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Whether you're preparing for New Year's resolutions or just want to furnish your home gym, Ergatta's smart rowers offer a full-body workout with a unique video game appeal, classes, beginner programming, and more to motivate you without a trainer. Most of the year, it's fairly pricey, so the ongoing Ergatta Black Friday sale is a can't-miss chance to score your very own for the year's best discount.
Ergatta's Black Friday sale offers shoppers an opportunity to save up to $1,000 for a limited time if they opt for some multi-item bundles that knock big sums of the rowers and accessories. If you're really quick, you can knock off an extra $100 if you're amongst the first 100 buyers to order a rower using the Ergatta coupon code BF100.
The Ergatta Rower is $750 off, down to $1,749, plus they're offering free shipping (usually $150) and a bonus $100 Ergatta apparel credit. The Ergatta Lite is $500 off, down to $1,299, also with free shipping and $100 credit on apparel. Compared to the promotion running earlier this month, both machines are now an extra $100 off, so this really is the best time to buy.
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After giving the Ergatta Rower a test, we found it thrilling in practice, and it only took a few minutes to get set up. It's a challenging workout with the potential for real intensity; the unique video game aspect can provide great motivation and adrenaline. The competitively spirited can gain a lot from Ergatta's rowers.
Long-time users won't easily find themselves without a challenge either. Using a feature the company calls active intelligence, the machine adapts to different users' skill levels by recalibrating resistance and intensity for a higher or lower-difficulty workout that adapts as you improve. Even if the race looks the same, it will never stop being challenging.
The Ergatta Rower is also beautifully designed. Its exposed Cherrywood or Oak wooden frame can fit many more home aesthetics than the typical black plastic and metal workout machines. When stored upright, both rowers' footprints are about the size of a barstool, and the wheels make it super easy to move around. That means even smaller spaces can keep one around without worrying about concealing it or it dominating a room — the smaller Ergatta rower, the Lite, is a perfect option for smaller spaces.
