ScienceMar 31, 2023

Live Younger

With CAROL Bike’s workouts, you can reset your VO2max by 12% in just 8 weeks—to where it was 10 years ago.

Live Younger

VO2max measures the maximum amount of oxygen you can burn while working out. The fitter you are, the higher it will be.

VO2max declines by about 10% every decade after the age of 30.

CAROL Bike is scientifically proven to improve your VO2max by 12%—in just 8 weeks. That’s like turning the clock back on your age by 10 years.

What the numbers mean

Turning the clock back

+12%VO2max after 8 weeks of CAROL Bike
10 yrsthe age-related decline that 12% offsets
−10%VO2max lost per decade after 30

VO2max falls about 10% every decade after the age of 30, so a 12% gain is worth roughly a decade.

Turn the clock back on your age by 10 years with CAROL Bike's short, efficient workouts.

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