Cycling training apparatus (1), comprising a structure (2) that is supported on the floor (151) and a belt (4) that is movable with respect to the structure (2) and forms a closed longitudinal loop on which a bicycle (100) can be supported and ridden, The apparatus (1) comprises a securing element (9; 29) with two opposite ends (10, 11; 30, 31). One end (10; 30) has a first connector (12; 32) configured to be attached to a bicycle (100). The opposite end (11; 31) includes a second connector (13, 33) configured to be attached to a fixed point, The securing element (9; 29) is flexible so that the straight line distance (D) between these ends (10, 11; 30, 31) is variable, enabling the bicycle (100) to move longitudinally over the belt (4). The connectors also allow for transversal movement and lateral tilting of the bicycle (100).

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a camera coupled to a processor; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor. Blockchain smart contracts can be used with the device to facilitate secure operation.

An intelligent exercise bike includes a frame, and a front wheel and a rear motor wheel, wherein the frame is provided with a pedal motor electrically connected with the pedal, and the output shaft of the pedal motor is drivingly connected with the pedal; the pedal motor has a torque sensor and a Hall sensor that are electrically connected thereto for detecting the speed and force of the pedal; a bike controller is provided in the frame, and the torque sensor and the Hall sensor convert the detected pedal speed and force into transmission signals, and output them to the bike controller; the bike controller is connected to a power supply circuit of the rear motor wheel, and the bike controller outputs a control signal to adjust the output power value of the rear motor wheel after receiving the transmission signals.

Techniques for automatic tracking of user data for exercises are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of operating a wearable device may involve determining that a user of the wearable device has started an exercise, activating the GPS receiver in response to determining that the user has started the exercise, and detecting a time at which the GPS receiver achieves an initial GPS fix of a location of the wearable device. The method may further involve logging, based on output of the one or more biometric sensors, a first set of user data during a first time interval between the start of the exercise and the detected time of the initial GPS fix, and back-filling an exercise route of the user during the first time interval based on the first set of user data.

A bicycle trainer for removably loading with a bicycle that is at least provided with a back wheel, which bicycle trainer comprises a floorstanding frame with a wheel supporting roller at its rear end and a fork supporting unit at its forward end, wherein the fork supporting unit is pivotally supported by the frame enabling it to move back-and-forth. The fork supporting unit and the frame connect to each other with a hinge enabling back-and-forth movement of the fork supporting unit in a longitudinal direction of the frame, wherein the fork supporting unit is spring-loaded with a spring at or near the hinge to provide the fork supporting unit with a preferential upright position at square angles with the frame so as to arrange that in use whenever the bicycle is moved forward or backward, said bicycle is inclined to return to an average position on the bicycle trainer wherein the fork support unit is perpendicular to the horizon.

A bicycle trainer for removably loading with a bicycle that is at least provided with a back wheel, which bicycle trainer comprises a floorstanding frame with a wheel supporting roller at its rear end and a fork supporting unit at its forward end, wherein the fork supporting unit is pivotally supported by the frame enabling it to move back-and-forth. The fork supporting unit and the frame connect to each other with a hinge enabling back-and-forth movement of the fork supporting unit in a longitudinal direction of the frame, wherein the fork supporting unit is spring-loaded with a spring at or near the hinge to provide the fork supporting unit with a preferential upright position at square angles with the frame so as to arrange that in use whenever the bicycle is moved forward or backward, said bicycle is inclined to return to an average position on the bicycle trainer wherein the fork support unit is perpendicular to the horizon.

Method for operating a bicycle trainer, and such a bicycle trainer comprising a stand with a seat, handlebars and rotatable pedals, or such a bicycle trainer comprising a stand for mounting a bicycle frame with a seat, handlebars and rotatable pedals, wherein the stand incorporates an electronically variable brake acting directly or indirectly on the rotatable pedals with a braking resistance that depends on a computer-controlled predetermined setting, wherein the pre-determined setting is variable and wherein said setting depends on selected parameters to reflect a simulated surface condition of a road.

Method for operating a bicycle trainer, and such a bicycle trainer comprising a stand with a seat, handlebars and rotatable pedals, or such a bicycle trainer comprising a stand for mounting a bicycle frame with a seat, handlebars and rotatable pedals, wherein the stand incorporates an electronically variable brake acting directly or indirectly on the rotatable pedals with a braking resistance that depends on a computer-controlled predetermined setting, wherein the pre-determined setting is variable and wherein said setting depends on selected parameters to reflect a simulated surface condition of a road.

A mounting frame for releasably securing a pedal exerciser to a table is disclosed. The mounting frame includes a frame assembly having a pair of generally opposed end members dimensioned to extend across an upper surface of the table and configured to receive feet of the pedal exerciser, and a pair of generally opposed side members connected to the pair of generally opposed end members at corresponding ends thereof, so as to cooperatively define a central aperture therewith with the pair of generally opposed side members configured to engage opposite sides of the table. The frame assembly further includes a first strap dimensioned to extend across the central aperture and engage the pair of generally opposed side members so as to releasably secure the table therebetween.

A virtual reality-based exercise device includes a fitness device including a main exercise unit providing a predetermined exercise function to a user, a virtual reality device connected to the fitness device to communicate therewith, and a control unit connected to a server to communicate therewith and controlling the main exercise unit, based on information output from the virtual reality device. The control unit receives score information related to the predetermined exercise function stored in the server and provides the score information to the user through the virtual reality device.