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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. ... -
Recreational physical activity and the risk of preeclampsia: a prospective cohort of Norwegian women
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-08-13)Previous case-control studies suggest that recreational physical activity protects against preeclampsia. Using a prospective design, the authors estimated the risk of preeclampsia for pregnant women according to level of ... -
Physical activity and overweight in children and adolescents using intensified insulin treatment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-20)Aim: To describe physical activity and inactivity and parameters associated with overweight in a population-based study of children and adolescents on intensive insulin treatment. Methods: Physical activity and inactivity ... -
Serious athletes or media clowns? Female and male wrestlers' perceptions of media constructions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-09)The present study explores Norwegian female and male elite wrestlers’ perceptions of media coverage of wrestling and of themselves as athletes. In-depth interviews were conducted with four female and four male elite ... -
Constriction of the levator hiatus during instruction of pelvic floor or transversus abdominis contraction: a 4D ultrasound study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-09-20)A new theory claims that the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) can be trained via the transversus abdominis (TrA). The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of instruction of PFM and TrA contraction on constriction ... -
A 3-year physical activity intervention program increases the gain in bone mineral and bone width in prepubertal girls but not boys: the Prospective Copenhagen School Child Interventions Study (CoSCIS)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-07)The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of increasing the amount of time spent in physical education classes on bone mineral accrual and gain in bone size in prepubertal Danish children. A total of 135 boys and ... -
Incomplete spinal cord injury, exercise and life satisfaction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-07)STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the role of physical exercise, perceived exercise mastery and fitness on life satisfaction of a sample of individuals with incomplete spinal cord ... -
Six-Year Change in Youth Physical Activity and Effect on Fasting Insulin and HOMA-IR
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-09)Background There is a shortage of longitudinal data analyzing associations between physical activity and indicators of insulin resistance among children and adolescents after accounting for adiposity change. To guide ... -
Targeting physical activity in a low socioeconomic status population: observations from the Norwegian "Romsas in Motion" study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-16)Objective: To summarise the main results of a community-based study on physical activity promotion — "Romsås in Motion". Methods: The study assessed changes in physical activity, body mass and psychosocial mediators ... -
Test-retest reliability of pelvic floor muscle contraction measured by 4D ultrasound
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-17)Aims: The aim of the present study was to evaluate test-retest measurements of functional aspects of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) contraction using four dimensional (4D) ultrasound. Methods: Seventeen females preformed three ... -
Maximal oxygen uptake versus maximal power output in children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-11)Maximal oxygen uptake ([Vdot]O2max) is considered the optimal method to assess aerobic fitness. The measurement of [Vdot]O2max, however, requires special equipment and training. Maximal exercise testing with determination ... -
Are former female elite athletes more likely to experience urinary incontinence later in life than non-athletes?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-11-03)The aim of the present study was to investigate whether former female elite athletes are more likely to experience urinary incontinence (UI) later in life than non-athletes and to assess possible risk factors for UI in ... -
Heat shock protein translocation and expression response is attenuated in response to repeated eccentric exercise
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-11-20)Aim: This study hypothesized that heat shock protein (HSP) translocation and upregulation is more probable to occur after eccentric exercise than after concentric exercise or repeated eccentric exercise. Methods: Fourteen ... -
Networks and the organization of identity : the case of Norwegian snowboarding
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12)In this paper a particular aspect of change in the organization of sport is addressed: the emergence of alternative, flexible types of sport organizations linked to lifestyle sports. Based on a qualitative case study of ... -
Bodily movement : the fundamental dimensions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12)Bodily movement has become an interesting topic in recent philosophy, both in analytic and phenomenological versions. Philosophy from Descartes to Kant defined the human being as a mental subject in a material body. This ... -
Participation in college sports and protection from sexual victimization
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12)Some sport sociologists have argued that sport is a male-dominated institution and sexist culture in which female athletes experience various forms of discrimination, including sexual victimization from coaches and male ... -
Is the balance between skeletal muscular metabolic capacity and oxygen supply capacity the same in endurance trained and untrained subjects?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-02)We attempted to test whether the balance between muscular metabolic capacity and oxygen supply capacity in endurance-trained athletes (ET) differs from that in a control group of normal physically active subjects by using ... -
Use of bisphosphonates for the treatment of stress fractures in athletes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-05)A literature review was performed to investigate the potential role of bisphosphonates for the treatment of stress fractures in athletes. Given the inhibitory action on osteoclast-mediated bone resorption, short-term ... -
Three-year follow-up of physical activity in Norwegian youth from two ethnic groups: associations with socio-demographic factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-22)Background: More research on factors associated with physical activity and the decline in participation during adolescence is needed. In this paper, we investigate the levels, change, and stability of physical activity ... -
Fysisk aktivitet i svangerskapet i en multietnisk populasjon : en tverrsnittundersøkelse
(Master thesis, 2009)Det har i det siste vært en voksende bekymring til den økende graden av inaktivitet i samfunnet. Man regner med dette er en av årsakene til forhøyet forekomst av fedme og type 2 diabetes over store deler av verden. Denne ...