The Row House Stonebridge owner LaShonda Rahming said when people walk into the studio in McKinney, one of the first things they’ll see are goals and the list of individuals who have hit those goals.

“The thing I love about rowing is that it is not about the individual,” Rahming said. “It’s about the team. Rowing is a team sport.”

The first goal is 250 meters and goes all the way to 1 million meters. Once members pass that threshold, they are inducted into the 1 million meter club, which continues to a member’s progress through 10 million meters.

The backstory

The studio has been around for five years, Rahming said, adding that she and her husband took over ownership in September.


“We get a little bit of everybody,” Rahming said. “We have some people who rowed in college. We have a couple of people who rowed for their country in the Olympics.”

The studio also has a variety of challenges that members can participate in such as attending 15 classes in 30 days and row across the Great Lakes. The Row House also has an app that will allow members to track how many meters they have rowed.

What’s special about it?

The studio uses lights and music to motivate members, Rahming said. The lights represent different styles and workout intensity. For instance, black lights allow members to focus on their individual output while yellow lights are team focused.


The Row House has five separate classes, each with their own focus. The strength class, which uses weights and other tools to add intensity to the work, focuses on cardio and strength building. The signature class blends rowing with floor exercises and focuses on cardio and sculpting. The full row focuses on cardio endurance while the restore class focuses on cardio, stretching and core work. Lastly, the intervals class is a high intensity, low impact workout designed to increase metabolism.

“We try to make it fun,” Rahming said. “We have seven coaches right now, all with different styles.”