Reduce Metabolic Markers and Improve VO2 Max with CAROL Bike REHIT Training
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Ever wish you could get the benefits of an intense workout without spending hours in the gym? Same. That’s why I sat down with Ulrich Dempfle, the genius behind Carol Bikes, to dive into REHIT—reduced exertion high-intensity interval training. It’s not just revolutionary; it’s changing everything.
Here’s the deal: for women in midlife, too much cardio can actually raise cortisol levels, leading to—you guessed it—belly fat. But with the Carol Bike, you get the maximum cardio benefits in just 5 minutes, 3 days a week! No long sessions, no messing up your hormones. You burn belly fat instead of causing it. How amazing is that?
We dive into how this AI-powered bike transforms your workout in just minutes, boosting your cardio, improving VO2 max, and torching calories—all while working with your body, not against it. Want to know how this game-changing bike can fit into your life? This is the one exercise bike that every woman in midlife needs to consider getting. Trust me, it’s the ultimate age-optimizing cardio tool, giving you all the benefits of cardio in a fraction of the time.
Why is Cardio So Important for Metabolic Health in Midlife?
Cardio training is essential and is one of the most important pillars of “fitness”, alongside strength training and mobility training. Your cardio fitness is measured by VO2 max. This is arguably your most important health marker. There are MANY big studies that show that low cardio fitness causes MORE avoidable deaths than smoking, diabetes, and obesity COMBINED! It is the most important predictor for life expectancy by a big margin.
The recommended guidelines are 150 minutes of moderate intensity cardio exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity cardio exercise per week. However, 95% of Americans do NOT reach those levels. Cardio is something we “know” we “ought” to do, but we just often don’t meet the minimum guidelines to actually have a positive impact on our cardio health.
What is VO2 Max?
VO2 max is a measure for your cardio fitness and it is a measure of how much oxygen your body can metabolize while you exercise. It depends on your lung, heart, and cellular health. It’s a fundamental health marker that is the strongest predictor of your life and health span. The good news is, it’s a marker you CAN actually make a HUGE difference in.
What Goes Wrong with Traditional Cardio?
If you’re anything like me, then you probably grew up spending hours being cardio queens. But over time, we have abandoned traditional cardio. So many of us are not getting enough cardio is because “lack of time”. It’s called the attention economy for a reason – between Meta, Facebook, Netflix, etc., we have A LOT of things competing for our time. Finding the time to spend doing cardio doesn’t seem to be at the top of most of our lists in midlife. Am I right?
In addition to “finding the time” there is also the question of what the heck cardio should I be doing? How long do I have to do it? How many calories will I burn? Etc. Not knowing what to do can cause you to take no action, while too long of cardio can create stress on your body (like increased cortisol), and working out for just the calorie count can actually be counterproductive and make you even hungrier and lose muscle.
The truth is, you should be doing your ideal target cardio as quickly as possible so that you can ALSO do strength training. It doesn’t have to be, nor should it be, either/or – it should ideally be both. The key for cardio that is intended to be cardio (I am not talking long walks or a leisure bike ride, etc.) is actually to have time efficient exercises that get you the best pay off for the shortest amount of time and stress on your body as possible.
This is THE thing that sets CAROL Bike apart from other cardio options.
What are REHIT Workouts?
REHIT (Reduced Exertion High Intensity Interval Training). This is a focus on MAXIMUM intensity – but it’s SO SHORT – that the level of stress you expose your body to is very minimal and well-tolerated. This is different from HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) which usually takes a lot more time and creates a lot more stress on the body due to the high rate of perceived exertion.
CAROL Bike works with the leading exercise scientists and have perfected the minimum effective dose of maximum intensity exercise that gives you the BEST results and all of the benefits. They have figured out that two 20 second sprints are enough to create a REALLY powerful adaptation pathway and training stimulus to make your body fitter and stronger.
REHIT can be done in as little as 5-9 minutes. There is a very mild warm-up, 20 seconds of going all out, a few minutes of recovery, another 20 second sprint, followed by a cool down. The CAROL Bike gives you the SAME health and fitness benefits that a 45-60 minute jog can provide.
I absolutely LOVE how fast and efficient my workouts are on the CAROL Bike and how much it has shown me how much I was actually doing WRONG with my warm ups and recoveries. There are preset AI programs that apply the optimal resistance at the optimal times, it tells you what to do based on your body and current fitness level, and really just prompts you through your workouts without you even needing to think. OR you can put the bike somewhere and just go for a casual ride without the programs.
Some Benefits of the CAROL Bike:
- Optimized for maximum effectiveness and safety
- CAROL Bike is the only bike fully optimized for Reduced Exertion HIIT (REHIT) and provides the shortest, most effective workouts suitable for any age and fitness level – while offering greater versatility and choice than most other smart bikes
- Scientifically-proven to improve key indicators of health, significantly reducing the risk of developing chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure
- It’s the world’s first home REHIT exercise bike delivering the same health and fitness results as a 45-minute run—in just 5 minutes
- Recommended use for benefits is only 3 times per week – but if you’d like to do it daily, that’s okay
- AI-personalized workouts tailored to you – simple to perform and suitable for any age and fitness level
- Scientifically proven to deliver superior health and fitness benefits in 90% less time compared to regular cardio
- Much less impact on your joints than other forms of cardio
- Increases the maximum amount of oxygen you are able to use during exercise – your VO2max – by 12%
- You can reset your VO2max by 12% in just 8 weeks—to where it was 10 years ago
- Helps make everything else you do in your life (like taking the stairs) a lot easier for you to do, increasing your quality of life
This and SO MUCH MORE on this episode!
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