When you consider how you want your body to look, it’s easy to focus on the front side that you see whenever you glance in the mirror. Who doesn’t want a flat tummy, toned biceps, and strong quads? However, don’t forget there’s a whole other side to you, literally. All too often, exercisers spend their [...]
Which Is Better: Treadmill or Elliptical?
When it’s time for a cardio workout, do you jump on the treadmill or the elliptical trainer?
Six Benefits of Weight Vest Training
Can one simple piece of exercise equipment drastically improve your cardio stamina, muscular endurance, explosiveness, and even your bone density? Can it re-invigorate old workouts, cut down your time in the gym, and give you an edge against your sports competition? The answer is an emphatic yes! A weight vest, and weight vest training [...]
Motivational Spotlight Featuring Shaun Hoisington: A Man That’s Been to Hell and Back
Shaun Hoisington, A Man That’s Been to Hell and Back This month, we’d like to do something a little different and show we are listening. We’d like to honor one of you! At Marcy, we care about our products and our consumers; we constantly strive for ways to improve, from our products to our customer [...]
Exercise Bike Tips: 5 Benefits of Interval Training
When it comes to at home cardio, there’s nothing like an invigorating HIIT session, and with powerful home gym equipment like the Marcy NSP-122 Indoor HIIT Training Bike and other home exercise bikes, losing weight and shaping up in the comfort of your own home has never been easier. Not convinced? Here are some reasons YOU need to start incorporating HIIT training into your daily workout routine ASAP. Let’s HIIT it!
Being Good To Your Body
When most people think of health, they think of hitting the gym, working out, going for jogs, and other activities that involve physical exertion. And they would be right. But that’s only part of the equation. There are other factors that contribute to one’s overall health and well-being. Although working out and eating right are [...]
Trampoline Exercises: Taking Your Workout to New Heights
Having a small, trampoline at home may seem like a toy to some, but it can actually be your ticket to the perfect heart-pounding, fat-melting, and calorie-burning cardio workout. Trampolines have an amazing ability to improve your cardio health, as well as shape up problem areas, like your calves, thighs, and glutes. Their small size [...]
Eating for Your Fitness Goals: How to Create a Personalized Workout Meal Plan
New year, new you! This year, you are going to stick with your resolution to become a healthier and happier person. Maybe that means dropping a few (or a lot) of pounds, finally getting those abs of steel, or completing a big race, like a half-marathon. You may assume that the path to better health [...]
Gearing Up For Your First Home Gym Workout
Getting yourself to the gym can be a hassle. You can avoid driving to the gym and waiting in line for your turn on a machine or equipment and get in your full body workout right in the comfort of your own home. With the addition of some home gym equipment, a workout plan, and [...]
How to Create a Successful Workout Schedule for the New Year
A new year has arrived, and with it, a fresh chance to achieve your goals and improve your life. Unsurprisingly, the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to “get healthy.” If this is your resolutions too, then one of the most powerful steps you can take to achieve it is to create a workout schedule. [...]