Synchronizing output from a fitness apparatus with media content

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a device, over a network from a remote system, media data corresponding to media content featuring an instructor conducting a workout session;
• receiving, by the device, over the network from the remote system, command data associated with the media data, the command data specifying:
• operations;
• and
• timestamps within the media data at which the operations are to be performed during playback of the media data on the device;
• beginning the playback of the media data for output of the media content on an output device;
• determining, by the device, that the playback of the media data has reached a first timestamp of the timestamps specified in the command data;
• and
• performing, by the device, a first operation, of the operations specified in the command data, associated with the first timestamp, wherein the first operation comprises sending a command to an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) suit to start delivering electrical impulses via an array of electrodes of the EMS suit for durations of seconds followed by rest periods for a defined number of repetitions associated with a current exercise movement, wherein delivery of the electrical impulses and the rest periods occur in synchronization with the media content.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, cause the device to:

• receive, over a network from a remote system, media data corresponding to media content featuring an instructor conducting a workout session;
• receive, over the network from the remote system, command data associated with the media data, the command data specifying:
• operations;
• and
• timestamps within the media data at which the operations are to be performed during playback of the media data on the device;
• begin the playback of the media data for output of the media content on an output device;
• determine that the playback of the media data has reached a first timestamp of the timestamps specified in the command data;
• and
• perform a first operation, of the operations specified in the command data, associated with the first timestamp, wherein the first operation comprises sending a command to an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) suit to start delivering electrical impulses via an array of electrodes of the EMS suit for durations of seconds followed by rest periods for a defined number of repetitions associated with a current exercise movement, wherein delivery of the electrical impulses and the rest periods occur in synchronization with the media content.