Concept2

Concept2, Inc. is an American manufacturer of rowing equipment and exercise machines based in Morrisville, Vermont. It is best known for its air resistance indoor rowing machines. Considered the standard training and testing machines for competition rowers, they are often found in gyms, boathouses, elite training centers, and cardiac rehab and physical therapy facilities. Competitive events using Concept2 Ergs include the World Rowing Indoor Championships, HYROX competitions , the British Rowing Indoor Championships competitions, and historic CrossFit Games events (including the CrossFit Open and qualifiers). Concept2 also manufactures oars for sculling and sweep rowing, as well as three other flywheel-based exercise machines: the SkiErg , the BikeErg for cycling, and the StrengthErg for strength training. In 2025, 100% of Concept2 ownership was transferred to the Concept2 Perpetual Purpose Trust, which will endure in perpetuity. This model ensures the company will carry out its mission statement in the hands of its employees.

]] Concept2, Inc. is an American manufacturer of rowing equipment and exercise machines based in Morrisville, Vermont. It is best known for its air resistance indoor rowing machines. Considered the standard training and testing machines for competition rowers, they are often found in gyms, boathouses, elite training centers, and cardiac rehab and physical therapy facilities. Competitive events using Concept2 Ergs include the World Rowing Indoor Championships, HYROX competitions , the British Rowing Indoor Championships competitions, and historic CrossFit Games events (including the CrossFit Open and qualifiers). Concept2 also manufactures oars for sculling and sweep rowing, as well as three other flywheel-based exercise machines: the SkiErg , the BikeErg for cycling, and the StrengthErg for strength training. In 2025, 100% of Concept2 ownership was transferred to the Concept2 Perpetual Purpose Trust, which will endure in perpetuity. This model ensures the company will carry out its mission statement in the hands of its employees. == Online logbook and world rankings== Starting in 1999, the company began facilitating a community of home-based rowing and fitness enthusiasts who maintain online logs hosted on the Concept2 website. Their performances are ranked in real time on the Concept2 website. The total number of meters logged in the 2014 season (May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014) exceeded 10.2 billion, by over 47,000 users. There are hundreds of clubs that rowers may affiliate with when registering with the ranking system. Meters can be logged on the RowErg, on water, on the SkiErg, on snow, on the BikeErg, and work can be logged on the StrengthErg. Concept2 also hosts year-round online challenges to motivate its fitness community. ==Online challenges== Concept2 organizes online challenges throughout the year. Many of these reward consistency and total meters instead of speed, giving an extra incentive to work out regularly. ===Virtual Team Challenge=== The Virtual Team Challenge (VTC), runs every year from January 1–31. Each team completes as many meters as they can collectively between 12:00 a.m. January 1 and 11:59 p.m. January 31. Virtual teams (not based on or around a specific physical location) can be made up of anyone from anywhere who wants to participate—friends, family, co-workers, old schoolmates, rowing teammates, and so on. Teams can also be real "clubs" with a physical location. Participants are only allowed to record meters from the RowErg, SkiErg, or BikeErg. ==References== ==External links== Concept2 official UK website

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