EXERCISE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PHYSIOLOGICAL INTENSITY OF EXERCISE

摘要

An exercise apparatus is used to maintain a user's level of exercise intensity as measured by heart rate at a target level while exercising. A heart rate sensor indicates the user's heart rate, and a computer adjusts the resistance of the apparatus in accordance with the heart rate signal to establish and maintain the user's heart rate near a target level. The user can periodically disengage the heart rate sensor for a limited time, during which time the computer maintains the user's heart rate near the target level by adjusting the resistance in accordance with the user's rats of exercise. Also, a climbing exercise apparatus is provided having a frame on which two pedals are pivotally mounted to provide a user with a vertically reciprocating exercise movement, and a control panel for user input and output. A dynamic brake, alternator or the like applies a variable level of resistance against the user's movement. The value of the resistance signal is independent of the rate at which the user steps. A display successively displays images of hills. Each hill is associated with one of the series of resistance values, and that value is graphically represented as part of or in visual association with the hill image.