Patent ID: 6601016
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A63B,G16H

Abstract:
A method for monitoring the fitness activity of an exerciser, said method comprising the steps of:receiving at least one type of exercise indicator signal associated with exercise performed by a particular user from a particular exercise machine in a particular mark-up language format at a universally accessible server system in accordance with a universal identifier associated with said particular user, and storing said at least one type of exercise indicator signal as current fitness activity for said particular user at said universally accessible server system wherein said at least one type of exercise indicator signal is stored in association with said universal identifier to identify said current fitness activity for said particular user, such that a universally accessible server system in accordance with a universal identifier associated with said particular user monitors the real-time fitness activity of said particular user from said at least one type of exercise indicator signal received from at least one exercise machine.