Patent ID: 7637847

Claim:
An exercise system comprising: an exercise apparatus having a level of effort that is adjustable with a resistance producing actuator that is coupled between a body engaging member and a frame of said exercise apparatus, said exercise apparatus providing a scripted virtual personal training experience for a user of said exercise apparatus, said scripted virtual personal training experience comprising timed changes in said level of effort, wherein said scripted virtual personal training experience is modifiable based upon a performance of the user such that said timed changes in said level of effort are automatically adjusted during said scripted virtual personal training experience based upon the performance of the user during the scripted virtual personal training experience, said scripted virtual personal training experience being stored in a memory which is removably engageable with said exercise apparatus, said scripted virtual personal training experience provides warning of an impending change in said level of effort prior to a change in said level of effort, said change in said level of effort being caused by an automated control of said actuator by said exercise apparatus.