Patent ID: 6997852

Claim:
An exercise system configured to enable a user to perform an exercise program, the exercise system comprising: (a) an exercise mechanism comprising a movable element for movement in performance of exercise by the user, the exercise mechanism having one or more operating parameters that control the moveable element; (b) a communication system remote from the exercise mechanism, the communication system being capable of storing an exercise program, the program comprising (i) at least one control signal and (ii) data representative of motivational content; and (c) a portable system capable of being carried by the user during performance of the exercise program, the portable system being in communication with the exercise mechanism and the communication system, the portable system being capable of retrieving the exercise program from the communication system, delivering the exercise program to the user of the exercise mechanism, delivering the at least one control signal to the exercise mechanism, and tracking at least one measurable parameter of the user.