Doktorgradsavhandlinger / PhD Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Physical activity level, musculoskeletal fitness,balance, strength and power performance in older adults
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)The link between physical activity and prevention of disease, maintenance of independence, and improved quality of life in older adults is supported by strong evidence. However, there is a lack of data on population levels ... -
Reliability and methodological concerns of vertical drop jumping and sidestep cutting tasks: implications for ACL injury risk screening
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Vertical drop jumping (VDJ) and sidestep cutting tasks have been suggested as movement screening tasks to identify players with increased risk for ACL injury. Previous studies have investigated the reliability of kinematics ... -
The process of burnout among high-performance sport coaches
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Introduction: High-performance coaches have a highly demanding job and they work inconvenient work hours (e.g., Olusoga et al., 2009; Thelwell et al., 2008b). They are also described as highly motivated for their sport and ... -
Effects of heavy strength training on performance determinants and performance in cycling and running
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)This thesis presents data from one large research project resulting in four research papers. The main aim of the project was to examine the effects of adding heavy strength training to female endurance athletes’ normal ... -
Exercise before and during pregnancy and reproductive outcomes: a population based cohort study - the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
(Doctoral thesis, 2011)Regular physical activity is an important component of a healthy pregnancy due to its potential beneficial effects on both maternal and fetal health such as reduced risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus, ... -
Norwegian sport for development and peace: donor discourse and local practice
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Sport as a method for development and peace has been a growing field in international and Norwegian development aid over the past decade. NGOs within the field form part of what has come to be defined as the “Sport for ... -
Retracing the steps towards professional football: practice engagement characteristics and performance attainment among Norwegian elite youth and senior players
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)The overall purpose of this thesis is to identify characteristics that may explain why some players manage to progress to professional football while others do not. Specifically, I focused in this thesis on practice ... -
Inpatient intensive lifestyle intervention for the treatment of severe obesity: beyond the weight reduction, and experiences with physical activity
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)The recent increase in the prevalence of severe obesity has led to an urgent need for non-surgical treatment options and increased focus and priority on lifestyle interventions specifically targeted toward this obesity ... -
The struggle over military identity: a multi-sited ethnography on gender, fitness and "the right attitudes" in the military profession/field
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)As a result of dramatic changes in the arrangement and missions of the Norwegian Armed Forces, and consequently in competence, gender and identity politics, traditional thinking on what are considered to be valuable ... -
Healthier than the rest?: physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults in the county of Sogn & Fjordane, Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Physical activity (PA) is important to maintain good health and prevent noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, low levels of PA are observed worldwide. Monitoring of CVD risk factors, ... -
"Ordinary kids": everyday life experiences of children with disabillities
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)The aim of this thesis was to obtain knowledge about the everyday life experiences of some Norwegian children with disabilities who were in a transitional phase between primary and secondary school. This thesis is a part ... -
Venner på tur: naturguiding som relasjonell kunnskap
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Avhandlingens tema er naturguiding. Temaets aktualitet relateres til det naturbaserte reiselivet i Norge, der vekst og internasjonal konkurranse har bidratt til å skjerpe kravene til kunnskap om helse, miljø og sikkerhet ... -
Young & Active: development and evaluation of an internet intervention to increase fitness and health-related quality of life in adolescents with overweight and obesity
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Overweight and obesity among adolescents may have consequences with potentially lasting effects on health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Excess weight is also associated with decreases in physical activity ... -
Preventing eating disorders among young male and female elite athletes
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Many athletes struggle with disordered eating or eating disorders (ED) as they attempt to conform to demands or competition regulations that might be ill-suited to their physique. In this situation, participation in ... -
Overuse injuries in sport: development, validation and application of a new surveillance method
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Introduction: Overuse injuries, defined as those without a specific, identifiable event responsible for their occurrence, may be a substantial problem in many sports. However, current surveillance methods in sports injury ... -
Pelvic floor muscle function in pregnancy and after childbirth and the effect of postpartum pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence in women with or without major defects of the levator ani muscle
(Doctoral thesis, 2014)Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is highly prevalent in the female population and strongly associated with pregnancy and childbirth. The pelvic floor muscles (PFM) play an important role in pelvic organ support and ... -
Anaerobic conditioning of soccer players: the evaluation of different anaerobic training methods on soccer player's physical performance
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Background: High performance in soccer depends on various physical qualities and skills, including tactical and technical skills as the two most import factors that contribute to success. These skills could be more important ... -
Heat shock proteins and endogenous antioxidants in skeletal muscle: acute responses to exercise and adaptations to training
(Doctoral thesis, 2014)Muscular training adaptations do not only involve the normally investigated increases in muscle size (strength training) or mitochondrial capacity (endurance training), because several homeostatic systems need to follow. ... -
Norwegian handball and gender: towards a cultural sociology of sport
(Doctoral thesis, 2014)This project highlights how we understand sports and how these understandings are shaped by and shape gender. The empirical focus is directed at televised elite handball and practiced youth handball in Norway. Grounded in ... -
Dans etter egen pipe?: en analyse av danseimprovisasjon og kontaktimprovisasjon - som tradisjon, fortolkning og levd erfaring
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)Avhandlingen handler om å analysere danseimprovisasjon og kontaktimprovisasjon gjennom tradisjon, fortolkning og levd erfaring. Avhandlingen er skrevet som en monografi, og er organisert i tre deler i henhold til disse tre ...