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Comparing active, passive, and combined warm-ups among junior alpine skiers in -7°C
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Context: Warming up in very cold climates and maintaining an elevated body temperature prior to a race is challenging for snow-sport athletes. Purpose: To investigate the effects of active (ACT), passive (PAS), and a ... -
Cross sectional analysis of the association between mode of school transportation and physical fitness in children and adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-17)Objective: To investigate the associations between body composition, cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness in relation to travel mode to school in children and adolescents. Method: Children and adolescents from 40 ... -
Cyclists' improvement of pedaling efficacy and performance after heavy strength training
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The authors tested whether heavy strength training, including hip-flexion exercise, would reduce the extent of the phase in the crank revolution where negative or retarding crank torque occurs. Negative torque normally ... -
Establishing the convergent validity of the travel habit questions in the health behavior in school-aged children questionnaire by quantifying active travel in Norwegian adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Active travel (cycling or walking to school) can be a substantial part of adolescents' daily physical activity. Research on transport activities primarily relies on self-reported indices of travel mode and ... -
Longitudinal associations of cycling to school with adolescent fitness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-06-18)Objective: To investigate whether change in transport to school from non-cycling to cycling was associated with change in cardio-respiratory fitness (CRF) over a six-year follow-up. Methods: Participants were 384 children ... -
Maximal aerobic power and anaerobic capacity in cycling across the age spectrum in male master athletes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-05)Purpose: We analyzed the best performance times of master cycling athletes in the 200–3000 m track competitions to estimate the decay of maximal aerobic power (MAP) and anaerobic capacity (AnS) with aging. Methods: In ... -
Metabolic and performance effects of Yerba Mate on well-trained cyclists
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Introduction: Yerba Mate (YM) is a South-American plant, rich in polyphenols, saponins and xanthines, of growing scientific interest due to its metabolic effects. YM has been shown to increase fat utilization during exercise ... -
Muscle morphological and strength adaptations to endurance vs. resistance training
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Fascicle angle (FA) is suggested to increase as a result of fiber hypertrophy and furthermore to serve as the explanatory link in the discrepancy in the relative adaptations in the anatomical cross-sectional area (CSA) and ... -
Overuse injuries in professional road cyclists
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09-16)Background: Little epidemiological information exists on overuse injuries in elite road cyclists. Anecdotal reports indicate anterior knee pain and lower back pain may be common problems. Purpose: This study was conducted ... -
Seasonal and socio-demographic determinants of school commuting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-12-21)Objective: To report prevalence of commuting to school in Norway with regard to season, gender, parental education level, ethnicity and distance to school. Methods: Cross-sectional questionnaire data from the Fruits and ... -
The Confession Dilemma: Doping, Lying, and Narrative Identity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Despite the commonly held view that confessing to doping is morally right, few former elite athletes who have doped confess to doping. In this paper, I ask whether elite athletes who have doped are morally obliged to ... -
Towards more sustainable sports: Analyzing the travel behavior of adolescent soccer players in Southern Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Mitigating climate change is a global challenge demanding effort from all sectors, and sports are no exception. While transportation is one of the key issues regarding sustainable sports, the methods by which children and ...