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...
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...
Time for Pushups and We’re Not Talking About Bras
Excy knows that busy moms are super beings! They juggle jobs, cooking, cleaning, kids, finances, sport schedules, homework, and more, all while doing the best they can to be a good wife, mom, sister, girlfriend, aunt, neighbor and co-worker. However, this routine...
The Best and Most Wished For Cardio Machines
In 2015, Excy will be pushing hard to make many favorite lists when it comes to offering the best cardio machine for busy lives. Until then, we thought we’d highlight some favorites discovered along the way. Below you will find a list of the best and most effective...
Top Three Exercise Bikes on Amazon
Search Exercise Bikes on Amazon and Discover Some Confusing Results! WebMD has a great article capturing the health benefits of using a stationary exercise bike, but it also highlights how overwhelming the shopping experience can be. According to WebMD, you should...
Excy Thoughts: Weight Watchers My Butt and Brain Ad
Weight Watchers has a new end of year ad that puts the focus on losing weight on a woman’s butt. Here’s the Weight Watchers “My Butt” script: “This is my butt. My butt and I came into this world together. We were a great team. Then, we grew up and things weren’t as...
EXCY THOUGHTS: COMBATTING 5 FREQUENTLY USED FAT SHAMING COMMENTS – Part 2
In a recent Excy post, we called out “5 Frequently Used Fat Shaming Comments” and how research shows they create a negative impact on the people who hear them. We also demonstrated how a new study shows that highlighting people’s weight or discriminating against them...
Excy Thoughts While You’re Out for A Run in 2015
It's not something that most people know about me, but I can’t run more than a mile-and-a-half without severe pain. I can sprint (if that’s what you call a 41-year-old mom racing her kid) and run intervals, but an ankle injury completely knocked me out of commission...
Excy Arms, Legs and Core with Misfit Shine
Took a break at lunch today to squeeze in exercise while working. Decided to see how one of our favorite wearables, the Misfit Shine, would calculate an Excy workout. It's not 100% because the Misfit Shine is designed more to calculate steps like a Fitbit, but it does...
5 Frequently Used Fat Shaming Comments to Keep to Yourself Part 1
The idea of fat shaming is not only mean and wrong, a new study also warns that shaming those who are overweight fails to help them slim down to a more healthy weight. Instead, highlighting their weight or discriminating against them in everyday life can cause them to...
Study Finds Law Enforcement Is the Most Obese Profession
According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of data from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, police officers, firefighters and security guards have the highest rates of obesity of all professions. Read more at The Wall Street Journal Excy can be used...
Excy Fat Burner, Next up HIIT for this Busy Mom
Part of the fun of creating a company is that you get to be the first person to test everything. We’re working on creating several interesting workouts that are easy to do at home, work, and on-the-go. Today I tried a 20 minute fat burner routine we’ve been working on...
Home Exercise Cycle Goes to the Dog
Came across this video of a woman doing exercise cycling / bicycle crunches alongside her dog as part of her home fitness routine. Made me think of my two dogs and how they’ve managed to become part of the Excy home fitness beta process. Might just have to make them...
Excy All About That “Thutt” Moves for the Vacay Groove
I am the first one to admit I love Meghan Trainor’s song “All About That Bass,” as does my family, and support her rally around positive body image perception. We too believe in loving every inch, while also striving for thoughtful and meaningful conversations about...