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A display controller system for use with a selectively adjustable exercise apparatus is disclosed. The hiking display controller system comprises a display device, a controller, and a selectively adjustable exercise device. The controller enables adjustments in the exercise apparatus according to a

A display controller system for use with a selectively adjustable exercise apparatus is disclosed. The hiking display controller system comprises a display device, a controller, and a selectively adjustable exercise device. The controller enables adjustments in the exercise apparatus according to a mountain exercise profile having trail workout segments that are digitally coded to enable the selectively adjustable exercise device. The mountain exercise profile may use topographical maps, GPS coordinates, or portable hike monitors to design the actual exercise program. A mountain exercise profile may also be obtained through an external interface located in the controller. The user can develop a virtual trail. These preprogrammed trail workouts are created by a trail workout designer who identifies the density of the trails and digitally codes the necessary adjustments for a specific exercise device. Once the mountain exercise profile has been selected, a motivational display panel provides segment length, vertical distance traveled, upcoming grade changes and total length traveled in one identifiable display panel. As such the disclosed method for selective adjustment of an exercise apparatus allows a user to enjoy the advantages of a natural hike according to the constraints of modern society.

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1. A virtual trail system for use on a selectively adjustable exercise apparatus having a support structure, the virtual trail system simulating a trail to be traversed by a user as the user exercises using the exercise apparatus, the virtual trail system comprising:interface means for receiving wor

1. A virtual trail system for use on a selectively adjustable exercise apparatus having a support structure, the virtual trail system simulating a trail to be traversed by a user as the user exercises using the exercise apparatus, the virtual trail system comprising:interface means for receiving workout related control inputs; processor means, configured to be connected to the support structure of the exercise apparatus, for electronically computing operational information based at least in part on control inputs received from the interface means; feedback means for conveying information concerning the amount of exercise performed by the user to the processor means; indicator means, configured to be connected to the support structure of the exercise apparatus, for displaying workout information to the user at a rate proportional to the rate at which exercise is performed by the user, the indicator means being adapted for displaying a topographical representation of a trail to be traversed by a user as the user exercises using the exercise apparatus.