Progressive adaptation in physical activity and neuromuscular performance during 520d confinement.

To understand whether prolonged confinement results in reductions in physical activity and adaptation in the musculoskeletal system, six subjects were measured during 520 d isolation in the Mars500 study. We tested the hypothesis that physical activity reduces in prolonged confinement and that this...

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Main Authors: Daniel L Belavý, Ulf Gast, Martin Daumer, Elena Fomina, Rainer Rawer, Hans Schießl, Stefan Schneider, Harald Schubert, Cristina Soaz, Dieter Felsenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3610758?pdf=render