Fig. 4: Visual representations of the training sessions and the study phases. | npj Microgravity

Fig. 4: Visual representations of the training sessions and the study phases.

From: Changes in real-world walking speed following 60-day bed-rest

Fig. 4

a Schematic of the training sessions used as countermeasure to bed-rest for the two training groups. On the x-axis is represented the elapsed time in minutes, on the y-axis is shown the acceleration of gravity (G) perceived at the body center of mass. In the top plot is shown the schematic representing the training sessions of the continuous artificial gravity (cAG) group. On the bottom plot is shown the schematic representing the training session of the intermittent artificial gravity (iAG) group. Both groups had daily training sessions. The cAG was exposed to artificial gravity for 30 consecutive minutes, while the iAG group was exposed to artificial gravity for six 5-min bouts, with a 3-min break in between the bouts. b Schematic of the study phases in which continuous tri-axial accelerometer measurements were acquired. X-axis represents time in days, and vertical dashed lines represent start and end of each of the study phases. Text in colored bars denotes the duration of the phase. Study phase abbreviations are shown in squared brackets after the name period in the top of the diagram.

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