‘Wall of death’ workout on the moon could keep lunar settlers in shape

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Running around a 'wall of death' could keep people healthy on the moon, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Milan tied people to bungee cords to replicate lunar gravity and asked them to run around a rented 'wall of death', which they had loaned from an amusement park. The test subjects needed to run fast enough to prevent themselves skidding down the wall which is usually impossible on Earth. With the reduced gravity created by the bungee cords, they were able to stick to the wall for multiple laps. The exercise had a high enough impact that...