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The Coronavirus pandemic and closed fitness clubs negatively affected members exercise habits
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, politicians enacted directions to reduce social interactions, including lockdown of fitness clubs. We aimed to investigate how this changed exercise habits of Norwegian gym ... -
Correlates of accelerometer-assessed physical activity in pregnancy?: The 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective methods to measure physical activity (PA) have become available and widely used given the high degree of precision to evaluate PA. However, few studies have used accelerometers to measure PA during pregnancy, ... -
Correlates of Commuter Cycling in Three Norwegian Counties
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Globally, there is an increasing challenge of physical inactivity and associated diseases. Commuter cycling is an everyday physical activity with great potential to increase the health status in a population. We aimed to ... -
Correlates of light and moderate-to-vigorous objectively measured physical activity in four-year old children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-05)Background: Correlates of physical activity (PA) are hypothesized to be context and behaviour specific, but there is limited evidence of this in young children. The aim of the current study is to investigate associations ... -
Correlates of objectively assessed physical activity and sedentary time in children: a cross-sectional study (The European Youth Heart Study)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-09-07)BACKGROUND: Identifying leisure time activities performed before and after school that influence time in physical activity (PA) and/or time spent sedentary can provide useful information when designing interventions aimed ... -
Correlates of regular exercise during pregnancy: the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-07-08)The aims of this study were to describe the level of exercise during pregnancy and to assess factors associated with regular exercise. Using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study conducted by the Norwegian ... -
Cost-effectiveness of a day-camp weight-loss intervention programme for children: Results based on a randomised controlled trial with one-year follow-up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aims: The aim was to analyse the cost-effectiveness of an intensive weight-loss intervention for children compared with a low-intensity intervention. Methods: One hundred and fifteen overweight children (mean age 12.0 ± ... -
Costamere remodeling with muscle loading and unloading in healthy young men
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-08)Costameres are mechano-sensory sites of focal adhesion in the sarcolemma that provide a structural anchor for myofibrils. Their turnover is regulated by integrin-associated focal adhesion kinase (FAK). We hypothesized that ... -
Country profile of Ghana: Sport, politics and nation-building
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The profile gives an overview of the changing trends of sport policies adopted in Ghana and highlights how past political upheavals made it difficult to have stable sport development strategies. Currently, the emergence ... -
The creation of fan engagement through social media: A study of Norwegian elite football clubs
(Master thesis, 2021)Social media puts football clubs in an ideal position to reach fans, and to establish and foster interactive, long-term relationships with them. Also, the large number of followers indicates that fans appreciate sport ... -
Criteria for the determination of maximal oxygen uptake in patients newly diagnosed with cancer: Baseline data from the randomized controlled trial of physical training and cancer (Phys-Can)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: Maximal oxygen uptake () is a measure of cardiorespiratory fitness often used to monitor changes in fitness during and after treatment in cancer patients. There is, however, limited knowledge in how criteria ... -
Criterion validity of two physical activity and one sedentary time questionnaire against accelerometry in a large cohort of adults and older adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives: We compared the ability of physical activity and sitting time questionnaires (PAQ) for ranking individuals versus continuous volume calculations (physical activity level (PAL), metabolic equivalents of task ... -
A critical discourse analysis of a local enactment of sport for integration policy: Helping young refugees or self-help for voluntary sports clubs?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)An increasing number of scholars argue that politicians’ ill-defined policies of sport for integration are difficult to realize and, paradoxically, can lead to a sense of alterity and exclusion. This paper provides a ... -
Critical evaluation of oxygen-uptake assessment in swimming
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-03)Swimming has become an important area of sport science research since the 1970s, with the bioenergetic factors assuming a fundamental performance-influencing role. The purpose of this study was to conduct a critical ... -
Cross sectional analysis of the association between mode of school transportation and physical fitness in children and adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-17)Objective: To investigate the associations between body composition, cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness in relation to travel mode to school in children and adolescents. Method: Children and adolescents from 40 ... -
Cross-Country Skiers With a Fast-Start Pacing Pattern Increase Time-Trial Performance by Use of a More Even Pacing Strategy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: To investigate whether skiers with a fast-start pacing pattern increase time-trial performance by use of a more even pacing strategy. Methods: Thirty-four skiers (∼17 y, 16 male) performed an individual 7.5 (3 × 2.5) ... -
Cross-country Skiing: Leaning by Experiencing Nature, Culture and a New Self
(Master thesis, 2019)Cross-country skiing provides a unique way of interacting with Nature. While the times and the cultural environment no longer make cross-country skiing a necessity for survival in areas covered by snow in winter, many ... -
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center questionnaires on overuse injury and health problems (2nd version) in Spanish youth sports
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Questionnaires on Health Problems (OSTRC-H) and Overuse Injury (OSTRC-O) have shown a greater ability to identify athletes with health problems and to estimate the severity ... -
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Portuguese Survey of musculoskeletal conditions, playing characteristics and warm-up patterns of golfers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)BACKGROUND: The University of Western Ontario Questionnaire for Musculoskeletal Conditions in Senior Golfers (MSK Golfers) was developed in Canada because of a lack of knowledge concerning musculoskeletal conditions directly ... -
Cross-cultural comparison of patients undergoing ACL reconstruction in the United States and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-09-26)Data from large prospectively collected anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) cohorts are being utilized to address clinical questions regarding ACL injury demographics and outcomes of ACL reconstruction. These data are affected ...