Übungsgerät mit Mitteln zur Aufrechterhaltung der Trainingsbelastung eines Probanden

An exercise apparatus for maintaining a user's level of exercise intensity near a target level while exercising, comprises: movement means for engaging the user in an exercise movement, said movement means being selectively adjustable in response to a load Signal for varying the intensity of exercise performed by the user; physiological sensor means engaged with tile user for sensing a physiological condition of tile user and generating a physiological signal indicating the user's physiological exercise intensity; rate sensor means for generating a rate Signal indicating the user's rate of said exercise movement; and control means responsive to said physiological and rate signals for generating said load signal in accordance with said psychological and rate signals to establish and maintain the user's exercise intensity near the target; wherein said control means varies said load signal in accordance with said rate signal only after said physiological signal indicates that the user's level of exercise intensity has reach the target level.