• Contributions of changes in physical activity, sedentary time, diet and body weight to changes in cardiometabolic risk 

      Andersen, Eivind; van der Ploeg, Hidde P.; van Mechelen, Willem; Gray, Cindy M.; Mutrie, Nanette; van Nassau, Femke; Anderson, Annie S.; Silva, Marlene N.; Pereira, Hugo V.; McConnachie, Alex; Sattar, Naveed; Sørensen, Marit; Hunt, Kate; Wyke, Sally; Gill, Jason; Jelsma, Judith G. M.; Røynesdal, Øystein B.; Roberts, Glyn C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Increased physical activity (PA), reduced time spent sedentary (SED), healthier diet and reduced body weight may all have a positive impact on cardiometabolic risk. The relative importance of change in each of ...
    • ECSS Position Statement 2009: prevention of acute sports injuries 

      Steffen, Kathrin; Andersen, Thor Einar; Krosshaug, Tron; van Mechelen, Willem; Verhagen, Evert A.; Bahr, Roald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-06-09)
      To maximize the health benefits of sports and exercise and to minimize the direct and indirect costs associated with injuries, developing and adopting injury prevention strategies is an important goal. The aim of this ECSS ...
    • The effect of a programme to improve men's sedentary time and physical activity: The european fans in training (EuroFIT) randomised controlled trial 

      Wyke, Sally; Bunn, Christopher; Andersen, Eivind; Silva, Marlene N.; van Nassau, Femke; McSkimming, Paula; Kolovos, Spyros; Gill, Jason M.R.; Gray, Cindy M.; Hunt, Kate; Anderson, Annie S.; Bosmans, Judith; Jelsma, Judith G.M.; Kean, Sharon; Lemyre, Nicolas; Loudon, David W.; Macaulay, Lisa; Maxwell, Douglas J.; McConnachie, Alex; Mutrie, Nanette; Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Maria W. G.; Pereira, Hugo V.; Philpott, Matthew; Roberts, Glyn; Rooksby, John; Røynesdal, Øystein; Sattar, Naveed; Sørensen, Marit; Teixeira, Pedro J.; Treweek, Shaun; van Achterberg, Theo; van de Glind, Irene; van Mechelen, Willem; van der Ploeg, Hidde P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Reducing sitting time as well as increasing physical activity in inactive people is beneficial for their health. This paper investigates the effectiveness of the European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) programme to improve ...
    • Effects of physical activity on schoolchildren's academic performance : The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) cluster-randomized controlled trial 

      Resaland, Geir Kåre; Aadland, Eivind; Moe, Vegard Fusche; Aadland, Katrine Nyvoll; Skrede, Turid; Stavnsbo, Mette; Suominen, Laura; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Glosvik, Øyvind; Andersen, John Roger; Kvalheim, Olav M.; Engelsrud, Gunn; Andersen, Lars Bo; Holme, Ingar Morten K.; Ommundsen, Yngvar; Kriemler, Susi; van Mechelen, Willem; McKay, Heather A.; Ekelund, Ulf; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-07)
      Objective: To investigate the effect of a seven-month, school-based cluster-randomized controlled trial on academic performance in 10-year-old children. Methods: In total, 1129 fifth-grade children from 57 elementary ...
    • Factors influencing the implementation of the EuroFIT lifestyle change program in professional football clubs in Europe: A qualitative study in four European countries 

      van Nassau, Femke; Huis, Anita; van de Glind, Irene; Andersen, Eivind; Bunn, Christopher; Gray, Cindy M.; Hunt, Kate; van Mechelen, Willem; Morgan, Heather; Røynesdal, Øystein; Pereira, Hugo V.; van der Ploeg, Hidde P.; Silva, Marlene N.; Sørensen, Marit; Wyke, Sally; Jelsma, Judith G. M.; Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Maria W. G.; van Achterberg, Theo; Roberts, Glyn C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This paper investigated facilitators and barriers to implementing the European Football Fans in Training program (EuroFIT) in professional sports clubs in England, the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal. We analyzed qualitative ...
    • Five-year cost-effectiveness analysis of the European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) physical activity intervention for men versus no intervention 

      Kolovos, Spyros; Finch, Aureliano P.; van der Ploeg, Hidde P.; van Nassau, Femke; Broulikova, Hana M.; Baka, Agni; Treweek, Shaun; Gray, Cindy M.; Jelsma, Judith G.M.; Bunn, Christopher; Roberts, Glyn; Silva, Marlene N.; Gill, Jason M. R.; Røynesdal, Øystein; van Mechelen, Willem; Andersen, Eivind; Hunt, Kate; Wyke, Sally; Bosmans, Judith E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objectives: Increasing physical activity reduces the risk of chronic illness including Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer. Lifestyle interventions can increase physical activity but few ...
    • Prevention and management of non-communicable disease: The IOC consensus statement, Lausanne 2013 

      Matheson, Gordon; Klügl, Martin; Engebretsen, Lars; Bendiksen, Fredrik; Blair, Steven N.; Börjesson, Mats; Budgett, Richard; Derman, Wayne; Erdener, Ugur; Ioannidis, John P. A.; Khan, Karim M.; Martinez, Rodrigo; van Mechelen, Willem; Mountjoy, Margo; Sallis, Robert E.; Schwellnus, Martin; Shultz, Rebecca; Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Sundberg, Carl Johan; Weiler, Richard; Ljungqvist, Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-11)
      Morbidity and mortality from preventable, non-communicable chronic disease (NCD) threatens the health of our populations and our economies. The accumulation of vast amounts of scientific knowledge has done little to change ...