I need some more exercise in my life. (Long pandemic + desk job = ailing mentally). Is a rowing machine a good way to go? (Like so many people, I have temporal

I need some more exercise in my life. (Long pandemic + desk job = ailing mentally). Is a rowing machine a good way to go? (Like so many people, I have temporal, spatial, and monetary constraints -- I can't imagine spending $1500 USD on a piece of exercise equipment, doubly so given that I don't know whether I'd stick with using it.) I really, really wish something like BlackBox VR (https://www.blackbox-vr.com https://www.blackbox-vr.com) was available to me. It looks phenomenal. I've done Ring Fit Adventure, and I like it. I've tried some of the VR fitness games, and, well, they're okay. I had a running buddy (who has moved away), and that was good, but we're now entering the long season of cold, short days, and it was always hard to get enough umph to go out in frigid weather before dawn, but I need to do something again.