I am looking forward to promoting the sport of indoor rowing. I have had a great time running the Iron Oarsman in Costa Mesa. I would like to bring it to the next level. There are so many people out in the world who don't even know that there is a physical activity that actually can feel like fun. Rowing is the answer. There is a common misconception about rowing and especially rowing indoors. Whether on the water or on land, the sport is associated with terms such as "grueling." At the Iron Oarsman we have figured out how to make it fun, entertaining and at the same time beneficial for everyone's health. I look forward to sharing with all of you what I have learned and what I am still learning day in and day out.
I am up front with my goals. My first priority is my family. My second priority is to promote better health through rowing. I want to touch as many people's lifes as possible and introduce indoor rowing as an option to better health. Below you find the introductory text to this months newsletter which I will make available to everyone.
All my best and I hope you had a great weekend.
XENO
Dear Readers,
First of all I would like to thank you for your support. Secondly, it is a pleasure for me to inform you about issues I feel are important regarding the sport of indoor rowing as well as general cardiac conditioning. Rowing is becoming increasingly popular in the United States and elsewhere in the world. The rise in public interest is due to the fact that more and more people are learning about the benefits of rowing. No other sport can show such a broad spectrum in age. From young children to very elderly adults, rowing serves as a shared exercise. It is my goal to make rowing the main cross training sport for anybody who enjoys other sporting activities. Cross training is extremely important for maintaining healthy joints and avoiding chronic injuries. At the Iron Oarsman indoor rowing studio, it has been fulfilling for me to introduce people with weak joints to the sport of indoor rowing. After their initial rowing session their words are: “Wow, this feels good.” My gut feeling tells me that more people can have a workout sitting down, such as in rowing, than standing upright. I strongly believe that in the future, indoor rowing will become more popular than walking in the United States and in other countries. It may seem a gargantuan task, but I am ready for it. I realize that meeting this challenge head on requires me to ally myself with others who share my vision. Certainly my wife is a strong backer of my future plans. Four weeks ago, an old friend, crossed the threshold of the Iron Oarsman, it was my daughter’s former Karate Sensei, Dave. Dave came in one morning and said: “Hey Xeno, long time no see. I worked a lot gained weight and now I need to change this around.” With a careful diet and a daily rowing workout at the Iron Oarsman he has now lost 19 pounds in four weeks! Dave and I are planning to standardize the workouts of the Iron Oarsman and make it accessible to anyone who believes that they have what it takes to start an indoor rowing studio. Our goal is to complete a certification program by the end of spring. We know we are at the brink of something huge. We are planning to tackle the U.S. obesity issue through inactivity head on. We are going to do our best to make people’s live more enjoyable through fun rowing routines. I am also looking into creating a corporate wellness rowing program in Orange County. The goal is to start corporate rowing clubs at large companies. Any company with a very large workforce is likely to have a self-insured health care program. By adopting a fun rowing program, it is quite likely that the workforce would lose several thousand pounds of unwanted fat, as well as make employees healthier and happier in general. We are working hard to make this happen, so stay tuned.
Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.
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