Fitness applications of a wireless device
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1. A method comprising:
- storing fitness information applicable to a user on a portable wireless communications device, wherein the fitness information comprises exercise apparatus settings, user fitness information, user fitness tracking data, or a combination thereof;
accessing the fitness information from the portable wireless communication device;
establishing operative communication between an exercise apparatus and the portable wireless communication device;
sending at least a subset of the fitness information from the portable wireless communication device to the exercise apparatus to facilitate a user workout using the exercise apparatus, wherein the at least a subset of the fitness information comprises a first setting of the exercise apparatus;
receiving exercise information on the portable wireless communication device corresponding to the user workout from the exercise apparatus, wherein the exercise information comprises results of a workout, changed exercise apparatus settings, changed user fitness information, or a combination thereof;
updating, during the workout, the at least a subset of the fitness information responsive to the received exercise information; and
storing only in the portable wireless communications device, during the workout at least a subset of the updated fitness information for a subsequent workout, wherein the at least a subset of the updated fitness information comprises a second setting of the exercise apparatus obtainable only from the portable wireless communications device, during the subsequent workout.
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Abstract
Methods and wireless devices for use in connection with a fitness program and/or an exercise apparatus. In one such method, fitness information is stored in a memory and operative communication is established with an exercise apparatus. At least a subset of the fitness information is sent to the exercise apparatus to facilitate a user workout using the exercise apparatus. Exercise information corresponding to the user workout is received from the exercise apparatus, and the at least a subset of the fitness information is updated in the memory according to the received exercise information.
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1. A method comprising:
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storing fitness information applicable to a user on a portable wireless communications device, wherein the fitness information comprises exercise apparatus settings, user fitness information, user fitness tracking data, or a combination thereof; accessing the fitness information from the portable wireless communication device; establishing operative communication between an exercise apparatus and the portable wireless communication device; sending at least a subset of the fitness information from the portable wireless communication device to the exercise apparatus to facilitate a user workout using the exercise apparatus, wherein the at least a subset of the fitness information comprises a first setting of the exercise apparatus; receiving exercise information on the portable wireless communication device corresponding to the user workout from the exercise apparatus, wherein the exercise information comprises results of a workout, changed exercise apparatus settings, changed user fitness information, or a combination thereof; updating, during the workout, the at least a subset of the fitness information responsive to the received exercise information; and storing only in the portable wireless communications device, during the workout at least a subset of the updated fitness information for a subsequent workout, wherein the at least a subset of the updated fitness information comprises a second setting of the exercise apparatus obtainable only from the portable wireless communications device, during the subsequent workout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable wireless communications device, comprising:
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a memory that stores fitness information and updated fitness information, wherein the fitness information comprises exercise apparatus settings, user fitness information, user fitness tracking data, or a combination thereof, wherein at least a subset of the fitness information and at least a subset of the updated fitness information is related to an exercise apparatus and applicable to a user; a user interface module that permits user interaction with the portable wireless device, wherein the user interface module receives from a user at least a subset of the fitness information before a user workout, and wherein the user interface module receives from the user the updated fitness information during the user workout; and an exercise communication module, wherein the exercise communication module communicates with the exercise apparatus and sends the at least a subset of the fitness information to the exercise apparatus before the user workout to facilitate the user workout, wherein the at least a subset of the fitness information comprises a first setting of the exercise apparatus, wherein the exercise communication module communicates with the exercise apparatus and sends the at least a subset of the updated fitness information during the user workout, wherein the at least a subset of the updated fitness information comprises a second setting of the exercise apparatus obtainable only from the portable wireless device, during a subsequent workout, and wherein the exercise communication module receives exercise information corresponding to the user workout from the exercise apparatus, wherein the exercise information comprises results of a workout, changed exercise apparatus settings, changed user fitness information, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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receiving fitness information from a remote device on a portable wireless device, wherein the fitness information comprises exercise apparatus settings, user fitness information, user fitness tracking data, or a combination thereof; storing the fitness information in a memory of the portable wireless device; presenting at least a subset of the fitness information to user on the portable wireless device; sending at least a first subset of the fitness information from the portable wireless device to the exercise apparatus, the at least a first subset of the fitness information comprising the first setting of the exercise apparatus; receiving exercise information relating to the user workout on the portable wireless device, the exercise information comprising a second setting of an exercise apparatus for a subsequent workout, wherein the exercise information comprises results of a workout, changed exercise apparatus settings, changed user fitness information, or a combination thereof; updating the fitness information stored in the memory responsive to the received exercise information, generating updated fitness information; and sending at least a subset of the updated fitness information from the portable wireless device to the exercise apparatus, the at least a subset of the updated fitness information comprising the second setting of the exercise apparatus for the subsequent workout obtainable only from the portable wireless device, during the subsequent workout. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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