'That's something we take for granted now,' but not when Glenn flew, Pawelczyk said. The answer to that second question offers lessons to those of us who may never get closer to space than an episode of 'Star Trek.' In short, no matter where you are, if you want to live long and prosper, you should stay active. But it shows that from the days of Glenn's first, short flight, we've been asking, 'How does the cardiovascular system adapt? And can we keep it healthy?' said Pawelczyk. That might seem like a minor footnote to a grand adventure. Astronaut John Glenn in January 1962, training for the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission one month later, during which he orbited Earth three times. Glenn put his feet through the strap and worked out, while his pulse and blood pressure were measured. 'And it was basically a strap connected to a bungee cord and a handle.' Pawelczyk, associate professor of physiology and kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University in University Park.

'It was called the MA-6 In-flight Exercise Device,' said fellow space veteran James A. 20, 1962, John Glenn made history when he became the first American to orbit the Earth.Ībout half an hour after launch, somewhere over Zanzibar, he made a bit of lesser-known history by becoming the first person to use workout equipment in space.

La Iniciativa Nacional de Control de la Hipertensión.

National Hypertension Control Initiative.

Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine.

Pets and Your Health / Healthy Bond for Life.

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