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Cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index values in 9-year-old rural Norwegian children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01-07)Aim: To describe cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index (BMI) values in a representative population of 9-year-old Norwegian children in two rural communities and compare present values with previous findings. Methods: ... -
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 ... -
Cross-sectional and prospective associations between aerobic fitness and lipoprotein particle profile in a cohort of Norwegian schoolchildren
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background and aims: The associations between aerobic fitness and traditional measures of lipid metabolism in children are uncertain. We investigated whether higher levels of aerobic fitness benefit lipoprotein metabolism ... -
Different factors associate with body image in adolescence than in emerging adulthood: A gender comparison in a follow-up study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-31)All individuals have a certain perception of their own body, called body image. The view on body image is two dimensional: attitudinal and perceptual (Soponaru, Bojian, & Lorga, 2016). The attitudinal dimension is a ... -
Do Obese Children Achieve Maximal Heart Rate during Treadmill Running?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: Maximal heart rate (HR) is commonly defined as the highest HR obtained during a progressive exercise test to exhaustion. Maximal HR is considered one of the criteria to assess maximum exertion in exercise tests, ... -
Does additional physical education improve exam performance at the end of compulsory education?: A secondary analysis from a natural experiment: The CHAMPS-study DK
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)It remains unclear whether the provision of additional physical activity in school improves academic outcomes. We conducted a secondary analysis of the Childhood Health, Activity, and Motor Performance School Study Denmark ... -
The effect of a school-based intervention on physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength: The School in Motion cluster randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Physical activity (PA) declines throughout adolescence, therefore PA promotion during this period is important. We analyzed the effect of two school-based PA interventions on daily PA levels, cardiorespiratory ... -
Energy expenditure and comfort during Nordic Walking with different pole lengths
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-07)Energy expenditure and comfort for Nordic walking with self-selected and 7.5-cm shorter poles and ordinary walking were measured during uphill (12°), downhill (12°), and horizontally. Twelve (11 women and 1 man) Nordic ... -
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 ... -
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) ... -
Injuries and musculoskeletal pain among Norwegian group fitness instructors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-09)Objective: To examine the prevalence and factors associated with instruction-related injuries and musculoskeletal pain among group fitness instructors. Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Settings: Online survey. ... -
LCoMotion - Learning, cognition and motion: a multicomponent cluster randomized school-based intervention aimed at increasing learning and cognition - rationale, design and methods.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-18)The aim of the study; LCoMotion – Learning, Cognition and Motion was to develop, document, and evaluate a multi-component physical activity (PA) intervention in public schools in Denmark. The primary outcome was cognitive ... -
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 ... -
Screen time viewing behaviors and isometric trunk muscle strength in youth
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-10)Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the association of screen time viewing behavior with isometric trunk muscle strength in youth. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out including 606 adolescents ... -
The influence of exercise on metabolic syndrome in youth: a review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-03)The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of, dyslipidemia, hypertension, glucose intolerance, and central obesity, or waist circumference that places individuals at high risk for developing cardiovascular or heart ...