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Accelerometer-measured physical activity is not associated with two-year weight change in African-origin adults from five diverse populations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-19)Background. Increasing population-levels of physical activity (PA) is a controversial strategy for managing the obesity epidemic, given the conflicting evidence for weight loss from PA alone per se. We measured PA and ... -
Accessibility, agency, and trust: A study about equestrians' (online) learning repertoires
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Todays' online media landscape facilitates communication on how sports practitioners can develop in their sport. Hence, sports and educational institutions need to recognize the increased role of the individual as “a ... -
Accuracy of a combined heart rate and motion sensor for assessing energy expenditure in free-living adults during a double-blind crossover caffeine trial using doubly labeled water as the reference method.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01)Background/Objectives: A combined heart rate (HR) and motion sensor (Actiheart) has been proposed as an accurate method for assessing total energy expenditure (TEE) and physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE). ... -
Accuracy of tracking devices’ ability to assess exercise energy expenditure in professional female soccer players: Implications for quantifying energy availability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The purpose of the study was to assess the accuracy of commonly used GPS/accelerometer-based tracking devices in the estimation of exercise energy expenditure (EEE) during high-intensity intermittent exercise. A total of ... -
Achievement involvement and stress coping in elite wrestling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-06-07)The present study explored the relationship between task involvement and coping with stress in elite competition. Participants were 82 elite wrestlers, both male (n=60) and female (n=22), from four different European ... -
Achieving compliance in international anti-doping policy: An analysis of the 2009 World Anti-Doping Code
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-12-08)Despite the rapid acceptance by sports organisations of the World Anti-Doping Code and ratification by governments of the UNESCO Convention Against Doping in Sport there remains a concern that formal implementation disguises ... -
Achieving energy balance with a high‐fat meal does not enhance skeletal muscle adaptation and impairs glycaemic response in a sleep‐low training model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Training with low carbohydrate availability (LCHO) has been shown to acutely enhance endurance training skeletal muscle response, but the concomitant energy deficit (ED) in LCHO interventions has represented a confounding ... -
ACL injury incidence in female handball 10 years after the Norwegian ACL prevention study: Important lessons learned
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-02-12)Success in injury prevention in the short run is possible. Several studies have documented that injuries can be prevented if programme compliance is sufficient. However, the efficacy of an intervention is in a controlled ... -
ACL injury incidence, severity and patterns in professional male soccer players in a Middle Eastern league
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aim: To ascertain ACL injury incidence, severity (injury burden) and patterns (contact/non-contact and reinjuries) in a professional male football league in the Middle East over five consecutive seasons. Methods: Prospective ... -
ACL injury prevention: Where have we come from and where are we going?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are one of the most common and severe knee injuries across sports. As such, ACL injury prevention has been a focus of research and sports medicine practice for the past three‐plus ... -
ACL reconstruction patients have increased risk of knee arthroplasty at 15 years of follow-up: Data from the Norwegian Knee Ligament Register and the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register from 2004 to 2020
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is considered a risk factor for osteoarthritis. The primary aim of the present study was to investigate the cumulative risk of, and risk factors associated with, a ... -
ACL-skader i norsk topphåndball i perioden 1989-2017, - omfang og omstendigheter
(Master thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn: Håndball er blant de mest populære idrettene i Europa og er en kompleks og fysisk krevende kontaktidrett. Det er høy forekomst av både akutte skader og belastningsskader i håndball, og underekstremitetene er ... -
The ActiGraph counts processing and the assessment of vigorous activity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different band‐pass filters on the measurement bias with ActiGraph counts during high speed running and for estimating free‐living vigorous physical activity (VPA). ... -
Active recovery training does not affect the antioxidant response to soccer games in elite female players
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-07-08)Changes in plasma endogenous and dietary antioxidants and oxidative stress markers were studied following two 90 min elite female soccer games separated by 72 h of either active or passive recovery. The active recovery ... -
Active seniors in the outdoors: Experiences, health and wellbeing: A qualitative study of senior participants in an organized walking group in a small community in Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)Background: We are now living longer, and as these changes evolve, there is a need to consider environments that promote health and wellbeing among older adults. Nature has been an object of many studies, considering its ... -
Active Smarter Kids (ASK): rationale and design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of daily physical activity on children's academic performance and risk factors for non-communicable diseases
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-28)Background: Evidence is emerging from school-based studies that physical activity might favorably affect children’s academic performance. However, there is a need for high-quality studies to support this. Therefore, the ... -
The active with osteoarthritis (AktivA) physiotherapy implementation model: A patient education, supervised exercise and self-management program for patients with mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee or hip joint. A national register study with a two-year follow-up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Recent systematic reviews and international guidelines recommend patient education, exercises, and weight control (if overweight) as first-line treatment for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA). The ... -
Activity and functional readiness, not age, are the critical factors for second anterior cruciate ligament injury : the Delaware-Oslo ACL cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: To elucidate the relationships between age, return to level I sport (RTS) within the first postoperative year, passing RTS criteria and second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Methods: In a prospective ... -
Activity profile, PlayerLoad™ and heart rate response of Gaelic football players: A pilot study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The objectives of this study were to; quantify positional differences in the activity profiles of Gaelic football players and to evaluate decrements in physical performance during a pre-season competition. Global positioning ... -
Activity profiles and fatigue in elite female and male team handball: individual and team characteristics
(Master thesis, 2015)Handball matches place diverse physical demands on players, which over the course of games may result in fatigue and decreased activity levels. However, studies are limited, and activity profiles are often obtained using ...