Patent ID: 7537546

Claim:
A central control unit for controlling a plurality of exercise devices through wireless control signals delivered to the plurality of exercise devices, the central control unit comprising: a receptacle that supports at least one storage medium containing an exercise program to be delivered to the plurality of exercise devices, said exercise program comprising (i) motivational content and (ii) control signals synchronized with said motivational content; and a wireless transmitter communicably connected with said at least one storage medium and receiving said exercise program, said transmitter delivering said exercise program simultaneously to each of the plurality of exercise devices, wherein the central control unit is adapted to control an operation of a first exercise device of the plurality of exercise devices upon activation of the central control unit by a user and, upon completion of the operation of the first exercise device, automatically control an operation of a second exercise device of the plurality of exercise devices without any additional input from the user at the central control unit or at the plurality of exercise devices.