The Excy Blog
Dedicated to inspiring more movement for healthier living!
BuzzFeed: Women’s Ideal Body Types Throughout History
Excy loves this new “Women's Ideal Body Types Throughout History” video from BuzzFeed, which features a diverse cast of models and shows how the standard of beauty for women has changed dramatically over time. We love how each woman is celebrating their figure. All...
Excy HIIT High Intensity Interval Training Workouts for Home, Work or Anywhere
We are in the process of wrapping up six amazing High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT or HIT) workouts for the launch of the Excy portable exercise bike. So it was great waking up to an article in the New York Times highlighting recent research and the amazing...
3 Startup Ideals Captured from Breaking a Leg Preparing for Excy Birth: Part 2
Caring Strangers Effect Positive Outcomes. That was the ideal we highlighted in part 1 of a 3-part series of Excy blog posts to capture the silver lining in breaking a leg as we prepare to launch our portable exercise bike. As we mention in that post, launching a...
Seven Key Pieces of Advice From Elders On Living And Loving
I love asking the elderly what their secrets are to life. I especially love asking people who have been married for over 50 years, what their recipe is for a happy marriage. The answers are always interesting and a theme that commonly comes up in these informal...
3 Startup Ideals from Breaking a Leg Preparing for Excy Birth: Part 1
Launching a startup is often referred to as “giving birth” and we’re close with Excy, a portable exercise cycle designed to help anyone fit fitness into their busy life at home, work and on-the go. However, two weeks ago today, I managed to break my leg while...
5 Great Habits for Controlling Your Weight and Ideal Health for 2015
If you already feel yourself falling short on your 2015 New Years Resolution of going to the gym, you’re not alone. Research shows that nearly 4 out of 5 Americans don’t use their gym membership—except maybe at the beginning of the year. Don’t let not going to a gym...
Women Exercise to Beat Constipation and Bloating!
Exercise to Beat Constipation! No one wants to talk about this shit (couldn’t resist), but we at Excy say bring it on. During our early Excy research, we have consistently heard from women that one of the most common reasons they seek some form of exercise is to help...
Do 10 Short Exercise Bursts Throughout the Day
People have a lot going on in their lives and don’t always feel like they have time for exercise, which is why we not only designed Excy to work anywhere, we also designed it for people to squeeze in short exercise bursts with high intensity play-like workouts in the...
#1 Exercise to Remove Tricep Flab
We Can Get Rid of Tricep Flab and Get Strong! In nearly every Excy conversation we’ve had with active, health conscious busy women, the subject of sculpting beautifully strong and toned arms comes up and how to get rid of tricep flab. The conversations have ranged...
Burpees or Exercise Cycling Interval Training for Cardio?
I will be the first to admit. I hate burpees even though I know they are an amazing workout. So, when I recently came across a study by the Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research comparing the high intensity interval training of a burpee compared to high...