Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Bob Thirsk August 13, 2009 - Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Bob Thirsk exercises on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
NASA photo
The Risks of Sweating in Space
“We also have to be careful
about perspiration. When there’s no force pulling sweat down- ward, it just accumulates on your body like a slowly expanding liquid shield. If you turn your head quickly, that huge wet glob of sweat might dislodge, sail across the module and smack an unsuspecting crew- mate in the face. Proper etiquette…is to have a towel tucked into your clothes or float- ing beside you to soak up your sweat. Later you hang the towel on a clip so the mois- ture is absorbed back into the air and, along with urine, can be recycled as water.” Colonel Chris Hadfield
Excerpt reprinted with permission: An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, by Colonel Chris Hadfield, published by Macmillan Publishers
Did you know? NASA astronaut Sunita Williams
(the U.S. commander of the Expedition 33 crew aboard the ISS in 2012) completed the first triathlon in space, running, biking and "swimming" along with athletes in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon held in Southern California. To simulate the swimming portion of the race, Williams used the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) to do weightlifting and resistance exercises that approximate swimming in microgravity. She finished in 1:48:33.
ARED January 11, 2013 -CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield uses the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) to exercise in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
NASA photo
TEST YOUR MEMORY Q: Besides Chris Hadfield, how many former Canadian astronauts can you name?
March/April 2014 Fitness Business Canada 33
A: Julie Payette, Marc Garneau, Roberta Bondar, Dave Williams, Steve MacLean, Robert Thirsk, Bjarni Tryggvasson
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