• Training load and health problems in football: More complex than we first thought? 

  Dalen-Lorentsen, Torstein (Doctoral thesis, 2021)

  Background: Health problems are prevalent in football, and in both elite youth and professional football, players are expected to sustain several health problems per season. Also, at any given time of the season, the ...

• Physical activity, mental health and academic achievement in adolescents : A longitudinal study exploring the role of physical activity on dimensions of mental health and academic achievement in Norwegian adolescents at lower secondary school 

  Vedøy, Ingeborg Barth (Doctoral thesis, 2021)

  Introduction: Good mental health during adolescence is seen as important for positive social and educational outcomes, as well as a healthy transition to adulthood. Similarly, achieving academic success at school is ...

• Bicycling in the right direction? : Two systematic literature reviews with meta-analyses of cycling and cardiovascular disease, followed by national correlates of commuter cycling and the presentation of a novel bike tra c index to describe trends in cycling over the years. 

  Nordengen, Solveig (Doctoral thesis, 2021)

  Background: The world population needs to be more physically active. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death and can be prevented by physical activity. Cycling as transportation may be a means ...

• Occupational physical activity and longevity in working men and women in Norway: A prospective cohort study 

  Dalene, Knut Eirik; Tarp, Jakob; Selmer, Randi Marie; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Nystad, Wenche; Coenen, Pieter; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background Studies suggest that high occupational physical activity increases mortality risk. However, it is unclear whether this association is causal or can be explained by a complex network of socioeconomic and ...

• Temporal trends in physical activity levels across more than a decade – a national physical activity surveillance system among Norwegian children and adolescents 

  Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Kolle, Elin; Hansen, Bjørge Hermann; Bratteteig, Mari; Dalhaug, Emilie Frederikke Mass; Andersen, Lars Bo; Nystad, Wenche; Ekelund, Ulf; Dalene, Knut Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background: There is a scarcity of device measured data on temporal changes in physical activity (PA) in large population-based samples. The purpose of this study is to describe gender and age-group specific temporal trends ...

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