Patent ID: 7862478

Claim:
An exercise system, comprising: one or more exercise devices having one or more operating parameters; an exercise program generation module for generating exercise programming comprising (i) motivational content, and (ii) control signals synchronized with the motivational content, the control signals being adapted to control the one or more operating parameters of the exercise device, the exercise program generation module receiving user inputs, the user inputs being adapted to at least partially define the motivational content, wherein the exercise program generation module generates and synchronizes control signals with the user defined motivational content to generate the exercise programming, and wherein the exercise program generation module is adapted to communicate the exercise programming upon generation thereof; and a central control unit for controlling the one or more exercise devices, the central control unit comprising: a receptacle adapted to store the exercise programming communicated from the exercise program generation module; and a transmitter supported by the receptacle, the transmitter delivering at least the control signals of the exercise programming to the one or more exercise devices to control the operating parameters of the one or more exercise devices.