Now an astronaut makes these moves during a light gravity exercise on the International Space Station. Expedition 67 astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti recently shared a photo of herself on Twitter doing a “triangle stop” at Japan’s Kibo Lab, a popular spot for astronauts to pose for photos and press conferences. “Who says you can’t do yoga in space! At least you can try it,” the European Space Agency astronaut wrote on Twitter (opening in a new tab) on Tuesday (June 21st), along with the photo. The Italian space flight added that it wants to try an even more ambitious routine soon. Cristoforetti, who is on TikTok to reach a younger audience, recently partnered with Cosmic Kids Yoga (opens in a new tab) (a private company operating since 2012) to develop a yoga routine optimized for space exploration. “You know what? I like doing yoga here on Earth, and I wonder, would it work up there in space?” asked Cristoforetti in a May 23 video posted on the Cosmic Kids YouTube channel (opens in a new tab). In response, certified yoga teacher Jaime Amor played a possible space routine for Cristoforetti in the 20-minute video, adding a package of Yoga in Space (opens to new tab) for young people who want to stretch and do resistance training with him. astronaut. Who says you can’t do yoga in space! At least you can try 😁 I look forward to trying the complete yoga plan @CosmicKidsYoga he prepared for me! I ️ #International DayofYoga pic.twitter.com/uIUFMxzBYr June 21, 2022 See more Other astronauts have successfully practiced yoga in orbit before Cristoforetti. For example, NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson showed some balance poses in 2017, although Fischer joked on Twitter (opening a new tab) that they are much easier to hold “without gravity”. In addition, NASA’s Christina Koch – who spent almost a year in space – mentions yoga as one of her leisure activities in the official resume of the delegation (opens in a new tab). Yoga has many health benefits, including improving strength, balance and flexibility, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine (opens in a new tab). Yoga is also associated with more energy and better stress management, among other health effects. The United Nations celebrated International Yoga Day on Tuesday (June 21st) and noted that yoga has been vital to global health since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. “People around the world have embraced yoga to stay healthy and refreshed and to fight social isolation and depression during the pandemic,” the UN wrote in a new tab. “Yoga also plays an important role in the psychosocial care and rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients in quarantine and isolation. It is particularly helpful in alleviating their fears and anxiety.” Follow Elizabeth Howell on Twitter @howellspace. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and up Facebook.
