Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a motor; a cable coupled to the motor; an exercise attachment coupled to the cable, wherein the motor is operable to exert force on the exercise attachment via the cable; a display screen; and a controller. The controller is programmed to determine, based on feedback from the motor indicating detected movement of the exercise attachment, an amount of propulsion provided by a user. The controller is programmed to simulate, based on a slope of a virtual environment and the amount of propulsion provided by the user, a movement of a character in a skiing setting. The controller is programmed to generate a visualization of the virtual environment including the movement of the character, and cause the display screen to display the visualization.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a motor, a cable coupled to the motor, an exercise attachment coupled to the cable such that the motor is operable to exert force on the exercise attachment via the cable, a display screen, and a controller. The controller is programmed to control the motor based on simulated progress through a virtual environment, determine a beam direction based on a cranial orientation of the user of the exercise apparatus, generate a graphical visualization of the virtual environment by casting a virtual light beam along the beam direction, and cause the display screen to display the visualization.

Abstract: Exercise equipment includes a motor, a cable coupled to the motor such that the motor is operable to create a tension in the cable, a sensor arranged to measure a parameter affected by tapping of a foot of a user of the exercise equipment, and control circuitry programmed to modify operation of the motor in response to detecting a pattern in the parameter as measured by the sensor.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a motor, a cable coupled to the motor, an exercise attachment coupled to the cable such that the motor is operable to exert force on the exercise attachment via the cable, a display screen, and a controller. The controller is programmed to control the motor based on simulated progress through a virtual environment, determine a beam direction based on a cranial orientation of the user of the exercise apparatus, generate a graphical visualization of the virtual environment by casting a virtual light beam along the beam direction, and cause the display screen to display the visualization.

Abstract: A control system for simulating flywheel training includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is programmed to obtain sensor data indicating movement of an end effector of fitness equipment. The processing circuitry is also programmed to operate an electric motor of the fitness equipment, based on the movement of the end effector, to exert a force on the end effector. The force on the end effector is determined based on a result of a physics-based simulation of a virtual flywheel in order to provide a flywheel training experience for a user without requiring a flywheel physically coupled to the end effector.

Abstract: A paddling simulator includes a bar, a cable attached to the bar, a motor operationally coupled to the cable such that the motor can apply a force to the cable, and a controller configured to control the motor to generate a first tension in the cable during a propulsion phase of a paddling stroke and a second tension in the cable during a recovery phase of the paddling stroke.

Abstract: An exercise bench includes a base, a slidable seat coupled to and slidable along the base, and a removable pad positionable on frame. When the removable pad is positioned on the frame, the removable pad prevents movement of the slidable seat along the base and provides a static bench surface configured to support a user during a strength training exercise.

Abstract: A strength training apparatus includes a rack configured to hold a bar between exercises performed using the bar, at least one light source coupled to the rack, and a controller communicable with the light sources. The controller is programmed to determine a desired range of motion for a current exercise and control the at least one light source to display an illumination pattern based on the desired range of motion.

Abstract: A reformer includes a base having a longitudinal direction, a carriage coupled to the base and moveable relative to the base in the longitudinal direction, and an actuator coupled to the carriage and the base such that the actuator is arranged to exert a force between the carriage and the base. The force moves the carriage relative to the base in the longitudinal direction or resists movement of the carriage relative to the base in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first cable, a first motor configured to provide first tension to the first cable, a second cable coupled to the first cable at an end effector, and a second motor configured to provide second tension to the second cable. The first cable and the second cable are routed such that the first tension and the second tension combine to provide a force on the end effector. At least one of the first tension or the second tension is directed at least partially in a downward direction.

Abstract: Fitness equipment includes an electric motor and an end effector coupled to the electric motor. The electric motor is configured to interact with a user during performance of an exercise task by the user, and the electric motor is operable to provide a force to the end effector. The fitness equipment also includes a sensor configured to measure an attribute of performance of a game task by the user and circuitry programmed to simulate an action in a virtual game based on both the attribute of the performance of the game task by the user and an attribute of the performance of the exercise task by the user.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a cable, a motor configured to apply a tension to the cable, a first pulley, a second pulley, a first connection point configured to selectively redirect the cable through a gap between the first pulley and the second pulley such that the first connection point experiences a first force corresponding to double the tension, and a second connection point coupled to the cable and experiencing a second force corresponding to the tension.

Abstract: A strength training assembly includes a stand and a frame movable along the stand in a vertical direction. The frame includes a cradle configured to receive a barbell. The strength training also includes a drive system coupled to the frame and controllable to affect a velocity of the frame relative to the stand, a force sensor coupled to the frame such that the force sensor moves with the frame, the force sensor configured to provide a signal indicative of an amount of force exerted on the force sensor by a user, and a controller configured to receive the signal from the force sensor and control the drive system such that the velocity of the frame varies as a function of the amount of force exerted on the force sensor.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a motor configured to generate a force experienced by a user of the exercise apparatus, a video monitor, and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to obtain an augmented video file from a remote streaming service. The augmented video file comprises a video and a plurality of settings. The augmented video file associates the plurality of settings with a plurality of time steps during a runtime of the video. The circuitry is also configured to cause the video monitor to display the video, and, at each of the plurality of time steps during the runtime of the video, control the motor in accordance with the setting associated with the time step.

Abstract: A strength training apparatus includes a rack configured to hold a bar between exercises performed using the bar, at least one light source coupled to the rack, and a controller communicable with the light sources. The controller is programmed to determine a desired range of motion for a current exercise and control the at least one light source to display an illumination pattern based on the desired range of motion.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a cable, a motor configured to apply a tension to the cable, a first pulley, a second pulley, a first connection point configured to selectively redirect the cable through a gap between the first pulley and the second pulley such that the first connection point experiences a first force corresponding to double the tension, and a second connection point coupled to the cable and experiencing a second force corresponding to the tension.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a first cable, a first motor configured to apply a tension to the first cable, a pair of pulleys, and a terminal. The first cable extends from the first motor, past the pair of pulleys, and to the terminal, and the terminal constrains a distal end of the first cable from retracting toward the first motor away from the terminal such that at least a minimum length of the first cable is maintained between the first motor and the terminal. The exercise apparatus also includes a first connection point between the pair of pulleys, wherein the first connection point is configured to selectively redirect the cable between the pair of pulley such that the first connection point experiences a first force corresponding to double the tension.

Abstract: A method of guiding pacing of a strength training exercise includes receiving a selection of a current exercise from a plurality of available exercises, determining an illumination pattern based on a desired pacing for the current exercise, and controlling a lighting system to display a plurality of repetitions of the illumination pattern.

Abstract: Exercise equipment includes a motor, a cable coupled to the motor such that the motor is operable to create a tension in the cable, a sensor arranged to measure a parameter affected by tapping of a foot of a user of the exercise equipment, and control circuitry programmed to modify operation of the motor in response to detecting a pattern in the parameter as measured by the sensor.

Abstract: A bench assembly includes a bench surface configured to support a user and a support structure coupled to the bench surface and comprising a plurality of pivot points. Pivoting of the support structure at the plurality of pivot points provides for movement of the bench surface between a deployed orientation in which the bench surface is positioned for use during performance of a first exercise and a stowed orientation different from the deployed orientation in which the bench assembly is displaced from the deployed orientation to enable performance of a second exercise without using the bench assembly.