Two weeks into 2026. Still showing up? That's what matters. Forget perfection, forget comparing yourself to anyone else - just row for 20 minutes and you're winning. Follow along with me in this indoor rowing workout on my Concept2, and keep that daily habit alive. Come back every day to stick to your routine.

It's not about hitting exactly 5000 meters at my pace. You'll finish before me, after me, or right alongside me - doesn't matter. The point is spending those 21 minutes rowing, focusing on your form, and enjoying the time on the machine. I'm rowing 5K daily throughout 2026 - and you can join me. This easy follow-along is about you getting your movement in.

Quick heads up: There's a little technical hiccup around 9 minutes when the imersU Row app resets (I set it as a race not a loop - oops!). Just keep rowing - nothing changes for you. And I've got about 6 extra minutes of chat at the end if you need more time to finish!

The workout:

• 21 minutes of rowing at an easy, conversational pace
• Around 19-20 strokes per minute
• Keep rowing while I keep talking if you need more time for your 5K
• Perfect warm-up intensity (zone 2)

What you'll get: ✅ Easy cardio on your rowing machine - no pressure, just company ✅ Technique reminders: arms away then sit up and tilt forward, push the machine away with straight arms, handle to sternum height ✅ Real talk about being a "fat man held back by training" (5 Millie's cookies!) ✅ Chat about the Too Good To Go app and surprise baked goods invasion ✅ Rowing on ImersU Row's Tokyo course (beautiful virtual scenery)

Today's chat covers: The baseball cap experiment (verdict: no), getting TWO haircuts during this series already, "Cakes and Cars" weekend featuring Julie's dead car battery drama and Holly's baking plus a Too Good To Go haul (6 Krispy Kreme donuts for £3!), being a cookie monster (5 in one day), blistered fingers from the 90-minute row that burst during the Exa session, upcoming My Row filming session on a different machine (the Merac), Concept2's January Virtual Team Challenge (RowAlong team in 6th place!)

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