Resilience in Fitness: Overcoming External Stressors in 2024
In my journey with Excy, I've been a strong advocate for maintaining a consistent exercise routine, not necessarily an extreme one. Instead, one that meets the basic requirements outlined by the CDC to promote overall health and prevent chronic diseases. Today, we...
Spring Renewal Excy Challenge
Are you feeling exhausted and in need of a fresh start? Well, it's the perfect time to renew your mind and body with the Excy Spring Renewal Challenge. Spring is here, and just like the buds on the trees and the flowers blooming from the ground, there's always room...
Duopa and Excy: One Man’s Journey to Battle Parkinson’s Disease
Excy Family Member Major C. has never been one to sit around much. He’s always lived an active lifestyle. When he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 15 years ago at the age of 64, he wasn’t about to let it get in the way of doing things he enjoyed. Major has...
Exercise to Live Longer? Time for Exercise Prescriptions!
A recent article in Forbes Magazine has a provocative headline “If You Want to Live Longer, This Study Suggests You Exercise A Lot More Than Previously Recommended.” The challenge, most people already know this, but they still neglect exercise...
Tips to Use the Excy Recumbent Exercise Bike for POTS
We first stumbled upon POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) while exhibiting at the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) Physical Therapy tradeshow in 2019. Ever since, we’ve done everything we can to show how cycling on Excy as a recumbent exercise bike for...
Our Commitment to Help You Maintain Cardio and Stay Strong While Recovering from an Injury or Health Setback
Exercise machines aren’t just to help the strong get stronger When you see an ad for a treadmill, elliptical machine, exercise bike or weights, the featured person is usually already fit. So, it might make sense that we see exercise equipment as intended for athletes...
Rejuvenation October Excy Challenge: 10 Dares to Unleash Bold New Energy
Last year, we kicked off an Excy Resilience Challenge with a focus on adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. You can explore the 30-Day Resilience Challenge Excy videos...
Is it Safe to Exercise with COVID-19? Michele’s Journey After a Breakthrough Case
Similar to Mike sharing his experience in how he used Excy to stay fit (and sane) after laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer, I thought I would share my experience to exercise with COVID-19 at home during and after my non-critically ill breakthrough case. ...
A Labor Day Facebook Photo Was My Health Wake-Up Call
Labor Day: Health Wake Up Call at Age 41 As we celebrate Labor Day and heading back to school, it reminds me how on Labor Day of 2014 someone posted a photo of me on Facebook being over my ideal weight. As I found myself scrambling to have it taken down, I started...
Colorectal Cancer Exercise Success Story Post Laparoscopic Surgery
“Don’t freak out.” That’s the message Excy co-founder and inventor shared when he broke the news that he had laparoscopic surgery to remove localized colon cancer. With the progress of technology to detect his colorectal cancer early, there were plenty of reasons to...
10 Excy Lying Down Exercises for Leg Lymphedema and Lymph Drainage
People used to believe that it was best to avoid exercise if you suffer from lymphedema. However, it has been shown that staying active can actually prevent or mitigate the condition. There are wonderful targeted ways to use Excy for lying down exercises for leg...
Heart Health Month: Time to Attend to Matters of the Heart
American Heart Month is Here: Time for Matters of the Heart During the month of February, we see the human heart as the symbol of love for Valentine’s Day. It’s the heart-shaped candy boxes with chocolates and the little heart-shaped sugar candies with special...
One Woman’s Journey to Exercise at Home with Cerebral Palsy During COVID Life
Helping the Disabled Meet Unfulfilled Exercise Needs: Excy Success Story with Cerebral Palsy The first step in making fitness a habit is simply to start. But starting isn’t always easy for people with mobility challenges and disabilities. That's why we are committed...
Retired Neuro-Radiologist Creates Anti-Sitting Disease Lifestyle with Excy
Sitting Disease: Our Bodies Weren't Designed for Tiny Arms on Screens Bob, a 75-year-old retired neuro-radiologist, is no stranger to the science of sitting disease, a phrase coined by the medical community to address our modern lifestyles and the associated dangers...
The Best Excy Exercises for Menopause, Inspired by Brooke Shields in People Magazine
PHOTO: MICHAEL SIMON/STARTRAKSPHOSTO.COM (People Magazine) Brooke Shields has an awesome feature in People Magazine talking about how she found her body confidence at 55. It’s a wonderful article and we love how she captures that even five minutes of exercise can be a...
Bike Exercises to Nowhere That Will Get You Somewhere with More Resilience
In August, we kicked off a resilience challenge to try to ignite some new habits to help build resilience and stay positive during this COVID-19 pandemic. I found myself in somewhat of a funk and needed to focus on my mental health as well as my physical health. After...
Meet the Excy XCS Bed Bike and No Slip Adaptive Foot Pedal
The Story Behind the XCS Bed Bike and Adaptive Pedal Five years ago I spent a couple of days in a hospital bed following surgery for a broken leg. By the time I got home just a few days later, I discovered a DVT blood clot. This ignited the journey to explore all the...
Springtime Sports Injuries for Runners: Start Slowly!
Common Springtime Sports Injuries for Runners The weather is getting nicer and shelter in place COVID-19 rules are slowly lifting, which means many runners will be leaving their homes behind in favor of the open road, trails, and fresh air. Whether you are hitting the...
Exercising at Home During the Coronavirus: Aim for Moderate Intensity
How much should we be exercising at home to help us during the coronavirus? On March 16, we kicked off the “Cozy Up” Excy challenge to make exercising at home during the coronavirus crisis a little easier. The goal has been to show a little of everything Excy has to...
COVID-19: Exercise is Medicine for a Strong Immune System
COVID-19: Four Tips to Embracing Exercise as Medicine for a Stronger Immune System In January, my 81 year-old father-in-law passed away surrounded by a caring and loving family. We got to say goodbye. Right now, my heart is breaking for those being impacted by...