Patent ID: 7951046

Claim:
A portable electronic device for tracking and monitoring a user-defined exercise regimen during extended time periods, said portable electronic device comprising: a hand-held body comprising a display screen and a user interface communicatively coupled thereto; a processor communicatively coupled to said user interface; a memory communicatively coupled to said processor, said memory including software instructions that cause said device to automatically track and monitor a series of user-selected exercise regimens during an associated time period respectively; a timer for keeping track of each said time period; an audio and video playback device electrically coupled to said processor, said audio and video playback device outputting a plurality of audio and video signals for encouraging the user to complete each of said exercise regimens within said time period associated therewith; a communication device connected to processor as well as said audio and video playback device such that the user is able to send and receive data from a peripheral electronic device; wherein said software instructions comprise: a control logic algorithm executing a series of chronological operating steps comprising: prompting the user to define a first exercise parameter by choosing a first muscle group species; prompting the user to define a second exercise parameter by choosing a second muscle group species; if said first and second muscle groups species are associated with a common muscle group genus, then displaying a cumulative list of suggested exercise regimens; if said first and second muscle group species are not associated with said common muscle group genus, then displaying an abbreviated list of suggested exercise regimens; and prompting the user to select desired exercise regimens from said cumulative and abbreviated lists.