Rowing Classes: The Intense Fitness Trend Celebrities Swear By

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself at a gym class interviewing Sports Illustrated model Nina Agdal. We were chatting about fitness, her activewear wardrobe, and her diet (lots of Fage Greek yogurt, FYI) when she started getting super worked up about rowing classes. “I really want to try one; I see everyone starting to do it,” she told me excitedly, adding that the celebrity and model crowds are “obsessed.” A little bit of research revealed that Agdal is totally spot-on: Rowing studios are popping up all over New York right now (Row House! Throwback Fitness! CityRow!), a major sign that ...

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