Patent ID: 7695406

Claim:
A method for using a user interactive exercise system, the method comprising: activating at least one of an audio and video source communicatively connected with a computer system; running an application programming interface (API) by the computer system, the API compatible with a gaming code including chirpmaker code, HRG code, and universal serial bus code; capturing data from the at least one of an audio and video source; transmitting the data to at least one exercise apparatus; coordinating an exercise program written in the gaming code that is synchronized with at least one of the audio and video source, the exercise program having user-engagable images; and modifying the plurality of user-engagable images using the gaming code configured to adjust for at least one of a user calibrated level of effort of a same type exercise apparatus, a user calibrated level of effort of a dissimilar type exercise apparatus, a user experience level with the exercise apparatus, a user weight, a user weight shift while operating the at least one apparatus, a user heart rate, a user fitness level, a user exercise plan, a change in the user's exercise plan from determination of the user's fitness level, a user's output energy, the exercise apparatus power characteristic, and a simulated workout resistance.