Rowing is a great form of exercise for kids in Grades K–12. Concept2 supports your school with programming ideas, online challenges, and curricula.
Why Row?
A high-quality full-body exercise that is fun and effective!
Level the playing field for all abilities
Lifetime fitness
All ages
Kids love to row!
The Concept2 Indoor Rower
Easy to use, move and store
Requires no external power source
Separates easily for storage
Training technology:
LogCards for rowing data
Online logbooks
Internet racing
Machine-to-machine racing
School pricing packages are available. Call 800.245.5676 ext 3069 for details.
Kids Team Challenge
What: An online rowing challenge for kids in grades K–12. Relay teams of five students complete 2,000 meters on the indoor rower and post their scores online. Row as many times as you like and submit your best score!
When: January 2, 2008–April 25, 2008
Who: All students in grades K–12 and staff can participate, even teachers and parents! The meters or distances rowed will be added as a single result for the group. You only need to determine the average age of your group.
You will need: Concept2 Indoor Rower(s), access to the internet, and a group of enthusiastic kids!
It is easy to participate!
Designate a contact person who will be responsible for a group of students (must be a teacher/adult).
To register and for complete instructions, the contact person should send an email with their name, school name, address, and telephone number to: Josh Carlson, Education Specialist, at joshc@concept2.com or Cheryl Hamilton at cherylh@concept2.com.
Concept2 Indoor Rowers in use at the Grundy Center's PE4life Academy Runtime: 2 min 50 sec Click play button to view.
KONP Radio, August 2007 Listen to Joan Van Blom, PE Curriculum Leader (Long Beach Unified School District), discuss rowing in schools with KONP radio talk show host Todd Ortloff. Audio file. Length: 17:41. Size: 4.1 MB.
These happy kids show off their Kid's Challenge certificates of completion.
KONP Radio, August 2007