[S2] Ep. 3 - Indoor Rowing: A Community for Fit, Fast, Fun
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Part erg review, part coaching advice, this episode is what you need to get connected and get moving on your rowing machine.
If you’re a rower – in a boat, with oars – it’s likely that your introduction to the erg was by way of supplemental workouts for race training and the dreaded 2k test. Most on-water rowers (aka oarsmen) roll their eyes at the mere mention of spending time on the erg.
Sarah Fuhrmann, CEO of UCanRow2 wants to flip the script and reshape the way people think about indoor rowing. She is passionate about sharing the sport with people who can benefit from its total body workout no matter their fitness or competitive athletic goals at any age.
Lisa Weise was a recipient of the Steady State Network Changemaker Instructor Scholarship in April 2021. With the scholarship, Lisa was able to attend a UCanRow2 online instructor certification course.
A note: UCanRow2 founder – and Sarah’s business partner – Terry Smythe, passed away from a rare form of the skin cancer melanoma in November 2018. While recording this interview it was clear that telling the story of UCanRow2 and indoor rowing was impossible without telling Terry’s story, too. Terry’s legacy lives on through Sarah and Lisa, UCanRow2/Concept2 instructors, fitness professionals, and enthusiasts around the world.
GUESTS
Sarah Fuhrmann: CEO, UCanRow2
Lisa Weise: Founder, Rower’s Dream
TIME STAMPS
Jump to what interests you:
0:00 - Intro
3:25 - What’s going on in your rowing week?
4:25 - Sarah and Lisa’s rowing origin stories
13:30 - How Sarah and Lisa met
15:35 - Building UCanRow2 into a national leader
22:00 - Growth of the indoor rowing industry
28:25 - Lisa’s first time on an erg
33:08 - Establishing indoor rowing as it’s own meaningful community separate from on-water rowing
41:42 - Who should become a certified indoor rowing instructor, and why?
47:35 - Meters for Melanoma
52:10 - Favorite erg workouts
56:15 - Success story of indoor rowing as a funnel into fitness
1:04:35 - Rapid Fire Q&A