130 – Ulrich Dempfle: "How CAROL Bike is Redefining the Future of Fitness"

On this episode, I am super excited to welcome Ulrich Dempfle. Ulrich is the co-founder and CEO of CAROL Bike, a revolutionary exercise bike designed around Reduced Exertion High-Intensity Interval Training (REHIT). With a background in mechanical engineering and healthcare innovation, Dempfle has worked closely with leading exercise researchers to develop CAROL, the world’s first AI-powered REHIT bike. His mission is to provide maximum fitness benefits in minimal time, addressing the common barriers people face with traditional exercise routines, such as lack of time and motivation. Under his leadership, CAROL has gained attention from both mainstream fitness enthusiasts and the biohacking community for its data-driven, science backed approach to exercise.  For my community carolbike.com is offering a discount code. Just head on carolbike.com, and use the code SALUTE to get $100 off in USA and Canada or £100 off in UK and ROW countries. Takeaways Ulrich Dempfle's background in engineering and healthcare led to the creation of Carol Bike. Carol Bike offers scientifically proven workouts that require minimal time. VO2 max is the strongest predictor of life expectancy and health. ReHIT training can provide the benefits of longer workouts in a fraction of the time. User feedback is crucial for the development and improvement of Carol Bike. The bike is designed to cater to a wide range of fitness levels and ages. AI personalization enhances the workout experience for users. The importance of building exercise as a habit for long-term health benefits. Carol Bike aims to make fitness accessible to everyone, regardless of their background. Future developments may include strength training options alongside cardio. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:12 Ulrich Dempfle's Journey to Carol Bike 09:42 Understanding the Carol Bike: Revolutionizing Fitness 11:12 The Science of VO2 Max and Its Importance 13:36 The Development Process of Carol Bike 18:17 Addressing Barriers to Fitness: Time Constraints 23:07 Personal Fitness Journey and Its Impact on Design 28:12 ReHIT: A Breakthrough in High-Intensity Training 37:37 AI and Personalization in Fitness 41:03 User Feedback and Its Role in Product Development 49:45 Catering to Diverse Audiences: Biohackers vs. Fitness Enthusiasts 52:56 Future of Carol: Expanding Beyond Cardio Workouts 56:05 Building Fitness as a Habit: Strategies for Success -- Find out more about me and my Podcast on my website https://thehappyfew.com/en Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vanessabertinotti/ https://linktr.ee/vanessa.bertinotti If you are a fan of this Podcast, your support is super important to help me continue to spread this information for free on major platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and many other smaller platforms. If you believe that this project of mine can do change people's mentality and the health system, become active and help me spread this Podcast to as many people as possible. I explain how to rate the Podcast, write a review or donate on my website: ⁠www.thehappyfew.com⁠ If you are a company and you are interested in becoming a sponsor of this Podcast, you can write an email to [email protected]