Quad HPC
Find a way to adapt common gym tools for a reduced gravity environment and design a workout routine that can minimize bone and muscular loss while being fun and easy to use during a long term mission. In doing so consider constraints regarding weight (equipment should weigh less than 500kg) and dimensions. Consider incorporating virtual reality to simulate a jog through an astronaut’s favorite Earth destinations or incorporate gaming to motivate users.
A competitive component can also be added. Most exercise bicycles feature a screen that provides a readout of calories burned, distance, speed, etc. Here, the same ideas can be provided, but instead there can also be a listing as to how much each member is contributing to the rotation of the centrifuge. This would introduce some gamification and allow crew members to compete with each other for who is contributing most to G-load as well as against their own personal records.
