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Obese children playing towards an active lifestyle
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01)Aim. To determine whether five months of guided active play in overweight or obese children and adolescents under multi-disciplinary management for weight reduction leads to increased physical activity levels in leisure ... -
Objectively measured daily physical activity related to cardiac size in young children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-05)Training studies in children have suggested that endurance training can give enlargement of cardiac dimensions. This relationship has not been studied on a population-based level in young children with objective methods. ... -
Objectively measured habitual physical activity in 1997/1998 vs 2003/2004 in Danish children: The European Youth Heart Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-02-17)Based on two cross-sectional studies conducted in 8–10-year-old third-grade children living in the municipality of Odense, potential differences were examined in the level of habitual physical activity (HPA) in Danish ... -
Objectively measured physical activity and longitudinal changes in adolescent body fatness: an observational cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-27)Background: The data regarding prospective associations between physical activity (PA) and adiposity in youth are inconsistent. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate associations between ... -
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in young adults born preterm—The ESTER study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Young adults born preterm have higher levels of cardio metabolic risk factors and they report less physical activity than their peers born at term. Physical activity provides important cardio metabolic health ... -
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth: the International children’s accelerometry database (ICAD).
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-17)Background: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth have been reported to vary by sex, age, weight status and country. However, supporting data are often self-reported and/or do not encompass a wide range ... -
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary-time are associated with arterial stiffness in brazilian young adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-11)Objective: To examine the associations between objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time with pulse wave velocity (PWV) in Brazilian young adults. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis with participants ... -
Objectively measured physical activity in four-year-old British children: a cross-sectional analysis of activity patterns segmented across the day
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-09)BACKGROUND: Little is known about preschool-aged children's levels of physical activity (PA) over the course of the day. Using time-stamped data, we describe the levels and patterns of PA in a population-based ... -
Objectively measured physical activity in home guard soldiers during military service and civilian life
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07)Soldiers are encouraged to be physically active, and thereby maintain or increase their fitness level to meet job-related physical demands. However, studies on objectively measured physical activity (PA) in soldiers are ... -
Objectively Measured Physical Activity Reduces the Risk of Mortality among Brazilian Older Adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)OBJECTIVES: Use of objectively measured physical activity(PA) in older adults to assess relationship between PA andrisk of all-causes mortality is scarce. This study evaluatedthe associations of PA based on accelerometry ... -
Objectively measured sedentary time among five ethnic groups in Amsterdam: The HELIUS study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-31)Introduction: Sedentary behaviour is increasingly recognised as a health risk. While differences in this behaviour might help explain ethnic differences in disease profiles, studies on sedentary behaviour in ethnic minorities ... -
Objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity and kidney function in people with recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-08)Aim: To assess the prospective association between objectively measured physical activity and kidney function over 4 years in people with Type 2 diabetes. Methods: Individuals (120 women and 206 men) participating in the ... -
Objectively Measured Time Spent Sedentary Is Associated With Insulin Resistance Independent of Overall and Central Body Fat in 9- to 10-Year-Old Portuguese Children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-12-10)OBJECTIVE—We examined the independent relationships between objectively measured physical activity and insulin resistance in Portuguese children. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—This is a school-based, cross-sectional study ... -
Objectively recorded physical activity in pregnancy and postpartum in a multi-ethnic cohort: association with access to recreational areas in the neighbourhood
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-07)Background: Physical activity may reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes; however, compared to non-pregnant women, a lower proportion of pregnant women meet the physical activity guidelines. Our objectives were to ... -
Objectively-measured physical activity in children is influenced by social indicators rather than biological lifecourse factors: Evidence from a Brazilian cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04)The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal influences of early life social and biological indicators on objectively measured physical activity. All newborns in 2004 in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil were ... -
Objektivt målt fysisk aktivitetsnivå, direkte målt fysisk form, og forekomst av det metabolske syndrom blant norsk-pakistanske menn fra Oslo-området
(Master thesis, 2011)Bakgrunn: Å være i fysisk aktivitet (FA) og ha god fysisk form (FF) kan redusere risikoen for å utvikle det metabolske syndrom (MetS), og er viktig for behandlingen av MetS. Sørasiatiske innvandrere i vestlige land syntes ... -
Observasjon av scapulær dyskinesi : en reliabilitetstudie
(Master thesis, 2009)Skuldersmerter er et betydelig problem hos håndballspillere med en forekomst på opp mot 60 %. Scapula hevdes å ha en svært viktig rolle i normal skulderfunksjon og det er spesielt viktig med god scapulafunksjon ... -
Occurrence of injuries and illnesses during the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-12)Objective: To analyse the frequency and characteristics of sports injuries and illnesses incurred during the World Athletics Championships. Design: Prospective recording of newly occurred injuries and illnesses. ... -
"Ofte er det bare å lage en positiv stemning" : en kasusstudie av coaching og kommunikasjon i sandvolleyball
(Master thesis, 2008)Målet med dette prosjektet var å få dypere kjennskap til hva som kjennetegnet den idrettslige kommunikasjonen i et kvinnelig sandvolleyballag på høyt internasjonalt nivå. To forskningsspørsmål ble belyst. Den første dreide ... -
Om å spille ball med Gadamer: hva kan elevene lære av ballspill i kroppsøving?
(Master thesis, 2017)I følge den tyske filosofen Hans Georg Gadamer er deltakelse, og forståelsen av i ulike former for spill viktig for menneskers erfaring og dannelse (Gadamer, 2012). Gadamer mener at mennesket gjennom lek og spill åpne seg ...