The Excy Blog
Dedicated to inspiring more movement for healthier living!
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...
The Excy High Intensity Interval Training App Is Ready for Download!
Exciting news for people who like High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)--You can now download the iOS Excy Mobile Coach! The interval training mobile app is optimized for our indoor/outdoor Excy cross training cycling experience, but it's also a lot of fun for...
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...
Excy is a portable cross trainer ready for all!
We are so excited to announce the general availability of our Excy systems! Excy is a lightweight, compact, and versatile upper and lower body cross trainer that offers gym quality cardio and resistance-based strength training at home, work, or on the go! And, it has...
The Best Folding Bike for Indoor or Outdoor Workouts
When we created Excy, we loved the concepts of a folding bike: small structure, easy to store out of the way, or carry on board a car, boat, plane, or public transportation. Why? Because our goal with Excy is to make exercise more convenient by connecting fitness to...
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...
Oprah’s Weight Loss Is Health Evolved
At Excy, we’re all about supporting people in the name of living their healthiest lives. For some, that means weight loss, for others it means an increase in range of motion, for others it simply means maintaining an existing weight, or getting more activity. We’re...
Excy Total Body Portable Exercise Bike Now Accepting Pre-Orders, First Shipments April 1st
We’re excited to announce that the future of convenient, anywhere resistance-based exercise cycling is here! The new Excy total body portable exercise bike systems are now available for pre-order and will be ready to ship the first week in April! Just over five months...