The Excy Blog
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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...
Resilience Excy Challenge: The Power and Science of Exercise is Real
Resilience Feels More Important Than Ever Whenever I do a challenge for Excy, I typically start it on the first of the month and there’s usually a theme. These are not normal times! Things are such a mess in the world that a theme has not jumped into my mind (until...
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...
HIIT Exercises for Week 3 of the Excy Portable Exercise Bike Challenge
HIIT Exercises for Week 3 of the Excy Fitness Challenge High-intensity interval training (HIIT) with Excy is fun, efficient, and effective! This week, we alternate between spinning, cranking, and rotating Excy between intense bursts of activity and fixed periods of...
HIIT Workouts for Week 2 of the Excy Fall Fitness Challenge
HIIT Workouts for Week 2 of the Excy Fall Fitness Challenge We wrapped up week two of the the four-week Excy Fall Fitness Challenge with HIIT workouts for some of our most popular positions. To get started, kick it off with the semi-recumbent pedal exercise HIIT...
Thank You Veterans: One Marine’s Hand Bike Journey with SciFit and Excy
Proud Marine, Mom, and Hand Cycling Paralyzed Veteran Medalist As we celebrate Veteran's Day, it's important to honor those serving today and in years past. So, we wanted to share one Marine’s story and say thank you to all veterans. We also want to extend a special...
HIIT Workouts with Excy During Week 1 of the Fall Fitness Challenge
HIIT Workouts with Excy During Week 1 We kicked off the first week of the four-week Excy Fall Fitness Challenge with HIIT workouts for some of our most popular positions. First, we turned a chair into a recumbent exercise bike. Next, it was all about increasing upper...