International Space Station (ISS) too offers a wide choice of exercise options to the astronauts.

The compact human centrifuge has anexercise component,cycle ergometerfitted into it.

In theory, an astronaut riding in this centrifuge is likely to feel thegravitys reinforcing effects.

MIT scientists develop ‘human centrifuge’ to help astronauts feel real gravity

In all three sessions were conducted on 12 healthy volunteers who participated in the experiments.

During the next 10 minutes the centrifuge was allowed to slow down.

The findings of this research has been published in the journal Acta Astronautica.

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