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Whole body vibration for chronic patellar tendinopathy: A randomized equivalence trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: Whole body vibration (WBV) triggers anabolic responses in various tissues, including tendons, without requiring high force production. In this waitlist-controlled equivalence trial, we tested its clinical effectiveness ... -
Whole-body vibration training induces hypertrophy of the human patellar tendon
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-15)Animal studies suggest that regular exposure to whole-body vibration (WBV) induces an anabolic response in bone and tendon. However, the effects of this type of intervention on human tendon properties and its influence on ... -
Whom do they trust?: a cross-sectional study investigating the association between pregnant women's information sources and their behaviours regarding physical activity, weight gain and nutrition, as well as health care providers' practises with respect to giving advice
(Master thesis, 2016)BACKGROUND: To date, there is limited evidence investigating pregnant women’s information sources regarding physical activity (PA), gestational weight gain (GWG) and nutrition at late gestation. Further, no studies have ... -
Why do athletes develop asthma?: Pathogenic mechanisms and asthma phenotypes
(Doctoral thesis, 2018)Background: Asthma is reported frequently in endurance athletes, particularly among swimmers and cross-country skiers. However, the mechanisms of asthma development in athletes are not fully understood, and they seem to ... -
Why do English players fail in soccer penalty shootouts? A study of team status, self-regulation, and choking under pressure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01)I examine why players from some nations appear always to choke in major international soccer penalty shootouts. Based on a model on choking under pressure as a type of self-defeating behaviour (Baumeister, 1997), I ... -
Why do so many pregnant women give up exercise?: An Italian cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective: Current exercise guidelines recommend women to exercise throughout pregnancy, and the benefits are well documented. Still, there is an increasing decline of exercise levels during pregnancy and a high percentage ... -
“Why I asked for help”: Narratives from professional football players
(Master thesis, 2022)Using thematic analysis on narratives from professional male football players this study aimed to gain a more nuanced understanding of what triggers them to ask for help from a sport psychology consultant. Although there ... -
Why screening tests to predict injury do not work— and probably never will…: a critical review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-04-19)This paper addresses if and how a periodic health examination to screen for risk factors for injury can be used to mitigate injury risk. The key question asked is whether it is possible to use screening tests to identify ... -
‘Winter children’ : an ethnographically inspired study of children being-and-becoming well-versed in snow and ice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)For many children living in Northern and mountainous regions of the world, playing in snow is enticing and connotes childhood for many adults. Even so, researchers have paid little attention to children’s play in/with snow ... -
Within-day energy deficiency and reproductive function in female endurance athletes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We aimed to estimate and compare within-day energy balance (WDEB) in athletes with eumenorrhea and menstrual dysfunction (MD) with similar 24-hour energy availability/energy balance (EA/EB). Furthermore, to investigate ... -
Women’s experiences from participating in all female arctic adventures
(Master thesis, 2016)Current understanding of the way in which females adventure and organise expeditions is widely unknown. This thesis explores the female concept of adventure with the intention to broaden the knowledge and awareness of ... -
Women’s snowboarding – some experiences and perceptions of competition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-05-11)This article focuses on female snowboarders’ experiences with, and perceptions of, snowboard competitions. The article is based on a study conducted at an international women’s snowboard camp. The purpose of the camp was ... -
Working through whiteness, race and (anti) racism in physical education teacher education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-24)The persistent gaps between a largely white profession and ethnically diverse school populations have brought renewed calls to support teachers' critical engagement with race. Programmes examining the effects of racism ... -
Worksite health promotion, coworker support,and motivation for lifestyle change: Effects of a self-determination theory based cluster-randomized controlled trial on physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and health
(Doctoral thesis, 2019)Introduction: National surveys around the world repeatedly report that adults are not physically active enough to obtain various health benefits. The worksite represents an important context for physical activity (PA) ... -
Worksite intervention effects on motivation, physical activity, and health: A cluster randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objectives: The current study tested the hypothesis that a physical activity (PA) intervention in the worksite would lead to increases in autonomous motivation and perceived competence for PA, self-administered regular PA, ... -
Worksite Physical Activity Interventions and their effect on employees' sickness absence: a literature review
(Master thesis, 2016-08-16)Objective: To investigate the effect of physical exercise interventions, done in the workplace, on sickness absence. The review was done with special interest in progress in the intervention effect and design the last 5 ... -
World and European rowing medallists pace with smaller variation than their competitors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: To establish the relation between pacing pattern and performance, within sex, and number of crew members, at the very highest performance level in World class rowing. Methods: Pacing profiles based on official ... -
World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives: To describe new WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Methods: The guidelines were developed in accordance with WHO protocols. An expert Guideline Development Group reviewed ... -
World-class football players' visual exploratory behaviour: a close-up video analysis in UEFA Champions League matches
(Master thesis, 2016-08-22)The overall purpose of this study was to examine how football players explore the environment and use the information to prospectively control subsequent actions with the ball. A real world field study was conducted and ... -
Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01)Background: Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, ...