NASA Photo ID: S73-33858           File Name: 10076326.jpg
Film Type: 35mm BW                 Date Taken: 11/01/73
Title: View of treadmill-like exercise device developed for Skylab 4 crewmen
Description:
A close-up view of the foot of Scientist-Astronaut William E. Thonton as he 
demonstrates the use of a treadmill-like exercise device developed for 
maintaining the leg and back muscles of the Skylab 4 crewmen. The treadmill 
device consists of a Teflon-coated aluminum plate or sheet bolted to the 
floor of the Skylab Orbital Workshop. The astronaut will wear the bicycle 
ergometer harness while exercising. Bungee cords attached to the floor and
to  the harness will supply the downward pressure or force for the back and
leg  muscles. The astronaut's feet will slide over the Teflon-coated plate
as he  "marches in place."             

Subject terms:
EQUIPMENT                               
PHYSICAL EXERCISE                       
PROTOTYPES                              
SKYLAB 4                                
SKYLAB PROGRAM                          
TREADMILLS                              

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