A Caparica Laboratory Is Teaching Muscles to Beep, and the European Space Agency Is Funding It
Astro Power, run at NOVA's Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, turns muscle activity into sound so the user can hear their own power output. Trials with 23 people aged 63 to 78 recorded faster squats and higher peak force. A month in orbit costs about a year of muscle ageing.