Patent ID: 9517378
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A treadmill comprising: a frame; a belt operatively associated with the frame, the belt having an upwardly exposed exercise section; a motor operatively associated with the frame, the motor being configured to rotate the belt; a foot fall monitor operatively associated with the frame, wherein the foot fall monitor is configured to identify the foot falls of a user performing an exercise on the belt; a processing unit that is communicatively connected to the foot fall monitor, wherein the processing unit is configured to calculate an actual cadence of the user from data received from the foot fall monitor; wherein the foot fall monitor is configured to detect a horizontal position of the user relative to the frame; and wherein the treadmill is configured to regulate a speed of the belt based on the detected horizontal position of the user relative to the frame.