An indoor exercise bicycle having a magnetic brake. The magnetic brake system has a pair of parallel arms each having a set of magnets. The pair of parallel arms moves along a track in a radial direction relative to the axis of the flywheel. The pair of parallel arms move toward and away from the flywheel not via a pivoting action. Instead, the pair of parallel arms moves linearly towards and away from the flywheel.

Systems and methods for adjusting resistance on an exercise cycle having a frame and a flywheel include calibration, homing and auto-follow routines. A resistance apparatus comprising an actuator is configured to selectively position the resistance apparatus relative to the flywheel, wherein a distance between the resistance apparatus to the flywheel corresponds to resistance applied to the flywheel. Control components are configured to control operation of the resistance system in response to instructions, and a computing device is configured to output media for an exercise class to a user, the exercise class comprising one or more target resistance ranges corresponding to a segment of the exercise class. The computing device is further configured to selectively implement auto-follow logic configured to determine a target resistance value for a current segment of the exercise class and instruct the control components to adjust the resistance system to the target resistance value.

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing core, at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to receive a first signal from an exercising device, process the received signal, respond to the received signal by transmitting a second signal to the exercising device, and participate in a pairing process with the exercising device.

Accessory systems configured to convert motion from a given exercise device into computer readable instructions for a given general-purpose computer. The accessory systems include a microcontroller and a sensor. The microcontroller is in data communication with the given general-purpose computer. The sensor is in data communication with the microcontroller and mounted in a position to monitor the given exercise device. The sensor is configured to detect motion of the given exercise device and to send motion data to the microcontroller. The microcontroller is programed with computer executable instructions to convert the motion data into computer readable instructions for the given general-purpose computer. In some examples, the accessory system includes a magnet, a first supplementary input, a second supplementary input, and/or a user input device.

Controlling access to a stationary exercise machine. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method may include establishing one or more authorized users of a stationary exercise machine having one or more moveable members, automatically locking the one or more moveable members of the stationary exercise machine, and receiving a request to perform a workout on the stationary exercise machine. In response to the receiving of the request to perform the workout on the stationary exercise machine, the method may include automatically determining whether any of the one or more authorized users is proximate to the stationary exercise machine. In response to automatically determining that one of the one or more authorized users is proximate to the stationary exercise machine, the method may include automatically unlocking the one or more moveable members of the stationary exercise machine to enable the workout to be performed on the stationary exercise machine.

An indoor, stationary, bicycle training device that provides advantages over conventional designs of exercise bicycles is provided. The stationary bicycle may include a tilting/pivoting mechanism to orient the indoor bicycle to simulate descending or climbing. The indoor bicycle may include flexible and resilient frame elements to support the indoor training device to move side-to-side under some riding situations thereby simulating the side-to-side swaying motion of an outdoor bicycle under the same riding situations. The indoor bicycle may include several combinations of frame adjustments to provide configurable dimensions of the indoor bicycle to adjust the frame to properly fit the rider, which may be adjusted based on corresponding dimensions of a user's outdoor bicycle. Still other aspects of the stationary bicycle device may aid in creating an “outdoor” feeling while using the device.

Methods, systems, and computer-readable mediums for generating, by an artificial intelligence engine, an alignment plan capable of enabling, during a treatment session, the aligning of a user's body. The method comprises generating machine learning models trained to identify alignment plans. The method also comprises receiving treatment data that comprises a first position of the user's body, aspects of a treatment plan, and one or more attributes of the user. The method further comprises generating the alignment plan by using the machine learning models. The generating is based on at least the aspects of the treatment plan and at least one of the one or more attributes of the user. The alignment plan may comprise a target position of the user's body and one or more elements for adjusting the user's body from the first position to the target position. The method also comprises transmitting the plan to a computing device.

A method for displaying archived exercise classes comprising displaying information about archived exercise classes that can be accessed by a first user via a computer network on a display screen at a first location, wherein the first user can select among a plurality of archived classes, outputting digital video and audio content comprising the selected archived class, detecting a performance parameter for the first user at a particular point in the selected class, displaying the performance parameter on the display screen, and displaying performance parameters from a second user at a second location on the display screen such that at least one of the performance parameters from the first user and at least one of the performance parameters from the second user at the same point in the class are presented for comparison.

A method includes providing a first video file to a plurality of exercise machines, the first video file including content associated with an exercise class. The method also includes receiving user data from the plurality of exercise machines, the user data including respective settings associated with a common performance metric. In such a method, the respective settings are used on the plurality of exercise machines during playback of a particular part of the first video file. The method also includes identifying a timestamp associated with the particular part of the first video file, and generating an executable control corresponding to the performance metric. The method further includes generating a second video file comprising the content and the executable control. In such methods, playback of the second video file causes display of the executable control at a part of the second video file corresponding to the timestamp.

A method of compiling workout information in a workout session includes, at a workout server, receiving, via a network, first login information from a first exercise device; receiving, via the network, first workout information from the first exercise device; recording the first workout information in an active workout session; receiving, via the network, second login information from a second exercise device; receiving, via the network, second workout information from the second exercise device; and recording the second workout information in the active workout session.