{"id":843752,"date":"2026-08-03T05:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/843752\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T05:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:03:14","slug":"watch-astronaut-shows-what-a-workout-in-space-looks-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/843752\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Astronaut Shows What A Workout In Space Looks Like"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astronaut Jessica Meir has given people a glimpse of what working out in space looks like by sharing a video of herself doing sit-ups inside a spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Meir can be seen performing sit-ups while floating in microgravity. As she completes each repetition, she counts every sit-up aloud.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the clip, she wrote, &#8220;Sit-ups with a view.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Explaining why the exercise is special, Meir said that the major perk of the position is the view astronauts get while doing sit-ups at the end of their workout.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Video Here:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sit-ups with a view <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XzDvjYcQp0\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/XzDvjYcQp0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Astro_Jessica\/status\/2082222574377812377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She described it as highly motivational and said, &#8220;This is your view.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The video captures Meir carrying out the exercise routine while enjoying the scenery visible from the spacecraft. Throughout the workout, she continues counting each sit-up as she completes the repetitions.<\/p>\n<p>Her post highlights a simple moment from life aboard a spacecraft, showing how astronauts exercise while surrounded by a unique view.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The clip has offered viewers a look at one of the everyday activities astronauts perform, with Meir showing her workout routine while counting every sit-up and pointing to the view as the biggest reward.<\/p>\n<p>Social Media Reaction<\/p>\n<p>Social media users were amazed seeing the astronaut doing exercise in space. One user commented, &#8220;Spectacular view.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another user noted, &#8220;I wish I could go there too someday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mesmerizing,&#8221; added a third user.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Astronaut Jessica Meir has given people a glimpse of what working out in space looks like by sharing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":843753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[58778,49,48,408,307,66,293839,306,17140,293838],"class_list":["post-843752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-astronaut","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-exercise","tag-nasa","tag-science","tag-sit-ups-in-microgravity","tag-space","tag-workout","tag-workout-in-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/843753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}