We celebrate 3 Years this weekend since opening up RowZone in Newtown Square!   We just took over the Rittenhouse location, but it’s one business entity so we all get to celebrate!  Look for a birthday promotion to go out Friday that will run all weekend! 

But in the meantime …….

As we continue to grow and learn, we want your help!

We love when you share your RowZone experience with online review sites, such as Yelp, TripAdvisor, Facebook, Google Reviews or your local Patch publication.

As always, if you have constructive criticism, please let us know. We appreciate the ability to correct issues and constantly learn to improve the RowZone experience.

We want to start a Testimonial Page on our website and want to know your experience.   The winner of the best story to tug at our heartstrings will win a  3- Month Membership! We will also pick one name from all the submissions so even if you don’t have a story that pulls at the heartstrings, you can still win a Membership for 3 Months!   And…we will pick one winner that wants to blog about their experience for 3 Months!

This means……

There will be 3 Winners!

Please note that although we appreciate reviews on online sites, this contest is for those who write to us to enter the contest.  Online reviews are always welcomed too, but is not part of the contest.

FIRST – Please be sure to tell us what categories you want to enter:

1)  Best Story

2) Just put my name in the hat

3) I want to blog about my experience

 Enter for 1, 2 or all 3 categories!

(There goes that number 3 again!)

Then tell us ………  

(Answer all or as many as you can, or use your own feedback you want to provide.)

Here are the questions: 

What inspired you to take your first RowZone class?

 What inspires you to continue to take RowZone classes?

 Share with us the changes you feel within as well as the physical changes to yourself since starting RowZone?

 Who is your favorite trainer(s) and why?

 If you owned RowZone, tell us 3 changes you would you make to the program?

REMEMBER:

If you do not have an active membership, you can still participate!  Just let us know why you want to win this membership!

If you are entering the contest for someone else, please share your personal experience and let us know the person you want a free membership to go to and how you think it will change their life.

If you want to enter the contest and blog about your experience, please let us know.  This increases your chances of winning so your name will go into another hat too!

You must play to win !

A 3 Month Membership to 3 Winners

Must activate by June 1, 2013 

If you don’t want it for yourself, remember you can play for someone else. 

Please submit your story by midnight Saturday night (5/18/13) and the winners will be selected May 19th.

Good Luck!

Noon Classes – We are adding a Noon Class every Tuesday and Friday for the month of May. If it builds in popularity – we will add a Noon class every weekday! See Special Promotion Below.

Monday-Thursday 4:30pm – We will staying for May! Schedule away!

Rowing Technique Classes – The class will be offered one day a week and will alternate between weeknights and weekends. Please be sure to check the schedule if you want to schedule your first class, work on your 2K, have the trainer critique your form, brush up on your knowledge of proper form or gain a better understanding of the monitor features.

Memorial Day Weekend – Schedule is modified for the holiday weekend so please be sure to check out the schedule and anticipate a modified schedule that weekend. If a wait list builds, we will certainly add more class(es) if necessary.

7:30pm class is offered Tuesday and Thursday only. We tried. It’s just not popular enough to be offered every weeknight.

Friday: One weeknight class at 5:30pm but please note we did add a Noon class on Friday’s.

Sunday: The 3:00pm is no longer offered, however, we will be adding another Sunday time slot in the near future.

Row on The Water: If you are interested in the Row on The Water opportunity, please be sure to let us know asap. We are ready to start training in the next few days!

Current Promotions

Special Promotion – Noon Blast- $ 70.00

If you do not have a membership, do not want to commit to the 3 billing minimum, or do not want to use your current class pack, check out this new deal. Please know that if you have a class pack or a Premium Membership, you can use your current membership. PERFECT for the person who goes away for the summer and doesn’t want to commit to a longer membership!

Attend the Tuesday and Friday Noon Class the entire month of May for only $ 70.00; No Auto Renew unless this whole Noon class thing sticks and you want to keep going! In addition, we will add a FREE Class for Thursday Night (May 2nd) for anyone new to rowing so they get great technique advice from Greg before jumping in with the Noon Sharks! We will also rotate the trainer in the time slot so that you get different workouts/styles throughout the month.

One 7:30pm Class Per Week for 8 Consecutive Weeks – $ 75.00
This membership allows attendance in one 7:30 pm class per week. You pick the night and schedule yourself every week.

Don’t forget about our BYO Group Promotion!
Do you have friends, neighbors, colleagues, and want to do a private class setting? This offer is open to arrange a private class setting outside our normal class times.

Minimum Participation: 10 persons; Maximum Participation: 15 persons

Price: $35.00 per participant
One class for 5 consecutive weeks
If your group wants two times a week-that will be fine-the price will be $70.00 per participant

NOTE: This is not ANY class but a dedicated time slot your group chooses outside normal class times.

Still Available: Unlimited Attendance at a 20% discount too!

Normal Price: $ 99.00
Promotion Price: $ 79.00

$ 79.00 / Unlimited Attendance
Credit Card Auto Billing every 4 weeks
3 billing minimum; 30 day cancel thereafter
Any class, any trainer, no restrictions

Once you are locked into the rate, it will remain that rate FOREVER (or as long as you maintain the membership)

Online Purchasing Coming Soon but not yet…… soon……so
Call 215-496-1399 or email today to secure your discounted membership!

With the nicer weather reminding us that summer is right around the corner, we are introducing some attractive membership options to carry you through to the summer.

Whether it’s one class a week, or a tougher push you want to give yourself, RowZone Certified Personal Trainers hold a variety of certifications and can provide an exciting, unique, and different workout each and every visit to RowZone. Whether you’re looking to get in shape, stay fit, or are a serious athlete looking to add another dynamic layer to your training, the RowZone workout is a successful blend of well-founded science in an encouraging and motivating environment.

Whatever your age, weight, or ability, the RowZone workout can work for you!

CHECK OUT OUR CURRENT SPECIALS!

Special Offer – Enjoy 20% off our Premium Package!

Promotion Price: $79.00   ( Regular Price: $99.00 )

Attend up to 7x per week.

Billed every 4 weeks; Credit Card Auto Billing; 3 Billing Minimum; 30 Day Cancel Thereafter

Any class, any trainer, no restrictions.

One 7:30pm Class Per Week for 8 Consecutive Weeks – $ 75.00

This membership allows attendance in one 7:30pm class per week. You pick the night and schedule yourself every week.

Don’t forget about our BYO Group Promotion!

Do you have friends, neighbors, colleagues, and want to do a private class setting? This offer is open to arrange a private class setting outside our normal class times.

Minimum Participation: 10 persons; Maximum Participation: 14 persons

Price:$35.00 per participant
One class for 5 consecutive weeks
If your group wants two times a week-that will be fine-the price will be $70.00 per participant

NOTE: This is not ANY class but a dedicated time slot your group chooses outside normal class times.

Do you have friends, neighbors, colleagues, and want to do a private class setting? This offer is open to arrange a private class setting outside our normal class times.

Minimum Participation: 10 persons; Maximum Participation: 14 persons

Price:$35.00 per participant
One class for 5 consecutive weeks
If your group wants two times a week-that will be fine-the price will be $70.00 per participant

NOTE: This is not ANY class but a dedicated time slot your group chooses outside normal class times.

The impact-free nature of rowing also makes it a great exercise to combat obesity. Rowing is appropriate for overweight exercisers who may be susceptible to injuries in other sports, such as running. For example: in each stride of running, a force 5–6 times the body weight is placed on bones and joints. For an obese individual, the extra weight causes undue stress on the body which can quickly lead to injury and frustration. In rowing, the rower’s weight is supported on the sliding seat, which protects the bones and joints from such impact—allowing for more productive calorie-burning workouts.

On the Indoor Rower, you are in complete control of the resistance. The harder you pull, the more resistance you will feel. If you row intensely, you will get an intense workout; if you row easily, you will get an easier workout. There’s no need to worry that you will be forced to work too hard.

We realize that sometimes a class setting is uncomfortable for some and we can work with you to offer private classes.

Rowing meets you where you are in your fitness journey and takes you where you want to go.

Call today for more information.

Looking to raise money for a special cause close to your heart?    Consider a Row-A-Thon at RowZone Rittenhouse!  Rent the studio per hour or per day!    Imagine the possibilities when you have a large group raising money per meter/per hour rowed.  Rowing is for Every Body, so everyone can participate. We will help you make it fun and advertise your Fundraiser within the RowZone community!!!!

Call today to discuss this unique fundraising opportunity.

Click Here to read the full story!

There is nothing like feeling leveled after a good workout!  These workouts are no joke!  I’ve been going to the RowZone for almost a year now and I’ve grown attached to the varied approaches each trainer has with their classes- which keeps me from getting into a routine and ultimately losing interest!  As the trainers get to know you they help you get the best out of your time there.  I try to go between four to five times a week- its something I look forward to doing as often as possible.  I enjoy doing workouts that seem impossible at first- it feels like a huge accomplishment by the end of class!  I initially sought out a form of exercise that was different from pilates and yoga and different from a regular gym membership.  I like taking classes which is why this is a perfect fit for me.  I highly recommend giving this a try.

Christina Day
Member since 2010

Racing doesn’t have to be about who’s in better shape, it’s all about who is willing to fight for that finish line. Who is willing to put it all on the line? Steve Prefontaine (who is still the only athlete in American History to hold every American Track record between 2000 and 10000 meters) once said, “A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts. Who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.” Though he never won an Olympic gold at the Munich Olympics, had his life not been cut short, he was the favorite to win at Montreal on the next go-around.

What can we learn from Steve Prefontaine? The will to win supersedes everything else when you’re racing. When you are making a push to the finish line, you can push yourself beyond any limit you had previously thought possible. Some of you notice it on the erg machines. You can get one or two splits faster than you ever did before, and it’s usually at the end of the workout during your final sprint.

A champion always knows there’s a little extra in the tank even when every part of your body is screaming that there’s nothing left. A champion doesn’t make excuses, because he or she knows that, Just like Vin Diesel said, “Any racer, any REAL racer knows that it doesn’t matter whether you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning.” It doesn’t matter if last time you beat them you won by 20 seconds. If they win by .001 seconds this time, they still won. Mike Teiti, Cal Berkley and the US National Rowing Team’s head coach, has always said, “The only thing that matters is who wins LAST.”

What does this mean for me, Mike? It means no crying when I yell at you! . Just kidding! It’s your party, you can cry if you want to (I made a funny!). What this means, is that when it comes down to it, are you going to give in to your pain, or push though it? Are you going to finish your workout harder than when you started? If you’re sore, are you going to avoid Petar’s class? Probably, but that’s just being smart . It comes down to: will you make the hard choice, or the easy choice?

Hey guys, Mike again. I thought I’d talk to you about planning today, and how that affects your workouts, your goals, and your life.

My coach in high school always used to say, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” As someone who has copious experience just winging it, I will tell you that while this is MUCH easier, more often than not, you don’t do nearly as well as you could have if you plan it out.

As far as RowZone, you can plan when you want to come in, you can plan how you are going to do your race pieces, and you can plan that if you go to one of Petar’s classes, if you’re SUPER sore, Petar will make you more sore . As far as your schedule, I can’t tell you how to plan that, because this is a blog and that would be oddly personal of me to single any one of you out. However, I CAN ask (politely, if you please) each and every one of you to come visit me every day! For your pieces, those of you who have had me teach your classes know that I like to try having you guys create a race plan, for how you want to attack every piece.

That carries over into other aspects of your life. Whether your goal is to drop weight for bikini season (I’m trying to get in great shape for my bikini), get stronger, put on muscle, or even just to make sure you’re doing your part to live a long and healthy life, having a plan helps to focus you, and put you on the right track. “But Mike! If it’s that easy, why doesn’t everyone do it?” Well, to quote Mike Tyson, [imagine a squeakier voice with a lisp] “Everybody has a plan ‘til they get punched in the mouth.” As soon as something goes wrong, people tend to abandon their plan as hopeless. Missing a week or two because you’re sick, binging on candy, food, and/or beer (I do this all the time – not just the beer, guys, have a little faith ), or getting an injury are all merely obstacles on your path to your goal.

The next step is to share your plan and your goals with as many people as possible to help hold you accountable for it. Of course, everyone will be understanding if you don’t meet your goal, but you might feel a little abashed (that’s an SAT word) if it’s because you didn’t try hard enough. After that its merely implementing your plan to achieve your goals, while this is obviously easier said than done, you do have the entire RowZone community (both trainers and your fellow workout enthusiasts) to help support you to reach your goals.

So get out there and start planning!