Journal
AEROSPACE MEDICINE AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Volume 86, Issue 12, Pages A14-A23Publisher
AEROSPACE MEDICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.3357/AMHP.EC03.2015
Keywords
physiologic deconditioning; exercise training
Funding
- NASA ISS Program Office [SSP 50260, SSP 50667]
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Physical training has been conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) for the past 10 yr as a countermeasure to physiological deconditioning during spaceflight. Each member space agency has developed its own approach to creating and implementing physical training protocols for their astronauts. We have divided physical training into three distinct phases (preflight, in-flight, and postflight) and provided a description of each phase with its constraints and limitations. We also discuss how each member agency (NASA, ESA, CSA, and JAXA) prescribed physical training for their crewmembers during the first 10 yr of ISS operations. It is important to understand the operational environment, the agency responsible for the physical training program, and the constraints and limitations associated with spaceflight to accurately design and implement exercise training or interpret the exercise data collected on ISS. As exploration missions move forward, resolving agency differences in physical training programs will become important to maximizing the effectiveness of exercise as a countermeasure and minimizing any mission impacts.
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