Abstract: A monitoring arrangement for an exercise device generates data items representing exercise activity by a user, performs a connection process for establishment of an end-to-end connection to a user device, broadcasts progress data that represents data items generated during the connection process, and sequentially transmits, on the end-to-end connection data items, generated after establishment of the end-to-end connection. The user device receives the progress data and presents, during the connection process, progress of the exercise activity based on the progress data. After establishment of the end-to-end connection, the user device presents progress of the exercise activity based on data items received on the end-to-end connection. The combination of broadcasting and sequential transmission obviates the need for the user to wait for the end-to-end connection before starting exercise activity.