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A hand-held transceiver (48) remotely controls a device (24) that is electrically coupled to a receiver (44) capable of receiving an electromagnetic transmission (46) and generating a first electrical signal (52) in response thereto. The device is controlled by the first electrical signal received f

A hand-held transceiver (48) remotely controls a device (24) that is electrically coupled to a receiver (44) capable of receiving an electromagnetic transmission (46) and generating a first electrical signal (52) in response thereto. The device is controlled by the first electrical signal received from the receiver. The transceiver includes a body (56) configured to be hand-held by the person and a housing (43) to house a switch (50) that generates a second electrical signal in response to actuation of the switch. A transmitter (49) is also contained in the housing and is electrically connected to the switch for receiving the second electrical signal. In response thereto, the transmitter generates an electromagnetic transmission for receipt by the receiver (44) to in turn control the device. A weight (62) is couplable to the body for weighting the transceiver. Upper body exercise can be achieved by swinging or otherwise moving the transceiver in one hand, while at the same time remotely controlling the operation of the device.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] A handheld controller for controlling an exercise apparatus having a plurality of exercise levels, one of the plurality of exercise levels being selectable based on a control signa

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] A handheld controller for controlling an exercise apparatus having a plurality of exercise levels, one of the plurality of exercise levels being selectable based on a control signal received by a receiver in the exercise apparatus, the handheld controller comprising:(a) a plurality of weights couplable to form a handle for manually grasping the handheld controller;(b) a strap coupled to the plurality of weights, to prevent unintentional dropping of the handheld controller;(c) a transmitter coupled to the plurality of weights for generating and transmitting a control signal corresponding to a desired exercise level; and(d) manually operable control means connected to the transmitter, the control means causing the transmitter to selectively transmit a control signal corresponding to a desired exercise level.