Ro Fitness

Fantastic experience: Love my RŌ time each week. Wonderful coaches, light impact with maximum results! Coach Connor’s university 301 level form tips takes your performance to elite level, and Coach Laura’s play list is legendary!

Fantastic experience: Rowing with Ro has become a highlight of my week! Great instructors and workout. I leave class feeling like I worked hard but also like a million bucks. Classes available at two locations, both excellent. Castle Hill gym is a great venue with kind staff and easy parking. The morning rows on the balcony at Town lake are just the best way to start your day. This is the healthiest addiction I've ever had - can't recommend Ro enough : )

Fantastic experience: great workout with an awesome coach

Fantastic experience: Perfect exercise for my old joints!

Fantastic experience: Love Ro!

Fantastic experience: Beautiful breezy night, good coaching and an awesome “Burn week” workout!

Fantastic experience: Love Chelsea, her Ro plan, and the way Laura executes!

Fantastic experience: Great workout, very engaged coaches/trainers, supportive and friendly crowd, reasonable prices (especially if you grab the specials).

Fantastic experience: Ro fitness offers really outstanding classes. I have attended indoor rowing classes in California that can’t compare to the experience at Ro Fitness. I love these classes. The classes are fun and well structure do with very knowledgeable instructors.

Fantastic experience: I’ve been going to Ro (both Tarrytown and Downtown) for a few weeks and love it! I’ve really been enjoying learning a new sport, moving your body differently and wrapping your mind around minutes and meters and strokes and math and numbers. It’s something that I’m still getting the hang of and learning, and just need more practice. It’s a great workout whether you’re doing a Long and Lo class or a Cardio Ro class. Ro offers different classes and two locations and the instructors are really nice! It’s only competitive with yourself so you don’t have to feel self conscious about your ability or compare yourself to the others in the class. Love it!

Fantastic experience: I love the workout, the instructors, the community and the overall vibe. Definitely recommend!

Fantastic experience: Ro Fitness has changed my life !!! The owner Chelsey is amazing and has an awesome company. The classes are fabulous especially at the downtown Trinity location where you row on the balcony with the perfect view of the water. It’s a combination of mind and body work out perfect for anyone. It’s an absolute must !!! Try it today, you’re going to love it !!!

Fantastic experience: Overall a great fitness program with two diverse locations, good hours, and excellent instructors that consistently run diverse workouts and maintain high standards of quality instruction and stay on schedule. I highly recommend the free intro class and then get an intro 3 package to decide if the program is for you. Its great physical exercise for men and women of all ages and levels of fitness. I had used rowing machines in the past but the instruction is great to maximizing your workout, improving form efficiency, and motivation.

Fantastic experience: These classes are so much fun! We do a lot of entertaining intervals. It’s me against me. Usually I win.

Fantastic experience: I hope I can do this for a long time, great workout and I see improved posture and upper body strength.

Fantastic experience: Ro is the best workout. Joined about 4 months ago and it has improved my athletic performance so much. I look better and feel better. If you’re up for the work, I would put this up against any other workout in the market.

Fantastic experience: Fun low impact workout ! Great instructors to guide form and navigate the training blueprint. Been awesome to build strength and stamina in a new way. I’ve loved the mental challenge !

Fantastic experience: Rō Fitness has great instructors. The instructors will help with proper form if you have never used a rowing machine before and will help fine tune your form if you are already comfortable on the machine. The community is welcoming, and it’s a challenging, competitive workout but accessible because you compete against yourself. It’s a great way to get your cardio in without the intimidating atmosphere of clubby spin classes. The Terrytown location has ample parking.

Fantastic experience: Another fantastic class at Ro. I am visually (with a heart rate monitor) seeing my fitness improve. It’s fantastic. The community and camaraderie there is a lot of fun.

Fantastic experience: Unique among gyms, Rō Fitness is run by a responsive and engaging business owner who has built a great team of trainers that make everyone feel welcome in classes no matter their skill or experience level.

Fantastic experience: Love this place! All the instructors are very encouraging and push you to give more effort than you knew you had in you. Just had a class with Hailey who always gets me hyped with her great playlists. As someone who has done group running and crossfit classes, neither can match the level of intensity or inclusiveness that Ro Fitness has. The movement is basic enough that beginners can push themselves hard safely under supervision with low risk of injury without feeling out of place or unathletic. The workouts are structured so that everyone finishes together as one crew. On the other hand, the rowing stoke has enough nuance for someone with years of classes under his belt like me to still work on. The Concept 2 machine’s display metrics were intimidating at first but have given me a way to precisely measure and track my strength and stamina every workout. Seeing my progression and the changes to my body have been life changing! Lastly, as someone who has tried but struggled to stick with meditation, I have found rowing to be very similar. Breathing in and out every stroke clears my mind and gives me a sense of calm and focus that lasts long after class is over.

Fantastic experience: Fun workout! Definitely gets your heart rate up and makes you sweat!

Fantastic experience: Very engaging, fast-paced workout, where I feel as if I am both getting cardio and strength workout. Instructors are extremely friendly, and always welcoming. I felt comfortable asking questions, and they are very helpful in improving form. The classes are well organized and structured. They also have various challenges throughout the year that are fun to participate in. It’s a wonderful community and facility.

Fantastic experience: Chelsea and the RoFitness team are such a great group of trainers who make rowing fun and make the most out of class. I would highly recommend attending a class to get a full body low impact workout and an opportunity to meet some people and make some friends. It's a great community to be a part of!

Fantastic experience: Great workout, great coaches, great crew. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

Fantastic experience: Awesome workout, great instructors, welcoming and fun environment. What more could you ask for?

Fantastic experience: Super friendly and a great coach. Fun and easy enough for beginners. Facility is simple and effective. Great atmosphere!

Fantastic experience: Outstanding workout. Positive support and a great sound track. All you need to succeed.

Fantastic experience: Very good workout. Great teachers. Rowing get most all the muscles and the interval parts get the cardio. Your personal effort is how much benefit you get. Yes, you do have some competition in the room if you want that, too

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality

Fantastic experience: Rofitness is exceptional. Full stop. The workouts are super fun, the coaches are amazing and the whole experience makes me excited about cardio. The workouts can be tailored to any fitness level, so I would highly recommend you take a class! Plus they’re a local business that helps keep Austin fun and thriving. And if you do take a class, you can look forward to being cheered on by your peers. It’s a super supportive environment.

Fantastic experience: I love the express class and the studio is so nice. Chelsea is a great instructor!

Fantastic experience: Classes are wonderful. Parking is available.

Fantastic experience: I love this place! I've been attending classes here for roughly 3 years and it never gets old. All of the customers and instructors are very welcoming and helpful, whether you're a beginner or a collegiate rower. The classes are energizing and fun, while also encouraging to work hard and do your best. It's not long before you feel like a member of the community and find yourself competing in all of the ongoing challenges they set. Would recommend for anyone who needs group motivation to work out, or anyone up for a challenge. As your form improves, the challenge extends!

Fantastic experience: Great workout and excellent instructors!

Fantastic experience: A super fun way to get in a great work out in a non-intimidating environment . The work outs are challenging yet motivating. The teachers are helpful and patient with beginners. Very welcoming place!

Fantastic experience: I have been going to Rō for almost three years now and it is still my favorite workout. Every day is challenging but doable and the coaching support is fantastic!

Fantastic experience: Classes are wonderful. Parking is available.

Fantastic experience: I love this studio! I tried it out by taking the INTRo class with Chelsea, the owner, and she was super friendly, helpful and fun! She made the class awesome and it was the best way to learn how to use the erg (rowing machine) the right way. The regular classes are also awesome, fun, and tough but the instructors keep the routines varied so you never get the same thing twice (even in one week)! I'm definitely going to keep going and make it the mainstay of my fitness routine!

Fantastic experience: First time taking an indoor rowing class-- definitely a judge free place and very fun! Aaron, the instructor was very helpful and created a challenging session. I love to work out on my own but when it comes to group classes it is ALWAYS a great thing to have that instructor who pushes you to try your best and meet or pass your daily goal. Great Experience. Clean area. Clean showers and perfect temps are provided. Thanks for the awesome class!

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere. All the trainers I got to work out with were very nice, professional, and very attentive with tips and motivation. Judge free place with super work outs to push yourself.

Fantastic experience: While this location may not have the views of the lake like the downtown one, it has all the same great instructors and workouts!

Fantastic experience: Great workouts and technique instruction

Fantastic experience: Best sitting workout ever that uses over 80% of your muscles!

Fantastic experience: Awesome! Great instructors!

Positive experience: Avoid the gridlock and RoRoRo and then go home with less traffic. Great cross training shake it UP if you are a runner or cyclist, or swimmer, I try to get in here once a week to mix up my cardio, beat the heat and avoid the traffic on the way home, a wonderful workout is better than road rage.

Fantastic experience: Updated June 25, 2023 The instructors, classes, and equipment are all great! This studio offers (rowing only) classes, and combo classes that mix cardio rowing with full body strength training off the rowing machine. Both class types provide great workouts. There are two locations. The Tarrytown location is in a retail center with awesome air conditioning and free parking. The downtown location is at the Waller Creek Boathouse at the end of Trinity Street. Unless that weather is extreme, classes are held outdoors in the boathouse balcony overlooking Lady Bird Lake. Things I really like about this studio: The classes are small enough for the instructors to help everyone with proper form during every set as needed. They also give individual motivation to help you get the most effective workout. There is a friendly personal interaction between the instructors and the class and between class members. Every instructor runs class efficiently, but with a fun and relaxed mood. The workouts are interval based with a good mixture of high intensity (power) intervals, active recovery and short rest periods between the more intense sets. For intervals that are at specific stroke rates, the instructors row at the front of the class. This really helps keep the class in sync and keeps the focus on proper form. During the intervals that are at a open pace (sprinting), the instructors walk the class giving technique corrections and positive motivation to work hard. They also make effective use of music to motivate the class to high levels of effort. The classes have weekly focus that changes each week and repeat every four weeks. Within the weekly focus the structure of the workout changes each day. Even though you are obviously rowing during every class, the structure has plenty of variety and challenges to keep it interesting. Bring a towel and a water bottle and you will be ready to row. Filtered water is available to fill your bottle.

Fantastic experience: Finding RO has been a game changer for my workout routine! I have crappy knees for running and not a fan of Spin culture. RO is low impact total body workout in HIIT sets, which has my Fitbit jumping off the charts. The instructors are great helping you get the right form, which amps up the intensity. Workouts are different each time in terms of pace, intervals, distance, but always as challenging as you make it on speed or strength. Everyone is really friendly, and it's welcoming for beginners to take at your own pace, but also plenty of athletes crushing crazy high watts and tracking PRs on meter races. Everyone is pretty focused on beating their own pace/power, though there can be some friendly tiered competition in meter races. New and clean facility and modern equipment. Plus it's fun and social between sets, once you catch your breath.

Fantastic experience: As an experienced rower I appreciated Coach Chelsea & Coach Lynn's keen eye to help refine my row technique.

Fantastic experience: Finding RO has been a game changer for my workout routine! I have crappy knees for running and not a fan of Spin culture. RO is low impact total body workout in HIIT sets, which has my Fitbit jumping off the charts. The instructors are great helping you get the right form, which amps up the intensity. Workouts are different each time in terms of pace, intervals, distance, but always as challenging as you make it on speed or strength. Everyone is really friendly, and it's welcoming for beginners to take at your own pace, but also plenty of athletes crushing crazy high watts and tracking PRs on meter races. Everyone is pretty focused on beating their own pace/power, though there can be some friendly tiered competition in meter races. New and clean facility and modern equipment. Plus it's fun and social between sets, once you catch your breath.

Positive experience: Definitely a fun new fitness class. Rowing is a great way to help you get in shape ! A great class for any fitness level even beginners! I recommend reading their classes before attending as I chose a class and as a more advanced athlete found the class to not be challenging enough for me so not everyone needs to go to go to the beginners class. Also, you can try your first class for free. Make sure to bring your own water the class is fast pace and you dont have much time to get up and get water.