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Home » Activities » Principia Space Diary » Pre-launch: Astronauts Wanted! » Astronaut Workout

Astronaut Workout

Principia Space Diary

Activity 0.1

A 5-circuit exercise workout combines maths and PE. Students will learn about personal health by learning what astronauts need to do to get fit for space. Students will do cardio, core, balance and mindfulness exercises and will need to work in teams or pairs to time, count and also measure each other's height.

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Subjects

  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Maths / Numeracy
  • Primary Science / Working Scientifically
  • Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC)

Learning Methods

  • Collaborate
  • Imagine and Invent
  • Personal Development
  • Physical Movement
  • Visual Literacy
Astronaut Workout

Support Materials

Multimedia Downloads

Tim Peake London Marathon  (4.48 MB pptx) ↓

Links

  • Train Like an Astronaut
  • Space2Earth Challenge
  • ESA Blog: Running a Marathon in Space
  • ESA Blog: Space Medicine Office Exercise Team
  • Tim Peake: Becoming an Astronaut
  • Tim Peake: Bio and Training

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