NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara has shared a video offering an inside look at how space station visitors keep in good shape during six-month stays in orbit.
Astronauts visiting the International Space Station usually stay for about six months. The microgravity conditions aboard the ISS mean that muscle will quickly waste away if a strict exercise regime isn’t followed during that time.
Recommended Videos .@LunarLoral spent 203 days in space before returning to Earth on April 5, 2024. She exercised over two hours everyday on the space station to maintain her bone and muscle health in weightlessness. https://t.co/Mi57mFQYJY The lack of gravity aboard the ISS means that a lot of harnesses are required to keep you in place. They also add resistance so that you get the full benefits of a workout and maintain and enhance your muscle strength.
“While any exercise program has its challenges, I found it really enjoyable to have the opportunity to load my body up every day and zone out a bit listening to music or podcasts, reading, studying for upcoming events, and hanging out in Cupola looking at station and the planet in between sets,” O’Hara said.
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