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Fitness in space

jeudi 29 avril 2021 à 11:35

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Fitness in space

With 11 people on board and only four fitness stations it is difficult for everybody to get their required daily exercise. The departing Crew-1 have priority as they need their muscle and bone mass to resist to the gravity they will feel in a few days. We, as the arriving Crew-2, have 180 days of our mission to train and stay fit for our return. I did have a short session on the "T2" treadmill -which is not named after the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie I think, but because it is the second model of International Space Station treadmill. Unfortuneatly, with the fluid shift to the the upper body that astronauts experience in weightlessness, my legs already look smaller compared to before – Arnie would not be proud! ;)

Avec 11 membres d’équipage, il y a une rotation sévère sur les équipements de sport ! Priorité à ceux qui descendent bientôt, pour qu’ils arrivent en forme (nous on a 180 jours devant nous pour entretenir la masse musculaire). J’ai quand même pu faire mes premiers pas sur notre tapis roulant aujourd’hui… mais avec le fluid shift dû à l’impesanteur, il me semble que mes jambes sont déjà nettement plus fines qu’au sol :fearful::thinking_face::runner:‍♂️

Credis: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

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