#18, a planet and your calf

#18, a planet and your calf

A super Earth has been discovered by Astronomers.

GJ251C is a potential habitable exoplanet that sits inside its star’s Goldilocks zone.

This zone is what Earth sits at in our solar system.  For planets, it means temperatures could potentially support liquid water.

GJ251c is located 18 light-years away.

For comparison, Mars is 0.000024 light-years away!

A study published in Journal of Applied Physiology examined muscle volume amongst other muscle characteristics before and after approximately six months in space.

Muscle volume basically means how much physical muscle is present.  It is measured using MRI.

Even compared to larger thigh muscles such as your quadriceps and hamstring muscles, the soleus was among the most affected muscle groups measured.

For those who do not know the soleus muscle – it is one or your calf muscles.

In fact, the soleus loses almost up to 18% volume loss.

The reason we talk about this research in space is because a short stint in space can tell us about aging over a period of years on Earth.

Spaceflight has provided one of the clearest demonstrations of how important mechanical loading is to the soleus.  In approximately six months of microgravity, astronauts have demonstrated roughly 15-18% loss of soleus muscle volume.

This is why the Soleus muscle is 1 of 6 Green Zones.

Longevity. Healthspan. Prevention.