Stationary exercise bike for use in a correctional facility

A computer implemented method for providing inmates with near real-time feedback associated with benefits earned in association with exercise performed in association with an exercise apparatus in a correctional facility, the computer implemented method comprising:

• receiving at least one sensor signal from at least one sensor associated with an exercise apparatus, the at least one signal associated with exercise being performed by a user in association with the exercise apparatus;
• converting, by a conversion engine, the at least one sensor signal into exercise session data;
• providing the exercise session data to an exchange platform, the exchange platform operable to convert exercise session data into exercise indicator data, the exercise indicator data comprising a value representing a number of exchangeable exercise indicators a user has received based on the exercise session data;
• receiving from the exchange platform, the exercise indicator data;
• providing a benefits signal to the exercise device, the benefits signal indicating benefits data, wherein the benefits data is obtained from a benefits database, wherein the benefits data comprises at least one benefit associated with the user and a corresponding exercise indicator threshold required to obtain the at least one benefit;
• displaying, in near real-time, on a display associated with the exercise apparatus, the exercise indicator data and the benefits data, wherein the display allows a user to see at least one of at least one benefit for which they have met the exercise indicator threshold and at least one benefit for which they have not met the exercise indicator threshold.