The present invention is generally directed to a computerized fitness equipment
that is designed to simulate, emulate, or implement actual race conditions with
other users. An exemplar fitness equipment includes at least one operating component
and sensors to monitor performance parameters of the at least one operating component
(such as speed of movement). A display is also provided, along with logic to provide
a visual display of a user's performance (as measured through the first performance
parameters). In one embodiment, a communication interface is provided to communicate
the first performance parameters to at least one remote, similarly-configured,
fitness equipment. Performance parameters from the remote fitness equipment are
also received through the communication interface. The fitness equipment includes
logic to compare the first performance parameters with performance parameters received
from remote fitness equipment and display the results in a comparative fashion
to the user.
