VIDEO: Sultan Al Neyadi shares his ‘adventurous’ routine to run on treadmill aboard ISS

Syed Shayaan Bakht, Staff Reporter

Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has shared a video detailing about his exercise session aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday.

The video showed the Emirati astronaut getting ready to run on a treadmill at the station.
Neyadi is seen floating inside the ISS and putting on a pair of trainers with great difficulty.  

As there is no gravity, so putting on shoes without any reference to gravity affects the balance, which makes it a little difficult to do simple tasks on ISS as compared to planet earth.

Neyadi had to put on a brace around him that was buckled to the treadmill.

One may notice that the treadmill is mounted on the wall of the ISS.

Since there is no gravity, working out in this position is not a problem for astronaut. 

Al Neyadi said on Twitter, “Unlike on Earth, strapping in for a run on the space station can be quite the adventure. Here's a video of me embracing the unique challenges that come with working out on the ISS…”

On March 10, Al Neyadi said, “On Earth, exercising is important. In space, it's vital. Aboard the International Space Station, we exercise for 2.5 hours every day to avoid muscle atrophy and bone loss triggered by microgravity.”

Astronaut Al Neyadi and his Crew-6 colleagues have started to work on their tasks aboard the ISS.

Neyadi is all set to conduct the MALETH study, which will help experts to develop a drug to treat Type 2 diabetes.

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre said on Twitter, “@Astro_Alneyadi is participating in the MALETH research project aboard the International Space Station.

This project aims to advance medicine for treating type 2 diabetes and is a collaborative effort between international entities, including the @MBRSpaceCentre.”

Al Neyadi expressed his gratitude for being a part of the study.

He said on Twitter, “I am proud to conduct an experiment in the MALETH project, which will advance precision-based medicine for type 2 diabetes.

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Over 500 million people worldwide have diabetes, and we are working together to provide them with better treatment options.”