The Concept2 Juneteenth Challenge is a one-day virtual event on June 19 that coincides with Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in 1865 in the United States. We invite you to join us for the fifth annual Juneteenth Challenge and do a small part to celebrate African American freedoms and achievements. Continue Reading ›
Aviron has recently launched their new app, which brings another digital tech choice to Concept2 RowErg users. Thanks to our open platform, the app is readily compatible with the Performance Monitor (PM5). Aviron’s big selling point for Concept2 users is that they offer a gamified approach to rowing. Continue Reading ›
National Learn to Row Day kicks off this year on Saturday, June 1. Rowing clubs across the United States are encouraged to welcome and celebrate newcomers to our sport via this annual Learn to Row Day tradition. Best of all, it's FREE! Continue Reading ›
Alex Gregory’s pivotal moment came out of what he considered to be failure. He’d been rowing since he was 17, had been a regular on the British National Rowing Team, but, he says, “I was doing okay on the outside. Inside, I was hating it. I nearly stopped; I’d never won a race. I was nowhere near that. My life revolved around performing and I wasn’t performing.” Continue Reading ›
Keeping up with an energy efficient and environmentally friendly operation is an ongoing effort here at Concept2. Technology changes. Our products change. The way we live changes. All this change provides an opportunity to do things more efficiently, more sustainably and more responsibly. Continue Reading ›
Great Britain’s Phil Clapp has become the first person to go under 1 minute 10 seconds over 500 meters on the Concept2 RowErg. His time of 1 minute 9.8 seconds set the new world record and saw him peaking at around 1350 watts. With an average stroke rate of 49, Clapp broke his own record, set four years ago at 1:10.5. Despite holding other indoor rowing records, Clap says the 500m distance has always been his focus. Continue Reading ›
The Concept2 Workout of the Day (WOD) has been running for over 15 years now and it's become one our most popular training tools. We’ve been seeing the number of people doing the WOD increase steadily. In fact, on March 29, 2024, we hit a milestone of one million WODs completed! Continue Reading ›
Whether it’s two people or 2000, an affiliation can be made up of members of a health club, rowing club, school or university, to name a few. It can also be a virtual affiliation made up of people from anywhere in the world with a common thread that binds them together. One such affiliation is The Diamonds (Over Sixties Erging Group) that continues to blow us away with not only their sheer numbers but also by their dedication to their fitness and to each other. Continue Reading ›
We all know how hard it is to come up with a workout plan and stick with it, so we'd like to get you started on your way. Here we provide the plan—the rest is up to you. We know you can do it! Continue Reading ›
Back in November 2023, we wrote about four determined women who were planning to row across the Atlantic Ocean starting in December 2023 as part of the World’s Toughest Row™. They called themselves team Salty Science and were undertaking the 3000-mile journey in the name of science and to raise money and awareness for ocean conservation-based charities. Little did they know they would be the fastest women's crew to cross! Continue Reading ›
