Treadmill with foot fall monitor and cadence display

A treadmill comprising:

• a frame;
• a belt operatively associated with the frame, the belt having an upwardly exposed exercise section;
• a motor operatively associated with the frame, the motor being configured to rotate the belt;
• a foot fall monitor operatively associated with the frame, wherein the foot fall monitor is configured to identify the foot falls of a user performing an exercise on the belt;
• a console that is communicatively connected to the foot fall monitor, the console including a processing unit, a display, an input mechanism, and an indicator;
• wherein the processing unit is configured to calculate actual cadence of the user from data received from the foot fall monitor;
• wherein the display shows data reflecting the user's actual cadence;
• wherein the input mechanism may be used to input information regarding a target cadence;
• wherein the indicator is configured to provide a signal that relates to the target cadence;
• and
• wherein the foot fall monitor is configured to detect a horizontal position of the user relative to the frame;
• and
• wherein the treadmill is configured to regulate a speed of the belt based on the detected horizontal position of the user relative to the frame.

A treadmill comprising:

• a frame;
• a deck connected to the frame;
• a belt operatively associated with the frame and having an upwardly exposed exercise section that is supported by the deck;
• a motor operatively associated with the frame, the motor being configured to rotate the belt;
• a foot fall monitor operatively associated with the deck, wherein the foot fall monitor is configured to detect foot falls of a person exercising on the belt;
• a foot lift monitor operatively associated with the deck, wherein the foot lift monitor is configured to detect foot lifts of a person exercising;
• a console that is communicatively connected to the foot fall monitor and the foot lift monitor, the console including a processing unit and at least one display;
• wherein the processing unit is configured to calculate a user's stride length from data received from the foot fall and foot lift monitors;
• wherein the display is configured to show data reflecting the user's stride length;
• and
• wherein the foot fall monitor is configured to detect a horizontal position of the user relative to the frame;
• and
• wherein the treadmill is configured to regulate a speed of the belt based on the detected horizontal position of the user relative to the frame.