functional, practical and worth buying? Yes. This is not something I would recommend to an Olympian but for the average person looking to burn a few calories while watching TV, this is the way to go.Update as of 3/22/2020, When I wrote the first review, I weighed 220 lbs. I now weigh 154. I'm 14 lbs from my goal weight. The rower still works like a breeze. I use my treadmill and bike for heavy cardio but the rower is still a staple. It is amazing for cross training. The foot rests still haven't broken, so that is a plus 😂 Still no loss in resistance. Now that I am in better shape, I notice that if I go fast, I can actually slide it across my floor with the momentum. I put it on .5 inch gym flooring and have had no issue since.My boyfriend who is 5'10, 180 lbs and a hardcore volleyball player is in love with this thing. According to him, it isn't a true rower but works on his muscular imbalances caused by playing one sport.I've though about upgrading to a more advanced rower but who am I kidding? I'm not a professional and it still does what I purchased it for. No complaints.On a side note, I made significant lifestyle changes to accomplish my weight loss. When I first started and couldn't walk more than 5 minutes at a time, this rower was a true challenge but I outgrew it about a month in and started regularly walking. I no longer use it every day, maybe 3-5 times a month for about 25-30 minutes.

It's perfect. I'm not a sport addict (not anymore), but I've always been moving and doing 1000 things... Because of the virus, we shouldn't go out, and suddenly I'm going crazy inside the house. I don't know what to do because I can't do exercise at home, at least I find it tedious. I see this machine, perfectly portable, very cheap, and great reviews. I was in doubt of buying it, but everybody was talking about how wonderful, and the people giving 1 star have no idea what they're talking about.If you're taller than me, don't buy it, you'll hate it. If you're my height or less, it is absolutely prefect. Feels very real (taking in account you're not really rowing in the sea, a river or a lake), way better than the cables and weights at the gym. You just need to be a tiny bit carefull when rowing back, but that's actually how you should do it... If it clank, you went to far, so in a way it teaches you the right way.Building it, took me 15 minutes top. Maybe before it was more difficult, idk if they change something, probably, because I read people saying it took them from 45m to 1h putting it up... I thought it was going to be worse, specially when I saw the instructions booklet... But it's just 3 steps. You don't even need that booklet.I started right away. Went ready with 500 reps in 5, and then 500 more in 7. Took a small break, and did the same again. Took me 1 hour, and I'm feeling great, blew some stamina and energy that needed to go away. It was fun and easy, and I worked out all my body. I couldn't be happier.Because of the tension, be careful not to touch the cylinder because it gets hot! I didn't read the warning... Who does that? But it's there, and i should've read it and be more careful, that's totally on me.And then you tell me it costs about 75 bucks?! It's incredible, a gift. You work your whole body, have fun, don't kill yourself and it's cheap af... And you know what else? It doesn't take space... It could go under a sofa, no problems whatsoever.It took longer to arrive because of the virus, wich is understandable, still, it arrived in 2.5 weeks, instead of the original 6 weeks, so I'm even happier. I might change it for an air or water rowing machine when I can spend the money and I have the space, only because I've never tried those and I guess they would be better, how would they dare to charge that much more of it wasn't that much better... I'm telling you guys, this was pretty much perfect. Best decision in respect of making exercise that I've ever made.After using it, my wife told me my ass was feeling great, so that's also something to have in account.

It was delivered a day late not as stated in purchase, wasn't happy about that especially since it was local amazon deliveryIt is light and very easy to put together, 3 things with a few bolts and good instruction and packed fairly well.It's very smooth and works well. I'm very surprised the seat is not padded well and it is small. I tryed searching for gel covers online but it's oddly shaped. The seat was disappointing.Now I can't imagine a tall person using this because it is small and compact which is great. Also The foot rest doesnt really fit good with my sneakers and I only am a 9 shoe so zim.usingbwith no shoesThe back part doesn't fit heel well because most sneakers now have thicker and wider heals.I used it on # 1 to try and it's wasn't hard or easy just right for testing. It brought my heart rate up. So it will give you a good workout with higher numbers.I'm 70 and fairly good shape and keep active and have many exercise equiptment and they are big heavy bulky and this is simple and light and compact and works great. It was alot of fun and you get a cardio workout.I wish there was a better replacement seat so you can go longer time-frame