Blar i Norges idrettshøgskole på emneord "physical activity"
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Physical Activity in the Prevention of Weight Gain: The Impact of Measurement and Interpretation of Associations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose of Review: To what extent do different methods of physical activity measurement and statistical analysis influence the reported associations between physical activity and weight gain? Recent Findings: The obesity ... -
Physical activity levels in adults and elderly from triaxial and uniaxial accelerometry: The Tromsø Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Surveillance of physical activity at the population level increases the knowledge on levels and trends of physical activity, which may support public health initiatives to promote physical activity. Physical ... -
Physical activity levels in adults and older adults 3–4 years after pedometer-based walking interventions: Long-term follow-up of participants from two randomised controlled trials in UK primary care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Physical inactivity is an important cause of noncommunicable diseases. Interventions can increase short-term physical activity (PA), but health benefits require maintenance. Few interventions have evaluated PA ... -
Physical activity pattern and cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with schizophrenia compared with a population-based sample
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective: Thorough description of objectively assessed physical activity (PA) and sedentary time in people with schizophrenia is lacking, and previous studies comparing PA and cardiorespiratory fitness levels with healthy ... -
Physical activity preferences of 10‐year‐old children and identified activities with positive and negative associations to cardiorespiratory fitness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aim: This study investigated children's physical activity (PA) preferences, as these can aid the design of school‐based interventions. Methods: Data were collected in 2014 as a part of the Active Smarter Kids study and ... -
Physical activity promoting teaching practices and children’s physical activity within physical education lessons underpinned by motor learning theory (SAMPLE-PE)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: Movement competence is a key outcome for primary physical education (PE) curricula. As movement development in children emerges through physical activity (PA), it is important to determine the extent of PA promotion ... -
Physical activity throughout adolescence and cognitive performance at 18 years of age
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-05)Purpose: This study aimed to examine the prospective associations of physical activity at 11, 15, and 18 yr of age with cognitive performance in young adulthood in a large birth cohort study from Brazil. Methods: ... -
Physical activity, mental health and academic achievement: A cross-sectional study of Norwegian adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The purpose of this study was to describe associations between physical activity (PA), mental health and academic achievement in a Norwegian adolescent cohort. Methods: In total, 1001 adolescents were invited ... -
Physical activity, sedentary time and adiposity during the first two decades of life
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-19)High amounts of time spent sedentary and low levels of physical activity have been implicated in the process of excessive adiposity gains in youth. The aim of this review is to discuss the role of physical activity, sedentary ... -
Physical activity: Associations with health and summary of guidelines
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The understanding of how physical activity and insufficient physical activity are associated with health outcomes has increased considerably over the past decades. Along with physical activity, the evidence on the associations ... -
The physical behaviour intensity spectrum and body mass index in school-aged youth: A compositional analysis of pooled individual participant data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)We examined the compositional associations between the intensity spectrum derived from incremental acceleration intensity bands and the body mass index (BMI) z-score in youth, and investigated the estimated differences in ... -
Physical exercise and social inequality in Norway: a comparison of OLS and quantile regression analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)About two thirds of the Norwegian population exercise less than recommended by public authorities. Traditional studies of exercise and social inequality using OLS-regression give us information on the average person ... -
Position statement: Testing physical condition in a population: how good are the methods?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-09)A poor physical condition - expressed as physical inactivity and poor physical fitness - is associated with the development of chronic diseases and premature death. Our aim was to evaluate the methods currently available ... -
Predicting physical activity in a national cohort of children born extremely preterm
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives: To compare physical activity among school-aged children born extremely preterm or with extremely low birthweight (EP/ELBW) to term-born children, and to identify early predictors for physical inactivity in the ... -
Predicting who fails to meet the physical activity guideline in pregnancy: a prospective study of objectively recorded physical activity in a population-based multi-ethnic cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-26)Background: A low physical activity (PA) level in pregnancy is associated with several adverse health outcomes. Early identification of pregnant women at risk of physical inactivity could inform strategies to promote PA, ... -
Predictive validity of a thigh-worn accelerometer METs algorithm in 5- to 12-year-old children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06)Background: To validate the activPAL3 algorithm for predicting metabolic equivalents (TAMETs) and classifying MVPA in 5- to 12-year-old children. Methods: Fifty-seven children (9.2 ± 2.3y, 49.1% boys) completed 14 activities ... -
Predictors of change differ for moderate and vigorous intensity physical activity and for weekdays and weekends: a longitudinal analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Predictors of physical activity (PA) change are rarely investigated separately for different PA intensities and for weekdays/weekends. We investigated whether individual-level predictors of one-year change ... -
Predictors of physical activity after gastric bypass : a prospective study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Most patients do not meet the recommended level of physical activity after bariatric surgery, and psychological factors underlying postoperative physical activity remain poorly understood. This study aimed at ... -
Predisposed to participate? The influence of family socio-economic background on children's sports participation and daily amount of physical activity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-12-19)From a Bourdieu-inspired understanding of how personal resources (‘capitals’) enable certain practices in certain contexts, the links between families' cultural, social and economic capitals, and children's daily physical ... -
Prevention and management of knee osteoarthritis and knee cartilage injury in sports
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-02-25)Articular cartilage defects in the knee of young or active individuals remain a problem in orthopaedic practice. These defects have limited ability to heal and may progress to osteoarthritis. The prevalence of knee ...