Exercise apparatus with exercise use verification function and verifying method

A method of generating exercise use data of an exercise apparatus having a motor-driven operating member, comprising:

• moving the motor-driven operating member;
• determining, by a controller, use of the exercise apparatus by a user;
• generating, at the controller, validated exercise use data in response to determining that the user is using the exercise apparatus while the motor-driven operating member is moving and
• determining, by the controller, that the user is not using the exercise apparatus;
• stopping generating, at the controller, validated exercise use data in response to determining that the user is not using the exercise apparatus while the motor-driven operating member is moving.

A method of generating exercise use data of an exercise apparatus having an operating member, the method comprising:

• determining, by a controller, use of the exercise apparatus by a user;
• generating, at the controller, validated exercise use data in response to determining that the user is using the exercise apparatus while the operating member is moving;
• determining, by the controller, that the user is not using the exercise apparatus;
• stopping generation, at the controller, of validated exercise use data in response to determining that the user is not using the exercise apparatus while the operating member is moving and
• after the stopping generation step, determining, by the controller, use of the exercise apparatus by a user;
• after the stopping generation step, generating, at the controller, further validated exercise data in response to determining that the user is using the exercise apparatus while the operating member is moving.