5 Reasons A Rowing Machine May Be Better For Your Fitness Goals The Rowing Machine helps mimic the motion of rowing on water. Not only are there some amazing physical benefits from using a rowing machine but there's also fantastic health benefits too. To get you motivated for some rowing, here’s the Southern Workout top 5 Reasons To Workout On A Rowing Machine. 1) It's a total body workout! The rowing motion involves all the major muscles of your upper and lower body.  We're no experts in maths but believe it or not that’s approximately 84 percent of the muscles in your body! The motion works your legs, core, back arms and brain, especially if you're trying to figure out what 84 percent of the muscles in your body looks like! The rowing stroke itself is divided into four phases: Catch, Drive, Finish and Recovery. You begin in the “Catch” position, where you are leaning forwards...