So, here’s the story: I’ve been working without a break for about eighteen months now - lots of late nights and too many take-away meals delivered to my desk. As of the end of this year my employers are generously relieving me of the burden of employment so I’m taking a couple of months off.
I’m planning to work from home on a few private projects, but one of the main things I want to do is burn off a few of the pounds the aforementioned take-aways have distributed around my waistline. In short, I’m in the market for a home exercise machine on which I can spend an hour or two a day while I’m not working and then move into a regular routine with in the evenings.
I’m currently tending towards a rowing machine. It is, after all, done sitting down and that’s the kind of exercise I feel I can really get behind.
My criteria are:
It should provide a good, consistent workout, and scale to my abilities as I get fitter and better at it.
Ideally I should be able to do something other than just exercise while using it; watching TV is fine, reading is better, writing is perfect.
It does need to fold up at least enough that I can hide it away in a wardrobe 1m wide by 70cm deep.
So, what’s the good word from the Dopers?