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Which older people decline participation in a primary care trial of physical activity and why: insights from a mixed methods approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-04-12)Background: Physical activity is of vital importance to older peoples’ health. Physical activity intervention studies with older people often have low recruitment, yet little is known about non-participants. Methods: ... -
"Which stroke next? All strokes next!": Part two: Strokes for intermediate and advanced swimmers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The primary goal of this two-part project is to answer the rhetorical question of which strokes should be taught first, and which later (Langendorfer, 2013, Stallman, 2014a). As you have seen in Part One, we emphasize (as ... -
Whole body vibration for chronic patellar tendinopathy: A randomized equivalence trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: Whole body vibration (WBV) triggers anabolic responses in various tissues, including tendons, without requiring high force production. In this waitlist-controlled equivalence trial, we tested its clinical effectiveness ... -
Whole-body vibration training induces hypertrophy of the human patellar tendon
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-15)Animal studies suggest that regular exposure to whole-body vibration (WBV) induces an anabolic response in bone and tendon. However, the effects of this type of intervention on human tendon properties and its influence on ... -
Why do English players fail in soccer penalty shootouts? A study of team status, self-regulation, and choking under pressure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01)I examine why players from some nations appear always to choke in major international soccer penalty shootouts. Based on a model on choking under pressure as a type of self-defeating behaviour (Baumeister, 1997), I ... -
Why do so many pregnant women give up exercise?: An Italian cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective: Current exercise guidelines recommend women to exercise throughout pregnancy, and the benefits are well documented. Still, there is an increasing decline of exercise levels during pregnancy and a high percentage ... -
Why screening tests to predict injury do not work— and probably never will…: a critical review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-04-19)This paper addresses if and how a periodic health examination to screen for risk factors for injury can be used to mitigate injury risk. The key question asked is whether it is possible to use screening tests to identify ... -
‘Winter children’ : an ethnographically inspired study of children being-and-becoming well-versed in snow and ice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)For many children living in Northern and mountainous regions of the world, playing in snow is enticing and connotes childhood for many adults. Even so, researchers have paid little attention to children’s play in/with snow ... -
Within-day energy deficiency and reproductive function in female endurance athletes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We aimed to estimate and compare within-day energy balance (WDEB) in athletes with eumenorrhea and menstrual dysfunction (MD) with similar 24-hour energy availability/energy balance (EA/EB). Furthermore, to investigate ... -
Women’s snowboarding – some experiences and perceptions of competition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-05-11)This article focuses on female snowboarders’ experiences with, and perceptions of, snowboard competitions. The article is based on a study conducted at an international women’s snowboard camp. The purpose of the camp was ... -
Working through whiteness, race and (anti) racism in physical education teacher education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-24)The persistent gaps between a largely white profession and ethnically diverse school populations have brought renewed calls to support teachers' critical engagement with race. Programmes examining the effects of racism ... -
Worksite intervention effects on motivation, physical activity, and health: A cluster randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objectives: The current study tested the hypothesis that a physical activity (PA) intervention in the worksite would lead to increases in autonomous motivation and perceived competence for PA, self-administered regular PA, ... -
World and European rowing medallists pace with smaller variation than their competitors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: To establish the relation between pacing pattern and performance, within sex, and number of crew members, at the very highest performance level in World class rowing. Methods: Pacing profiles based on official ... -
World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives: To describe new WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Methods: The guidelines were developed in accordance with WHO protocols. An expert Guideline Development Group reviewed ... -
Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01)Background: Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, ... -
Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4·4 million participants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-04)Background: One of the global targets for non-communicable diseases is to halt, by 2025, the rise in the age-standardised adult prevalence of diabetes at its 2010 levels. We aimed to estimate worldwide trends in diabetes, ... -
Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: A pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, ... -
Wrist Acceleration Cut-points for Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Youth
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose: To examine the validity of wrist acceleration cut-points for classifying moderate (MPA), vigorous (VPA) and moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) physical activity. Methods: Fifty-seven children (5-12y) completed 15 ... -
Wrist Accelerometer Cut Points for Classifying Sedentary Behavior in Children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Introduction: To examine the validity and accuracy of wrist accelerometers for classifying sedentary behavior (SB) in children. Methods: Fifty-seven children (5-8y and 9-12y) completed a ~170min protocol including 15 ... -
Wrist injuries detected on magnetic resonance imaging in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympic Games
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Traumatic and chronic overuse injuries of the wrist are common in athletes. The purpose of this study was to describe the frequency, anatomic distribution, and severity of MRI-detected wrist joint injuries ...