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Quick Win: The science of a 5-minute workout, with CAROL CEO Ulrich Dempfle

Jul 24, 2024

CEO of CAROL, Ulrich Dempfle, discusses how their AI-powered exercise bikes can improve fitness in just 5 minutes a day. He delves into the science of REHIT training and its impact on cardiovascular fitness, debunking the myth that longer workouts are necessary for significant results.

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Ulrich Dempfle

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ReHIT utilizes brief but intense sprints to trigger powerful signaling molecules for fitness adaptation and muscle strengthening.

Reduced Exertion High-Intensity Interval Training offers an efficient workout method by mobilizing energy rapidly and optimizing fitness improvements.

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Innovative Exercise Approach: ReHIT Training

Karol Beik utilizes ReHIT, a form of exercise that emphasizes Reduced Exertion High-Intensity Interval Training. This method consists of two 20-second sprints separated by light warm-ups and recoveries, emphasizing maximum intensity during short bursts of activity. The key to ReHIT's effectiveness lies in triggering powerful signaling molecules during these intense moments, promoting fitness adaptation and muscle strengthening during the recovery period between workouts.

The Science Behind a 5-Minute Fitness Workout

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When you hear how short Ulrich Dempfle’s workouts are, you might think he’s not doing enough…

Ulrich is the co-founder and CEO of CAROL, a company that makes AI-powered exercise bikes designed to make you as fit as possible in as little time as possible. And when they say as little time as possible, they’re not joking - their workouts are less than nine minutes long!

And somehow, in just five minutes a day, a few days a week, Ulrich has seen his cardiovascular fitness skyrocket him from the 50th percentile for his age, to the top 5 percent. He knows what you’re thinking, too - it sounds too good to be true.

That is, until you hear the science behind it.

Ulrich goes deep on the science behind “reduced exertion high intensity interval” training, or REHIT, and how it aligns with what we already know about exercise science.

Connect with Ulrich on LinkedIn or find out more about the CAROL Bike

You can find the full interview here: https://amantha.com/podcasts/this-ceo-became-fitter-than-ever-with-5-minute-workouts-heres-how/

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Quick Win: The science of a 5-minute workout, with CAROL CEO Ulrich Dempfle

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Innovative Exercise Approach: ReHIT Training

Efficiency and Science Behind ReHIT

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