Joan Claybrook is the former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and president emeritus of Public Citizen.ey highway legislation is scheduled to be considered this week on the Senate floor. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., want to have the Department of Transportation evaluate these longer trucks instead of recklessly allowing Congress to mandate them.
Save. You won't burn many calories if all you do on a rowing machine is scoot the seat back and forth. But with proper technique -- a strong leg drive, paired with body and arm engagement -- you stand to burn more than 700 calories per hour, depending on your body weight.(Wavebreakmedia Ltd/Wavebreak Media/Getty Images).or example, Harvard Health Publications estimates that if you weigh 185 pounds, you'll burn about 311 calories in half an hour of moderate rowing. If you weighed 135 pounds, you'd only burn 210 calories in the same amount of time.
The muscles built during rowing are the type used by the marathon runner, not the power lifter. However, rowing machines play an important role in a good fitness routine for bodybuilders. To achieve the ripped look, you not only need large, massive muscles, but you must also achieve a very low body fat percentage. Rowing machines burn calories, allowing these athletes to stay trim and fit. Indoor rowing machines engage the same muscles as rowing in the outdoors. It is a fantastic upper and lower body workout, and does build strength and endurance. Rowing can be done five days per week, so it is an excellent addition to a workout regimen because you don't need a day of rest in between as you do after weightlifting.