Galileo Research Facts No. 69: Can Galileo Training during 55 days bed rest improve muscle function?

Like the first Berlin Bedrest Study (BBR1, GRFS44, #GRFS45) also the second (BBR2) not only showed that Galileo Training can prevent bone loss in bedrest but also that it can very efficiently compensate the negative effects of bed rest on muscle function (as measured e.g., in jumping or chair rising). Some aspects of muscle function could even be improved during bed rest with Galileo Training!

This is quite astonishing when considering that the Galileo Training time was reduced from 50 minutes per week (BBR1) to 3*6 minutes per week (18 minutes!). When further considering that current training time on the ISS is at least 60 minutes per day and muscle and bone loss cannot be compensated in many Astronauts, then this shows the extreme efficiency of Galileo Training – superb result in an extremely short amount of time.

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