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Revisiting the metaphorical concept of “No Strokes First - All Strokes First”: Part one: Beginning strokes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The aim of this article is to address the familiar question “Which swimming stroke should be taught first?” The discussion is usually focused on breaststroke versus crawl. Provoked by these naïve discussions of which stroke ... -
‘Richness in ends, simpleness in means!’ on Arne Naess’s version of deep ecological friluftsliv and its implications for outdoor activities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The increasing global warming and the loss of biodiversity should concern us all. Some feel that outdoor activities, which take place in natural surroundings, should have a special obligation to change. In this article I ... -
The Rings and the Swastika: Political Ambiguity in Sport before and during Second World War
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)As the Second World War emerged, sport's context changed from a sense of normalcy to increased political tension and eventually to war. Sports organizations in one way or another had to adapt. What happens to the claimed ... -
Risikosituasjoner og akutte kampskader i Tippeligaen 2010 sammenlignet med 2000: en undersøkelse av endringer i høyrisikosituasjoner og skader
(Master thesis, 2011)Fotball er i følge Fèdèration International de Football Assocciation (FIFA) verdens mest populære idrett med ca 265 millioner utøvere (FIFA, 2011). Norge har Norges Fotballforbund (NFF) 362.833 registrerte spillere pr. ... -
Risikovurdering i friluftslivsundervisning på videregående skole: En kvalitativ studie av hvordan lærere opplever og erfarer at de involverer elevene i risikovurdering i tilknytning til overnattingstur utendørs
(Master thesis, 2021)Tidligere forskning viser at lærere prioriterer sikkerhet og risiko i friluftslivsundervisningen på videregående skole, men at skriftlige risikoanalyser er manglende. Forskningen viser også at ganske få lærere involverer ... -
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most ... -
Risk factors for anatomic pelvic organ prolapse at 6 weeks postpartum: a prospective observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction and hypothesis: The objective was to identify risk factors for postpartum anatomic pelvic organ prolapse (aPOP) by comparing women with and without aPOP at 6 weeks postpartum with regard to pelvic floor ... -
Risk factors for lower extremity injuries in elite female soccer players
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-05)Background: The incidence of lower extremity injuries in female soccer players is high, but the risk factors for injuries are unknown. Purpose: To investigate risk factors for lower extremity injuries in elite female ... -
Risk management in major sporting events: a participating national olympic team's perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This article explores the process of risk management in a major sporting event from the perspective of a participating team. More specifically, the article examines how Norway’s national team before and during the 2010 ... -
Risk of injury on third-generation artificial turf in Norwegian professional football
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09)Background: Artificial turf is used extensively in both recreational and elite football in areas with difficult climatic conditions. Objective: To compare the risk for acute injuries between natural grass (NG) and ... -
Risk of total hip arthroplasty after elite sport: Linking 3304 former world-class athletes with the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: At present, there is no cure for osteoarthritis (OA), but severe hip joint degeneration can require total hip arthroplasty (THA). The literature on OA after elite sport is limited. We hypothesise that elite ... -
Risk-taking and sensation seeking in military contexts: A literature review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The article is based on a literature review of studies covering risk-taking and sensation seeking within military contexts over a time span of 3 decades from 1983 to 2015. Literature was gathered through a four-stage search ... -
Risk-taking attitudes and behaviors in the Norwegian population: the influence of personality and background factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The article presents the results of an investigation where the main purpose was to see how willingness to take risks is distributed in the general adult population relative to socio-demographic background and personality. ... -
The road to the Beijing Winter Olympics and beyond: Opinions and perspectives on physiology and innovation in winter sport
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics, and China strengthens research on various aspects to allow their athletes to compete successfully in winter sport. Simultaneously, Government-directed initiatives aim to increase ... -
Role conflict, facework and vulnerable identity: Exploring the social complexities of becoming an exerciser in a workplace exercise group – A longitudinal ethnographic field study
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)The focus of this study is on workplace exercise groups and, in particular, the experiences of those labelled 'unaccustomed to exercise': that is, those who struggle to participate, and their journey to become exercisers. ... -
Role of glycogen content on glucose uptake and glycogen synthase in skeletal muscles: The effect of contraction and insulin
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-04)The present thesis is based on 4 papers which have investigated contraction- and insulin-mediated regulations of glucose uptake and GS activation in skeletal muscles with different glycogen contents. The level of glycogen ... -
The role of sport organizations for local and national community: The case of Sámi sport organizations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Research question: This paper investigates (1) how representatives of Sámi sport clubs understand local and national communities, and (2) and the role of the sport organization in the creation and perception of local and ... -
The "Romsas in Motion" Community Intervention: mediating effects of psychosocial factors on forward transition in the stages of change in physical activity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-04-01)This study examines whether a community-based physical activity intervention influenced movement in stages of change in physical activity in an adult population, whether any such effect was mediated by psychosocial influences, ... -
Rotasjonsstyrke i skulderen hos håndballspillere etter OSTRC skulderskadeforebyggende program: En randomisert kontrollert studie
(Master thesis, 2019)Design: Studien er en del av en enkelt randomisert kontrollert undersøkelse (RCT). Problembakgrunn: Prevalensen av skulderskader er høy blant håndballspillere. Flere studier har funnet utadrotasjonsstyrke som risikofaktor ... -
Running with Dewey: An alternative running program in 2. year high shool physical education
(Master thesis, 2012)This study is based on an action research project labeled “Running with Dewey” implemented in a 2.year High School Physical Education class. The purpose of the project was to analyze students´ response to a running program ...