Our World: Exercise in Space

Find out why exercise is so important to the astronauts who travel into space. Learn how gravity affects our bodies and what astronauts must do in reduced gravity environments to keep their bodies healthy.

Background Information

Grades K through 5

• NASA Exercise Helps Keep Astronauts Healthy in Space
• NASA Your Body in Space: Use It or Lose It

Grades K through 8

• Space Center Houston Solving Space - Running in Space

Activities

Grades K through 5

• Lunar and Planetary Institute Space Stations - Living and Working in Space
• NASA Fit Explorer Challenge Train Like an Astronaut
• NASA SPACElife Sciences Human Body in Space

Grades K through 8

• STEMonstrations Exercise