Story of the world record for being in space

You may not know this but back in 1995, a Russian Cosmonaut (and medical doctor) named Valery Polakov aboard the Mir Space Station set a world record for being in space for 438 days.

What’s interesting is that at the same time American astronauts Carl Walz and Dan Bursch could only stay in space for 196 days. They had to come down to Earth due to bone and muscle degeneration. So what did the Russians know that our astronauts didn’t? It was the concept of Whole Body Vibration!

Yes, Whole Body Vibration exercise has been one of Russia’s best-kept secrets since the late 70’s giving them the power to DOMINATE SPORTS AT WILL. It was the Russian Space Program that pioneered the science of Whole Body Vibration. And the reason is simple.

Living in space with zero gravity causes bones and muscles to lose strength as there’s nothing to push against and the potential for blood clots increases too. The impact of zero gravity on the body and its consequences on bones and muscles can be so great that astronauts had to literally be carried out on stretchers upon returning to Earth.

In Russia’s quest for a solution to this problem, they created many devices to imitate gravity and found that Whole Body Vibration mimics gravity the best and has a profound impact on building and maintaining muscle and bone strength. The original unit that evolved from the Russian Space Program that gave Russian’s an edge was called the Galileo and it exceeded the expectations of their scientists.