Our muscles and bones provide us with more than just strength. When they contract, they release substances called myokines – hormone-like messengers that acts as the body’s own pharmacy. The film shows exactly what happens in the muscles during exercise and why we need to stay active throughout our lives to avoid deterioration. In the motion lab, Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim turns herself into a research subject and has the forces acting on her muscles and joints measured. Wearing an aging simulation suit, she experiences firsthand what muscle loss feels like as we age. Superstars such as world-renowned ballet dancer Friedemann Vogel and rhythmic gymnast and Olympic champion Darja Varfolomeev demonstrate the aesthetic diversity of human movement and how the body’s motor memory develops through tens of thousands of repetitions.
