Resistance Training Using Fly-Wheel Technology for Crew Stationed in Space.

This project deals with the physiological deconditioning during spaceflight. In order to combat bone loss, muscle atrophy and muscle function, it is proposed to use resisitive exercise, based around fly-wheel technology. The proposal focuses on performing ground-based experiments to design flight-ready hardware, and for the prescription of in-flight protocols. In addition to this research being of benefit to the health of astronauts it also has potential terrestrial applications in the field of rehabilitation medicine for elderly people and injured patients, as well as in gyms for healthy people.

U.K Based researchers involved in this project

M. Narici

O. M. Rutherford

Link to experimental webpage

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