An apparatus for acquiring and processing data regarding physical attributes of a user in an accurate, repeatable and automated manner comprises a generally enclosed housing sized for receiving a user therein, the housing having an interior and an opening with a door for entry into and exit from the housing by the user, the door, when closed, preventing outside light from entering the housing. The device allows the individual the ability to exercise at variable levels of intensity with a simple adjustment. Each set of destination settings corresponds to a corresponding one of plural selectable event types selectable for causing corresponding triggered messages to be sent including sending the given event-specific message to the corresponding list of recipients.