Patent ID: 7682294

Claim:
Exercise equipment comprising, in combination: (a) a frame structure having at least one cable exit point; (b) a cable having a proximal end and a distal end, the cable passing through said cable exit point with the proximal end of the cable being attached to a device that enables a user to push or pull the proximal end of the cable in a first direction away from the frame structure; (c) a resistance device, mounted on the frame structure and coupled to the cable, for applying a tensile force to the cable such that, when the handle at the proximal end of the cable is pulled in the first direction by a user, said resistance device applies an opposing force thereto, and when the handle is released, it causes the cable to move in an opposite, second direction; (d) a first sensor mounted on said frame structure for producing a first electronic signal representing the instantaneous tensile force in said cable; and (e) an electronic circuit, coupled to receive said first electronic signal, for storing values representing the tensile force in said cable as a function of time.