System and Method for Making Gym Equipment Available for Easy Fitness

摘要

A system and method where fitness equipment that can be located at stores, coffee shops, airports and any other place where people gather and can easily access when they have a few extra minutes, or they must wait for a known amount of time. The fitness equipment can be accessed by membership or by credit card. An optional television monitor can display advertisements and/or fitness information or general news, weather or the like. The fitness equipment can optionally track usage by a member as part of a fitness or insurance program.

主权项

1. A method for promoting health and fitness comprising:
placing a plurality of fitness or exercise equipment in a non-gym retail business establishment adapted to be easily accessible to users having to wait for predetermined times; coupling said fitness or exercise equipment to a billing service over a network adapted to charge said users for using said fitness or exercise equipment; placing a monitor near said fitness equipment adapted to display advertisements.