A service tracking and alerting system for fitness equipment (18) includes
one or more subsystems of multiple control servers (20) (ICS) to gather
real time information from one or more fitness equipment units (22, 24)
(FEU) via wireless connection and store such information in a temporary
database (25). Multiple ICSs are linked to a remotely located accumulated
data storage unit or silo (26) having a permanent storage database (27).
One or more silos (26) and their corresponding ICSs are controlled,
accessed, and interrogated through an enterprise level platform (32).
Service alert messages may be generated and sent to one or more
recipients if an FEU experiences a significant service event. Also, a
reporting interface (190) allows users to access, enter, update and/or
alter, service usage, warranty, and other information from the data
storage units (26) and ICSs (20).