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Caffeine and endurance performance in athletes
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis consists of five studies with additional unpublished results where the aim was to examine the effects of caffeine (CAF) ingestion on factors considered determining for endurance sport performance and fatigue. ... -
Characterisation of skiers’ mechanics, course setting and terrain geomorphology in World Cup Alpine Skiing using global navigation satellite systems: Injury risk, performance and methodological aspects
(Doctoral thesis, 2014)This study was undertaken to characterize course setting, terrain geomorphology and skier mechanics in World Cup (WC) alpine skiing. Since there was no existing appropriate methodology to capture skier mechanics across ... -
"I have a pacemaker and hip replacement, but I'm up and running": rural Norwegian men's meanings related to health, body and physical activity
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)The overall aim of this study is to create an understanding of how a heterogeneous sample of 18 men of different ages, education and ethnic backgrounds, living in or close to a rural town in Hedmark County in Norway, ... -
Legitimation processes of sport organizations: the case of Norwegian youth sport policy and the 2016 Lillehammer Winter Youth Olympic Games
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)Introduction: The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sport’s (NIF) main argument for hosting the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games (hereafter referred to as Lillehammer 2016) was the alleged positive ... -
Sedentary behaviour in young people: assessment methods and predictors
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)ENGLISH ABSTRACT Introduction: Both children and adolescent spend a lot of their awake time sedentary, and studies have shown that sedentary behaviour may be detrimental to health. Several studies have examined correlates ... -
'Sport for all' in new settings: A study of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports' Sport for All project in Tanzania in the 1980s and Zimbabwe in the 1990[s]
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)This study is an examination of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports’ (NIF) Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) engagement in Tanzania and Zimbabwe from its inception in the early 1980s until 2000. The main research ... -
Towards a better understanding of the dynamics of sports coaching at the youth level: the coach's perspective: a study of the youth football coaches participating in the Norwegian arm of the Promoting Adolescent Physical Activity (PAPA) project
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)Background: This doctoral thesis was based on the Promoting Adolescent Physical Activity (PAPA) project (Duda et al., 2013). Specifically, this doctoral thesis focused on the Norwegian arm, thereby aiming to acquire detailed ...