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Getting around the effects of low Mars gravity

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If my Mars colonists don't want to be crippled, they need to bear their own weight as close to Earth normal as possible for their waking hours. How about shoes (leather from goats and sheep) with magnetic bits engineered inside the soles. Then, for the other part of the equation, what about hard or soft flooring that contains iron or steel particles. If that won't work, what about belt, shoes, or other clothing containing weighted fabric or inserts? Now, how about the babies who can't walk and may never do so if their bones aren't strengthened in some manner? What about the food animals? Can they put shoes on the animals' (sheep, goats, etc.) hooves such as horses wear? What do we do about fowl? Can a magnetic device be attached the the bottom of their feet? I can't think how artificial gravity could work on a planet's surface. No convenient alien technology here, just orphaned settlers.

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