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Physical activity promoting teaching practices and children’s physical activity within physical education lessons underpinned by motor learning theory (SAMPLE-PE)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: Movement competence is a key outcome for primary physical education (PE) curricula. As movement development in children emerges through physical activity (PA), it is important to determine the extent of PA promotion ... -
Physical activity throughout adolescence and cognitive performance at 18 years of age
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-05)Purpose: This study aimed to examine the prospective associations of physical activity at 11, 15, and 18 yr of age with cognitive performance in young adulthood in a large birth cohort study from Brazil. Methods: ... -
Physical activity versus sedentary behavior: Associations with lipoprotein particle subclass concentrations in healthy adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-12-27)Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SED) may have independent effects on health and disease. This might be due to PA and SED having distinct effects on lipoprotein metabolism. The aim of this study was to determine ... -
Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and CVD risk factors in a group of Pakistani immigrant men living in Norway - effects of a randomized controlled physical activity intervention : The Physical Activity and Minority Health Study
(Doctoral thesis, 2012)The cross-sectional data confirmed the high CVD risk in this group as shown by the low level of PA, low peak oxygen uptake, and high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, obesity and insulin resistance, especially among ... -
Physical activity, diet quality and all-cause cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: A prospective study of 346 627 UK Biobank participants
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: To examine independent and interactive associations of physical activity and diet with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and physical activity, diet and adiposity-related (PDAR) cancer mortality. Methods: ... -
Physical activity, fitness, and cardiovascular disease risk in childhood cancer survivors: The Physical Activity in Childhood Cancer Survivors (PACCS) study
(Doctoral thesis, 2023)Background: Childhood cancer survivors face an increased risk of late effects from cancer treatment. Physical activity may modify the risk of common late effects, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Evidence concerning ... -
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
(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 ... -
Physical activity, mental health and academic achievement: A cross-sectional study of Norwegian adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The purpose of this study was to describe associations between physical activity (PA), mental health and academic achievement in a Norwegian adolescent cohort. Methods: In total, 1001 adolescents were invited ... -
Physical activity, physical fitness and academic performance among adolescents: Intervention effects from the School in Motion study: A cluster randomized controlled trial
(Doctoral thesis, 2022)Introduction: Emerging evidence suggests a favourable relationship between physical activity, aerobic fitness and academic performance. Recent data show that physical activity levels decrease through adolescence, whilst ... -
Physical activity, physical fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Norwegian children and adolescents : the Physical Activity among Norwegian Children Study
(Doctoral thesis, 2009)There is a scarcity of data on the current levels and secular trends in physical activity, physical fitness, and their relationship with key risk factors for diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease ... -
Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and long-term cardiovascular risk in young people: A review and discussion of methodology in prospective studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06)The long-term effects of physical activity (PA) or sedentary behavior on cardiovascular health in young people are not well understood. In this study, we use a narrative format to review the evidence for a prospective ... -
Physical activity, sedentary time and adiposity during the first two decades of life
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-19)High amounts of time spent sedentary and low levels of physical activity have been implicated in the process of excessive adiposity gains in youth. The aim of this review is to discuss the role of physical activity, sedentary ... -
Physical activity, sedentary time and gain in overall and central body fat: 7-year follow-up of the ProActive trial cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-05-20)Objective: The objective of this study is to examine the independent associations of time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary (SED-time), with total and abdominal body fat (BF), and the ... -
Physical activity, stress, coping and life-satisfaction among persons with motor complete spinal cord injury
(Master thesis, 2013)Background: Being physically active is associated with improved physical fitness, health and psychological well being in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Even so, the level of physical activity is still low in this ... -
Physical activity: Associations with health and summary of guidelines
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The understanding of how physical activity and insufficient physical activity are associated with health outcomes has increased considerably over the past decades. Along with physical activity, the evidence on the associations ... -
The physical behaviour intensity spectrum and body mass index in school-aged youth: A compositional analysis of pooled individual participant data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)We examined the compositional associations between the intensity spectrum derived from incremental acceleration intensity bands and the body mass index (BMI) z-score in youth, and investigated the estimated differences in ... -
Physical characteristics and physical fitness in Norwegian junior elite team handball players: A cross-sectional study
(Master thesis, 2018)Purpose: Modern elite team handball is an intermittent sport characterized by technical and tactical skills, psychosocial behavior, physical characteristics and physical demands. The aim of the study was to examine physical ... -
Physical demands in elite female team handball : Analyses of high intensity events in match and training data via inertial measurement units
(Doctoral thesis, 2018)Developments in tracking technology have made it possible to get more accurate insights into the physical demands of team sports, including indoor sports where global navigation satellite systems cannot be used. The main ... -
Physical education as a developmental asset in the everyday life of adolescents. A relational approach to the study of basic need satisfaction in PE and global self-worth development
(Doctoral thesis, 2020)Introduction: The Norwegian physical education (PE) curriculum describes PE as a subject concerned with students’ positive development and learning (Utdanningsdirektoratet [the Norwegian Directorate for Education and ... -
Physical education in Scandinavia with a focus on Sweden : a comparative perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008)PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to investigate meanings attached to physical education in the Scandinavian countries through (1) the different national syllabi; and (2) interpretations and conclusions researchers ...