Blar i Norges idrettshøgskole på emneord "physical activity"
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Levels of physical activity among a nationally representative sample of people in early old age: results of objective and self-reported assessments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-05-03)Detailed assessment of physical activity (PA) in older adults is required to comprehensively describe habitual PA-levels in this growing population segment. Current evidence of population PA-levels is predominantly based ... -
Long-term effects of participation in a prenatal exercise intervention on body weight, body mass index, and physical activity level: A 6-year follow-up study of a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Growing evidence supports that physical activity and exercise during pregnancy is favorable for the mother, with persisting benefits in the postpartum period. However, there is scant knowledge of the effect of ... -
Long-term leisure-time physical activity and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: Dose-response associations in a prospective cohort study of 210 327 Taiwanese adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: We aimed to investigate the dose–response associations of long-term leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) obtained from repeated measures with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality outcomes in ... -
Longitudinal associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiorespiratory fitness with arterial health in children–the PANIC study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)We investigated the longitudinal associations of physical activity (PA), sedentary time (ST), and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with arterial health among children. In our primary analyses, we investigated 245 children ... -
Longitudinal trajectories of physical activity among employees participating in a worksite health promotion intervention: A latent class growth approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives: This study investigated different patterns of physical activity (PA; frequency, intensity, and duration) among employees during and after participating in a worksite health-promotion intervention over a period ... -
Maintaining or losing intervention-induced health-related behavior change: A mixed methods field study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The aim of this mixed methods field study was to gain a better understanding of how psychological factors can contribute to success in intervention-induced behavior change over time. While it can be difficult to change ... -
MAMMA MIA!: Norwegian midwives’ practices and views about gestational weight gain, physical activity and nutrition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives: Most studies regarding prevalence of prenatal lifestyle counselling are based on patient-report of provider advice. The aim of the present study was to describe midwives’ practice and views in promoting three ... -
Managing Risk of Non-Communicable Diseases in Women with Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorders: A Randomized Trial with 12 Months Follow-Up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Persons with bulimia nervosa (BN) or binge eating disorder (BED) have an elevated risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, lowering this risk is rarely addressed in standard cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT). ... -
Maximal Strength Training as a Therapeutic Approach in Long-Standing Anorexia Nervosa: A Case Study of a Woman With Osteopenia, Menstrual Dysfunction, and Compulsive Exercise
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In persons with anorexia nervosa (AN), compulsive exercise and osteopenia are common symptoms. Although treatment of osteopenia besides weight regain is lacking, maximal strength training (MST) has been found to be effective ... -
Modifiable determinants of fetal macrosomia: role of lifestyle-related factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-03-06)Background: Newborn macrosomia is associated with both short- and long-term health risks for the infant, and increases the prevalence of birth complications. Parity, maternal age and gender of the child are known variables ... -
More active and less fit: changes in physical activity in the adult Norwegian population from 1985 to 2011
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05)The article describes central aspects of the development of physical activity during leisure time of Norwegian adults, 15 years and above, for the period 1985–2011. The data in the article are from the Norwegian Monitor, ... -
More of the same or a change of scenery: An observational study of variety and frequency of physical activity in British children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-16)Physical activity is important for children’s health, but successful physical activity promotion is challenging. Whether performing many different types of activities (Variety) is associated with higher physical activity ... -
Motivational climate in the home: Implications for physical activity, psychosocial outcomes and family relations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The impact of motivational climate created by coaches/teachers on children is well documented. There is little knowledge about the motivational climate in the home. This study investigated the perceived motivational climate ... -
New global guidelines on sedentary behaviour and health for adults: Broadening the behavioural targets
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: In 2018, the World Health Organisation (WHO) commenced a program of work to update the 2010 Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, for the first-time providing population-based guidelines on ... -
Number of days required to estimate physical activity constructs objectively measured in different age groups: Findings from three Brazilian (Pelotas) population-based birth cohorts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: The present study aims to estimate the minimum number of accelerometer measurement days needed to estimate habitual physical activity (PA) among 6- (2010), 18- (2011) and 30- (2012) year-old participants, belonging ... -
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 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 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 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 ...