How Do I Exercise and Burn Calories With An Injury?
There’s a recent article in Time Magazine titled “How Do I Burn Calories With an Injury?” It’s a great question. Whether you are a serious athlete or an active recreational athlete, a body in motion likes to stay in motion, which means you likely are looking for the...
Balancing Being Healthy and Busy With The Excy Portable Cross Trainer
Staying healthy and balancing a heavy load is not easy to do. Between work, commuting, family commitments and trying to have a social life, we are often hard-pressed for time. When life gets chaotic, the last thing you want to do is spend hours working out, so that’s...
Back to School Fitness is a Family Affair.
It’s that time of the year again! Whether your kid’s summer activity was playing sports, riding their bike, swimming in the hot sun, or getting some activity chasing Pokemon with their friends, things are about to change! They are going back to school and sit at a...
Watching TV Tied to Fatal Clot Risk. Don’t Just Sit There!
Just as the fall television season approaches and brings a fresh crop of programming and faces to obsess over, an article in The New York Times highlights a new study revealing that watching TV is tied to fatal clot risk. So, what a better time to explore ways to...
Life Hacker: Excy is a full-fledged exercise bike in a tiny package
Life Hacker calls Excy “A Full-Fledged Exercise Bike in a Tiny Package.” Check out the review here. Life Hacker also highlighted our arm bike workouts, which can engage more upper body muscles than an elliptical machine, so you’ll get your full body workout...
DeskCycle and Under Desk Exercise Bikes on Amazon
The DeskCycle desk exercise bike is obviously an awesome product with over 1,000 reviews on Amazon and a 4.5 star rating. The Huffington Post tested the DeskCycle and calculated 67 calories per 60 minutes and the reviewer found her legs felt better, or at least, more...
Cheerleader or The Health Police?
There was a great article in BuzzFeed last week titled “11 Easy Things You Can Do When You’re Just Not Feeling Yourself.” The article offers a few good laughs and gives some fun tips on personal things we can do to feel better about ourselves. Some favorites include:...
Lifting Weights Can Make You Live Longer
There is a great article in this week’s Sign of the Times titled “Lifting weights can make you live longer.” According to the article, over the past decade, researchers have begun to demonstrate benefits of strength training for strength, muscle mass, and physical...
Best Exercises for Aging and Why No One Should Forget Upper Body Workouts
There is a great article today in the Huffington Post titled “The Best Anti-Aging Exercises, As Recommended By Experts.” What we love most about the article is its focus on resistance training for major muscle groups. They do provide some great tips and the article is...
Regular Physical Activity Like Exercise Cycling Might Cut Alzheimer’s Risk
Not everyone wants to grab their gear and get down to the gym, but no one can afford to ignore the huge health benefits of regular physical activity when it comes to cutting the risks of heart disease, cancers, and now new research shows Alzheimer’s disease. A new...