Browsing Norges idrettshøgskole by Subject "physical activity"
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Daily physical activity related to aerobic fitness and body fat in an urban sample of children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-02-03)This study evaluates associations between objectively measured daily physical activity vs aerobic fitness and body fat in children aged 8–11 years. A cross-sectional study of 225 children aged 7.9–11.1 years was performed. ... -
Daily steps and all-cause mortality: A meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Although 10 000 steps per day is widely promoted to have health benefits, there is little evidence to support this recommendation. We aimed to determine the association between number of steps per day and ... -
Design of a 20-month comprehensive, multicomponent school-based randomised trial to promote healthy weight development among 11-13 year olds: the HEalth In Adolescents study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-11)Background and purpose: The lack of effective school-based interventions for preventing obesity in children has caused a call for longer duration of interventions and better reporting on design and evaluation methodology. ... -
Determinants of three-year change in children’s objectively measured sedentary time
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-12)Background: Sedentary behaviours (SB) are highly prevalent in young people and may be adversely associated with physical and mental health. Understanding of the modifiable determinants of SB is necessary to inform the ... -
Developing a systems-based framework of the factors influencing dietary and physical activity behaviours in ethnic minority populations living in Europe - a DEDIPAC study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Some ethnic minority populations have a higher risk of non-communicable diseases than the majority European population. Diet and physical activity behaviours contribute to this risk, shaped by a system of ... -
Development and evaluation of the Andhra Pradesh Children and Parent Study Physical Activity Questionnaire (APCAPS-PAQ): a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-19)Background: There is limited availability of context-specific physical activity questionnaires in low and middle income countries. The aim of this study was to develop and examine the validity of a new Indian physical ... -
Device-measured physical activity and cardiometabolic health: The Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep (ProPASS) consortium
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background and Aims: Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour (SB), and inadequate sleep are key behavioural risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases. Each behaviour is mainly considered in isolation, despite clear behavioural ... -
Device-measured physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk in adolescent childhood cancer survivors: A physical activity in childhood cancer survivors (PACCS) study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: We aimed to compare cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in childhood cancer survivors (CCS) with age- and sex-stratified reference material and examine the association between physical activity (PA) ... -
Device-measured sedentary time in Norwegian children and adolescents in the era of ubiquitous internet access: Secular changes between 2005, 2011 and 2018
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Access to screen-based media has been revolutionized during the past two decades. How this has affected sedentary time (ST) accumulation in children is poorly understood. Methods: This study, based on the ... -
Different factors associate with body image in adolescence than in emerging adulthood: A gender comparison in a follow-up study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-31)All individuals have a certain perception of their own body, called body image. The view on body image is two dimensional: attitudinal and perceptual (Soponaru, Bojian, & Lorga, 2016). The attitudinal dimension is a ... -
Do Obese Children Achieve Maximal Heart Rate during Treadmill Running?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: Maximal heart rate (HR) is commonly defined as the highest HR obtained during a progressive exercise test to exhaustion. Maximal HR is considered one of the criteria to assess maximum exertion in exercise tests, ... -
Does eagerness for physical activity matter?: The association between eagerness and physical activity among young teens
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study investigated the association between perceived parental support and eagerness for physical activity (EPA) among adolescents, and the association between EPA and physical activity. We further examined whether ... -
Does objectively measured physical activity modify the association between early weight gain and fat mass in young adulthood?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Substantial evidence suggests that weight gain in early life is associated with increased adiposity and other metabolic disorders later in life. It is, however, unknown whether physical activity (PA) may modify ... -
Does the socioeconomic positioned neighbourhood matter?: Norwegian adolescents’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators for physical activity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background and aims: A higher proportion of adolescents from lower socioeconomic position families tend to be less physically active than their counterparts from higher socioeconomic position families. More research is ... -
Early life risk factors for childhood obesity - Does physical activity modify the associations?: The MoBa cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives: High maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index (BMI), high birth weight, and rapid infant weight gain are associated with increased risk of childhood obesity. We examined whether moderate‐to‐vigorous physical ... -
Effect modification by cardiorespiratory fitness on the association between physical activity and cardiometabolic health in youth: A systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are inversely associated with markers of cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents, but the interplay between these variables in relation to the cardiometabolic risk ... -
Effect of a prenatal lifestyle intervention on physical activity level in late pregnancy and the first year postpartum.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Despite documented health benefits for mother and baby, physical activity (PA)-level tends to decline in pregnancy. Overweight/obese and physically inactive women are two selected groups at increased risk of ... -
Effect of a primary care walking intervention with and without nurse support on physical activity levels in 45- to 75-year-olds: The pedometer and consultation evaluation (PACE-UP) cluster randomised clinical trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-03)Pedometers can increase walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels, but their effectiveness with or without support has not been rigorously evaluated. We assessed the effectiveness of a pedometer-based ... -
The effect of a programme to improve men's sedentary time and physical activity: The european fans in training (EuroFIT) randomised controlled trial
(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 ... -
The effect of a school-based intervention on physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength: The School in Motion cluster randomized trial
(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 ...