Patent ID: 8840401

Claim:
A method of obtaining advice pertaining to a fitness-related activity performed by a user using one or more pieces of equipment, the method comprising: accessing a central site on a communication network using a portable network access device; obtaining, with the portable network access device, GPS location information corresponding to a physical location associated with a fitness-related activity while the user carries the portable network access device; providing the GPS location information to the central site over the network with the portable network access device, the location information being associated with a record of previous use, by the user, of equipment located at the physical location; and while the user is at the physical location, receiving advice information on the portable network access device, over the network from the central site, wherein the advice information pertains to use of the equipment located at the physical location and wherein the advice information is based on the record of previous use by the user of the equipment located at the physical location.