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How to Hack Your Cardio Workout – Ulrich Dempfle : 978

Sep 15, 2022

Ulrich Dempfle is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of CAROL Bike, a company revolutionizing fitness with innovative solutions. In this talk, he discusses groundbreaking research showing that effective cardio can be achieved in just 15 minutes a week. He introduces the new CAROL Bike 2.0, emphasizing the effectiveness of short, intense workouts through REHIT. Ulrich also highlights the importance of personalized fitness, using heart rate variability to optimize performance and debunks myths around traditional workout durations.

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INSIGHT

REHIT Defined

REHIT, Reduced Exertion High Intensity Interval Training, aims for the shortest, effective workouts.
Scientific research validates REHIT as the fastest way to improve fitness.

ADVICE

REHIT Workout

Do two 20-second high-intensity sprints within a 5-minute workout.
Repeat this three times a week for a total of 15 minutes.

INSIGHT

Recovery is Key

Fitness gains occur during recovery, not during the workout itself.
REHIT's short sprints provide a potent stimulus for this adaptation.

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CAROL Bike sponsored this podcast.

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™ … you’ll learn about new research that’s pinpointing the most effective cardio workouts. You’ll find out that you can do a cardio workout in just 15 minutes a week and still increase your cardiovascular fitness. You’ll also get an introduction to the new CAROL Bike 2.0 and its upgraded great features.

Ulrich Dempfle, MBA, Chief Product Officer, CEO and co-founder of CAROL Bike, returns to the podcast with exciting new research results. CAROL’s REHIT (Reduced Exertion HIIT) workout retained all its effectiveness yet cut its time nearly in half—from 8 minutes and 40 seconds to five minutes.

CAROL Bike continues to innovate fitness and prove that more or longer sprints aren’t better. “What matters is that you sprint at your personalized maximum intensity, switching from zero to max in a fraction of a second,” Ulrich explains. An investment of only 5 minutes, 3 times a week means you can reap powerful cardiovascular benefits, even gain strength, and get on with your other biohacks.

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