Blar i Norges idrettshøgskole på emneord "public health"
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2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for children and adolescents aged 5–17 years: Summary of the evidence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) released in 2020 updated global guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for children, adolescents, adults, older adults and sub-populations such as pregnant ... -
Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aims/hypothesis The study aimed to quantitatively summarise the dose–response relationships between cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength on the one hand and risk of type 2 diabetes on the other and estimate the ... -
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 ... -
Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents' growth and development
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million ... -
Do declines in occupational physical activity contribute to population gains in body mass index? Tromsø Study 1974–2016
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: To examine whether occupational physical activity changes predict future body mass index (BMI) changes. Methods: This longitudinal cohort study included adult participants attending ≥3 consecutive Tromsø Study ... -
Dose–response associations, physical activity intensity and mortality risk: A narrative review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-01-01)Physical activity is consistently associated with reduced mortality, decreased risk for non-communicable diseases, and improved mental health in observational studies. Randomized controlled trials and observational Mendelian ... -
Dose–response associations, physical activity intensity and mortality risk: A narrative review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-01-01)Physical activity is consistently associated with reduced mortality, decreased risk for non-communicable diseases, and improved mental health in observational studies. Randomized controlled trials and observational Mendelian ... -
Experiences from a randomised, controlled trial on cycling to school: does cycling increase cardiorespiratory fitness?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-05)Aims: The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of a 12-week randomised controlled cycling-to-school trial on cardiorespiratory fitness. Methods: A total of 53 10- to 13-year-old children from one ... -
Factors influencing the implementation of the EuroFIT lifestyle change program in professional football clubs in Europe: A qualitative study in four European countries
(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 ... -
How do fitness club members differentiate in background characteristics, exercise motivation, and social support?: A cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Fitness clubs are one of the largest exercise arenas worldwide. Still, membership withdrawal and exercise dropout rates are 40-65% in the first six months. One important approach to retaining members may be to create an ... -
The impact of Covid-19 pandemic lockdown during Spring 2020 on personal trainers' working and living conditions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: The aim of this study was to map changes in working and living conditions of Norwegian personal trainers (PTs) during the Covid-19 lockdown spring 2020. Methods: A total of 150 PTs (mean (SD) age 35.5 (8.4) ... -
Investigating self-perceived health and quality of life: A longitudinal prospective study among beginner recreational exercisers in a fitness club setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives: This study investigated self-perception of overall health (SPH) and quality of life (QoL) at onset and after 3, 6 and 12 months of fitness club membership. Also, we compared SPH and QoL between those who reported ... -
Is the time right for quantitative public health guidelines on sitting? A narrative review of sedentary behaviour research paradigms and findings
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Sedentary behaviour (SB) has been proposed as an ‘independent’ risk factor for chronic disease risk, attracting much research and media attention. Many countries have included generic, non-quantitative reductions in SB in ... -
Joint associations of device-measured physical activity and abdominal obesity with incident cardiovascular disease: A prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: To examine the joint associations between physical activity and abdominal obesity with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Methods: We included 70 830 UK Biobank participants (mean age±SD=61.6 ± ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Normative values for musculoskeletal- and neuromotor fitness in apparently healthy Norwegian adults and the association with obesity: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-18)Background: Up-to-date research on musculoskeletal- and neuromotor fitness (MSMF) is lacking. The aims of the present paper were to a) establish normative values of MSMF by gender and age, and b) to assess how much of the ... -
Occupational physical activity and longevity in working men and women in Norway: A prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Studies suggest that high occupational physical activity increases mortality risk. However, it is unclear whether this association is causal or can be explained by a complex network of socioeconomic and ... -
Physical activity among preschoolers : Cross-sectional and prospective findings from the Sogn og Fjordane Preschool Physical Activity Study
(Doctoral thesis, 2020)Introduction: Physical activity (PA) during early childhood is of great importance for children’s health and development. As PA levels are known to decrease over time in school-aged children and adolescents, the preschool ... -
Prospective Association of Daily Steps with Cardiovascular Disease: A Harmonized Meta-Analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Taking fewer than the widely promoted “10 000 steps per day” has recently been associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality. The relationship of steps and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk remains poorly ...