Exercise device with exercise log and journal

Abstract

In a system having an exercise device having an exercise mechanism, and a control panel operatively associated with the exercise mechanism and configured to vary one or more exercise parameters of the exercise mechanism, a method for storing and display exercise parameters in an exercise journal includes storing in a user specific exercise journal of the exercise device exercise data representative of one or more exercise parameters for each user, the exercise data corresponding to a range of time periods, displaying the user specific exercise journal within a display associated with the control panel with one or more selected time periods for a selected date range being displayed in a first portion of the display and cumulative exercise data for the selected user and the selected date range or the one or more time periods being displayed on a second portion of the display;

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 940,626 filed May 29, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUNDBackground and Relevant Art[0002]In an attempt to improve their health and physical conditioning, consumers are purchasing home exercise devices in record quantities. Frequently, such consumers want to track their exercise parameters over time. These parameters may include such values as the time spent exercising on a given day as well as the distance covered. In addition to tracking values on a given date, users often seek to track exercise parameters over a given time period.[0003]One approach sometimes utilized by users is to manually write down the exercise parameters in a log booklet once the workout is complete. Such an approach requires the user to locate a writing utensil and the journal each time the user finishes exercising or to find writing space nea...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]In a system having an exercise device having an exercise mechanism, and a control panel operatively associated with the exercise mechanism and configured to vary one or more exercise parameters of the exercise mechanism, a method for storing and display exercise parameters in an exercise journal includes storing in a user specific exercise journal of the exercise device exercise data representative of one or more exercise parameters for each user, the exercise data corresponding to a range of time periods, displaying the user specific exercise journal within a display associated with the control panel with one or more selected time periods for a selected date range being displayed in a first portion of the display and cumulative exercise data for the selected user and the selected date range or the one or more time periods being displayed on a second portion of the display;

[0006]This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

Problems solved by technology

With such approaches, exercise parameters are often difficult to track as the distance and other exercise parameters must be tracked separately.

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