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    • Personal trainers’ coaching style as perceived by clients: Relations to quality of motivation and subjective vitality – A self-determination theory approach 

      Evensen, Anna Elise (Master thesis, 2019)
      Introduction: The fitness center sector has rapidly increased as a facilitator for enhanced physical activity levels in the modern society. Personal trainers working in the industry stand in a unique position to impact ...

    • Personality and willingness towards performance enhancement and body modification: A cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of Norwegians 

      Breivik, Gunnar; Sagoe, Dominic; Loland, Sigmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      We conducted an exploratory investigation of the relationship between personality and willingness towards performance enhancement and body modification in Norway. The study is based on Norwegian Monitor data from a ...

    • Personlige treneres holdninger til kosttilskudd og doping: En kvantitativ studie 

      Haugen, Kaja Renolen (Master thesis, 2018)
      Studiens hensikt er å kartlegge hvilke holdninger som finnes blant personlige trenere til kosttilskudd og doping. Oppgaven baserer seg på en kvantitativ forskningsmetode i form av en digital spørreundersøkelse. Undersøkelsen ...

    • PGC-1α alternative promoter (Exon 1b) controls augmentation of total PGC-1α gene expression in response to cold water immersion and low glycogen availability 

      Allan, Robert; Morton, James P.; Close, Graeme L.; Drust, Barry; Gregson, Warren; Sharples, Adam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This investigation sought to determine whether post-exercise cold water immersion and low glycogen availability, separately and in combination, would preferentially activate either the Exon 1a or Exon 1b Peroxisome ...

    • Phase specific CoD in elite level team sports 

      Laugsand, Håkon (Master thesis, 2021)
      Change of direction (CoD) is a fundamental skill in a variety of court- and field-based ball sports. Based on the force momentum relationship CoD performance is based on the ability to generate horizontal force. However, ...

    • Phenomenology and adapted physical activity: philosophy and professional practice 

      Standal, Øyvind Førland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Through the increased use of qualitative research methods, the term phenomenology has become a quite familiar notion for researchers in adapted physical activity (APA). In contrast to this increasing interest in phenomenology ...

    • Phenomenology of Professional Practices in Education and Health Care: An Empirical Investigation 

      Bjorbærkmo, Wenche Schrøder; Evensen, Kristin Vindhol; Groven, Karen Synne; Rugseth, Gro; Standal, Øyvind Førland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In this article a group of professionals working in education and health care explore professional practices and interactions from a phenomenological perspective, drawing on Max van Manen’s conceptualization of the ...

    • Philosophical perfectionism: consequences and implications for sport 

      Breivik, Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-03-11)
      Ethical theories in sport philosophy tend to focus on interpersonal relations. Little has been said about sport as part of the good life and as experienced from within. This article tries to remedy this by discussing a ...

    • Philosophical reflections on the mission of the European College of Sport Science: Challenges and opportunities 

      Loland, Sigmund; McNamee, Mike (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The European College of Sport Science (ECSS) was established in part to promote the integrated study of sports and related phenomena from multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives. There are significant and enduring ...

    • Philosophy of sport in the Nordic countries 

      Breivik, Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-10)
      n 1972 I attended the Pre-Olympic Scientific Congress in Munich. For the first time science and sport were brought together in connection with the Olympic Games. The organizers presented a book Sport in Blickpunkt der ...

    • Phronetic social science: a means of better researching and analysing coaching? 

      Hemmestad, Liv B.; Jones, Robyn; Standal, Øyvind Førland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-11)
      The aim of this paper is to present the case for phronetic social science as an appropriate lens through which to view sports coaching. In doing so, we firstly define and then elaborate upon the principal concepts contained ...

    • The Phys-Can observational study: adjuvant chemotherapy is associated with a reduction whereas physical activity level before start of treatment is associated with maintenance of maximal oxygen uptake in patients with cancer 

      Wiestad, Tor Helge; Raastad, Truls; Nordin, Karin; Igelström, Helena; Henriksson, Anna; Demmelmaier, Ingrid; Berntsen, Sveinung (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Adjuvant therapy may cause multiple sideeffects on long term health, including reduced cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in patients with breast cancer (1, 2). However, there is currently limited knowledge regarding ...

    • Physical activity among adolescent cancer survivors: The PACCS study 

      Grydeland, May; Bratteteig, Mari; Rüegg, Corina Silvia; Lie, Hanne Cathrine; Thorsen, Lene; Larsen, Elna Hamilton; Brügmann-Pieper, Sabine Kristin; Torsvik, Ingrid Kristin; Götte, Miriam; Lähteenmäki, Päivi Maria; Kriemler, Susi; Fridh, Martin Kaj; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ruud, Ellen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objectives: Physical activity (PA) may modify risks of late effects after cancer. We aimed to examine levels of PA and sedentary time (ST) in a large, international sample of adolescent childhood cancer survivors in relation ...

    • Physical activity among preschoolers : Cross-sectional and prospective findings from the Sogn og Fjordane Preschool Physical Activity Study 

      Nilsen, Ada Kristine Ofrim (Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      Introduction: Physical activity (PA) during early childhood is of great importance for children’s health and development. As PA levels are known to decrease over time in school-aged children and adolescents, the preschool ...

    • Physical activity and aerobic fitness in childhood : associated with asthma? 

      Berntsen, Sveinung (Doctoral thesis, 2009)
      The prevalence of childhood asthma in the Western world has increased the last decades, whereas knowledge of asthma prevalence in districts where “Westernized lifestyle” is not adopted is inadequate. Even though there ...

    • Physical activity and all-cause mortality across levels of overall and abdominal adiposity in European men and women: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition study (EPIC) 

      Ekelund, Ulf; Ward, Heather A.; Norat, Teresa; Luan, Jian'an; May, Anne M.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Sharp, Stephen J.; Overvad, Kim; Østergaard, Jane Nautrup; Tjønneland, Anne; Johnsen, Nina Føns; Mesrine, Sylvie; Fournier, Agnès; Fagherazzi, Guy; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Lagiou, Pagona; Trichopoulos, Dimitrios; Li, Kuanrong; Kaaks, Rudolf; Ferrari, Pietro; Licaj, Idlir; Jenab, Mazda; Bergmann, Manuela; Boeing, Heiner; Palli, Domenico; Sieri, Sabina; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; Vineis, Paolo; Peeters, Petra H.; Monnikhof, Evelyn; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Bas; Quirós, José Ramón; Agudo, Antonio; Sánchez, María-José; Huerta, José-Maria; Ardanaz, Eva; Arriola, Larraitz; Hedblad, Bo; Wirfält, Elisabet; Sund, Malin; Johansson, Mattias; Key, Timothy J.; Travis, Ruth C.; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Brage, Søren; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Riboli, Elio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-14)
      Background: The higher risk of death resulting from excess adiposity may be attenuated by physical activity (PA). However, the theoretical number of deaths reduced by eliminating physical inactivity compared with overall ...

    • Physical activity and blood pressure in primary school children: A longitudinal study 

      Knowles, Gemma; Pallan, Miranda; Thomas, G. Neil; Ekelund, Ulf; Cheng, Kar Keung; Barrett, Thimothy; Adab, Peymane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-11-12)
      High blood pressure (BP) is becoming increasingly common during childhood. Regular physical activity (PA) reduces BP in adults, but limited studies have reported inconsistent results among children. The aim of this study ...

    • Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in a 40- to 42-year-old rural Norwegian population from 1975–2010: repeated cross-sectional surveys 

      Solbraa, Ane Kristiansen; Holme, Ingar Morten K.; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Aadland, Eivind; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-06-07)
      Background: Geographical differences in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have been observed among Norwegian counties. Better long-term health status and higher physical activity (PA) levels have been documented in the county ...

    • Physical activity and cognition in children in relation to academic performance 

      Waage, Helle Nybø (Master thesis, 2014)
      Background: The schools are demanding higher performance from their students and physical education is a subject that is easy to cut from the curriculum. As physical education steadily has declined since the 70s, the ...

    • Physical activity and fat-free mass during growth and in later life 

      Westerterp, Klaas R.; Yamada, Yosuke; Sagayama, Hiroyuki; Ainslie, Philip N.; Andersen, Lene F.; Anderson, Liam J.; Arab, Lenore; Baddou, Issaad; Bedu-Addo, Kweku; Blaak, Ellen E.; Blanc, Stéphane; Bovet, Pascal; Buchowski, Maciej S.; Butte, Nancy F.; Close, Graeme L.; Cooper, Jamie A.; Das, Sai Krupa; Cooper, Richard; Dugas, Lara R.; Ekelund, Ulf; Entringer, Sonja; Forrester, Terrence; Fudge, Barry W.; Gurven, Michael; Hambly, Catherine; El Hamdouchi, Asmaa; Hoos, Marije B.; Hu, Sumei; Joonas, Noorjehan; Joosen, Annemiek M.; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Kempen, Kitty P.; Kimura, Misaka; Kraus, William E.; Kushner, Robert F.; Lambert, Estelle V.; Leonard, William R.; Lessan, Nader; Martin, Corby K.; Medin, Anine Christine; Meijer, Erwin P.; Morehen, James C.; Morton, James P.; Neuhouser, Marian L.; Nicklas, Theresa A.; Ojiambo, Robert M.; Pietiläinen, Kirsi H.; Pitsiladis, Yannis P.; Plange-Rhule, Jacob; Plasqui, Guy; Prentice, Ross L.; Rabinovich, Roberto A.; Racette, Susan B.; Raichlen, David A.; Ravussin, Eric; Reynolds, Rebecca M.; Roberts, Susan B.; Schuit, Albertine J.; Stice, Eric; Urlacher, Samuel S.; Valenti, Giulio; Wilson, George; Wood, Brian M.; Yanovski, Jack; Yoshida, Tsukasa; Zhang, Xueying; Murphy-Alford, Alexia J.; Loechl, Cornelia U.; Luke, Amy; Pontzer, Herman; Rood, Jennifer C.; Schoeller, Dale A.; Wong, William W.; Speakman, John R.; Bonomi, Alberto G.; Bouten, Carlijn V. C.; Camps, Stefan G. J. A.; Goris, Annelies H.; Sjödin, Anders M.; van Etten, Ludo M.; van Mil, Edgar A.; Wells, Jonathan C. K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Physical activity may be a way to increase and maintain fat-free mass (FFM) in later life, similar to the prevention of fractures by increasing peak bone mass. Objectives: A study is presented of the association ...