Seeking fitness inspiration? NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Rick Mastracchio, along with four fitness professionals and athletes, will share workout tips during a special Google+ Hangout from space at 12:15 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 6. <\/p>\n
The Hangout can be seen live on NASA's Google+ page or on NASA Television. In addition to Hopkins and Mastracchio, participants are: <\/p>\n
-- Jeannette Epps, NASA astronaut -- Curt Tomasevicz, U.S. Olympic bobsledder, participating from Sochi, Russia -- Rich Froning Jr., CrossFit Games Champion -- Jared Crick, Houston Texans professional football player -- Peter Moore, Men's Health magazine <\/p>\n
Hopkins, a lifelong fitness enthusiast, is sharing his workouts from space via the Train Like an Astronaut Facebook page and YouTube. Astronauts aboard the space station workout at least two hours a day in order to minimize bone and muscle loss -- an effect of extended time in a weightless environment. They have three different devices they can use to maintain fitness a treadmill, a stationary bicycle and the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED). Hopkins plans to demonstrate the ARED from the Tranquility module during the Hangout. <\/p>\n
Hopkins grew up participating in several sports and was All-Big Ten Defensive Back and team captain for the University of Illinois football team. His other recreational interests include hockey, backpacking, snow skiing and running. He also is a fan of CrossFit training and weight lifting. <\/p>\n
A colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Hopkins launched to space on Sept. 25 aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. He completed two spacewalks in December, working to replace a faulty ammonia tank on the space stations exterior. He will return to Earth at the conclusion of his first spaceflight mission in March. <\/p>\n
NASA's social media followers may submit questions on Twitter and Google+ before and during the Hangout using the hashtag #askNASA. <\/p>\n
To join the Hangout, visit: <\/p>\n
https:\/\/plus.google.com\/events\/cpigjb8l5n1p9cjl98lueba0apc<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Continued here: <\/p>\n NASA Astronaut Shares Space Workouts, Joins Elite Athletes for Google+ Hangout<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Seeking fitness inspiration? Continue reading