Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Solberg, Runar Barstad"
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Aerobic fitness mediates the intervention effects of a school-based physical activity intervention on academic performance: The School in Motion study: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Solberg, Runar Barstad; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Berntsen, Sveinung; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Ekelund, Ulf; Kolle, Elin; Fagerland, Morten Wang; van Sluijs, Esther M. F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Little information exists on the mechanism of how physical activity interventions effects academic performance. We examined whether the effects of a school-based physical activity intervention on academic performance were ... -
The association between physical fitness and mental health in Norwegian adolescents
Åvitsland, Andreas; Leibinger, Eva; Haugen, Tommy; Kolle, Elin; Lerum, Øystein; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Studies indicate that health-related components of physical fitness are associated with mental health outcomes. However, research is scarce concerning this relationship in young adolescents in general and ... -
The effect of a school-based intervention on physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength: The School in Motion cluster randomized trial
Kolle, Elin; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Säfvenbom, Reidar; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal; Berntsen, Sveinung; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Ekelund, Ulf; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Grydeland, May (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Physical activity (PA) declines throughout adolescence, therefore PA promotion during this period is important. We analyzed the effect of two school-based PA interventions on daily PA levels, cardiorespiratory ... -
Effects of a school-based physical activity intervention on academic performance in 14-year old adolescents: A cluster randomized controlled trial – the School in Motion study
Solberg, Runar Barstad; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ekelund, Ulf; Säfvenbom, Reidar; Haugen, Tommy; Stølevik, Sveinung Berntsen; Åvitsland, Andreas; Lerum, Øystein; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Kolle, Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: School-based physical activity interventions evaluating the effect on academic performance usually includes children. We aimed to investigate the effect of a nine-month, school-based physical activity intervention ... -
Effects of school-based physical activity interventions on mental health in adolescents: The School in Motion cluster randomized controlled trial
Åvitsland, Andreas; Leibinger, Eva; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Kolle, Elin; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: To investigate the effects of two school-based physical activity interventions on mental health in Norwegian adolescents. Methods: Students from 29 lower secondary schools in Norway (n = 2084; 14–15 years; 49% ... -
Fysisk aktivitet og inflammatoriske risikofaktorer: en tverrsnittsundersøkelse blant 9-åringer i Norge
Solberg, Runar Barstad (Master thesis, 2016-08-22)Bakgrunn: Hos barn er inflammatoriske risikofaktorer assosiert med sentral fedme og aterosklerose. Enkelte studier har rapportert sammenhenger mellom fysisk aktivitet (FA) og inflammatoriske risikofaktorer hos voksne. ... -
Mirror, mirror - Does the fitness club industry have a body image problem?
Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen; Jakobsen, Charlotte; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Gjestvang, Christina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The primary aim of the present study was to report longitudinal data on body image across the first year of gym engagement. Second, we aimed to compare body image among those who reported regular use of the fitness club ... -
Physical activity, physical fitness and academic performance among adolescents: Intervention effects from the School in Motion study: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Solberg, Runar Barstad (Doctoral thesis, 2022)Introduction: Emerging evidence suggests a favourable relationship between physical activity, aerobic fitness and academic performance. Recent data show that physical activity levels decrease through adolescence, whilst ...