Movement 4.0 - from Babies to Astronauts Michelle M. Turner

Any and all living beings that we know of here on earth are alive because of oppositional rotational movements. from atoms to the sub crust layers of our earth, even to the atmosphere above and around us, all of these move with oppositional rotational movements. This is where our gravitational binding force comes into play. We are not pinned to the earth but rather are able to move upon it as we are bound to it. This sort of interaction does not exist in outer space which is why astronauts qu...

Having functional movement in life is crucial to our being able to live and thrive to our fullest. from the moment we are born to our last breath we depend on these functional, rotational movements. If we ever hope to explore beyond the bounds of earth we need to understand these principles of rotational movement and biological gravity.

Our bodies function in a beautiful balance so long as the push/pull mechanics within out bodies is working correctly. As astronauts travel to outer space they lose these mechanics due to the increase in the buoyancy of their systems. As they return to Earth, their bodies struggle to relearn these push/pull milestones.

In this episode we discuss the importance of learning the rotational milestones as well as changing the patterns of exercise and training that astronauts use while in space. It is critical for us to incorporate functional rotational movements and exercises into our astronaut training if we ever how to travel or live for extended periods of time in space. 

One major milestone that we learn from infancy is how to lay down. We can see babies sleep in almost any position but as we grow up we seem to lose the ability to do so. As astronauts go into outer space, they return to a state of float and lose the milestones they gained as a child. this includes the milestone of lying down. Without this they lose a level of function that has to be relearned. 

We are not meant to fall down. Gravity has a linear affect on non living things and that is why those things fall when allowed. As living beings, when we fall it is usually not an intentional action but rather a loss of balance. We learn, from a very young age, to have a controlled decent. We also learn to commit to a fall based on previous experience for instance, when sitting on a chair. When an astronaut goes into outer space, whether it is a perpetual free fall or a true float, their bodi...