Is rowing safe for rehabilitation?

Rowing is widely recommended for rehabilitation because it is low-impact, seated, and allows precise control of intensity. However, always consult your healthcare provider before starting any exercise programme during rehabilitation.

Can I share my Watta data with my physiotherapist?

Yes. Your workout history, Effort Scores, and session metrics are all accessible in the app. You can show your therapist your progress directly, providing objective data for programme adjustments.

How do Effort Scores help with rehabilitation?

Effort Scores provide a 0-100 measure of session intensity. Your therapist can set a target range (e.g. Recovery zone: 0-25) to ensure you are working hard enough to make progress without exceeding safe limits.

Track your rehabilitation rowing with confidence

By the Watta Team · Updated March 2026

Rowing is one of the best low-impact exercises for rehabilitation — full-body, seated, and controllable. Watta helps you track every session with AI-powered photo logging and Effort Scores that ensure you are working at the right intensity for recovery.

Rowing App for Rehabilitation: Watta is a free, AI-powered rowing workout tracker. Snap your erg screen to capture data instantly. Get a 0-100 Effort Score combining cardiac load, work output, pacing, and economy. Track heart rate zones via the Karvonen method. Join clubs and squads to train with your crew.

The Problem

Difficult to monitor exercise intensity during rehab

Rehabilitation programmes require precise intensity management. Too much and you risk re-injury; too little and progress stalls. Without objective data, patients and therapists are guessing.

Progress during rehabilitation is gradual and hard to see

Recovery happens slowly. Without a detailed log of session metrics — distance, duration, intensity — it is difficult for patients to see that they are genuinely improving, which affects motivation.

Communication with therapists about exercise data is poor

Patients rarely bring accurate workout data to their physiotherapy or rehabilitation appointments. Self-reported exercise intensity is unreliable, making programme adjustments difficult.

How Watta Helps

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Objective Intensity Tracking

Effort Scores give patients and therapists an objective measure of workout intensity. Set target zones (e.g. Effort Score 20-35) and ensure every session stays within rehabilitation guidelines.

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Effortless Logging

Patients photograph the PM5 screen after each session. No complicated data entry, no technical setup. Watta captures split, distance, time, and stroke rate automatically.

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Progress History

Review complete workout history to see gradual improvements in distance, duration, and Effort Score. Share progress with your healthcare provider at each appointment.

How It Works

Snap your erg screen

Take a photo of your PM5 display after your workout. Gallery upload works too.

AI extracts your data

Watta reads every metric — time, split, distance, stroke rate, heart rate, and calories.

Get your Effort Score

A 0-100 score combining cardiac load, work output, pacing, and economy shows exactly how hard you worked.