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Making the best even better: fine-tuning development and learning to achieve international success in cross-country skiing
(Doctoral thesis, 2014)The aim of this study is to systematically analyse the leadership and management of Norwegian elite cross-country skiing. More specifically, the thesis investigates how patterns of interaction within the context of ... -
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 ... -
'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 ... -
Knee function and sports participation after nonoperative and operative treatment of anterior cruciate ligaments injuries
(Doctoral thesis, 2014)This prospective cohort study suggests that there are few differences in the 2 year clinical course between ACL-injured patients who choose nonsurgical and surgical treatment. While surgically treated patients had a ... -
Konversive gangvansker: Behandlingseffekt og typiske trekk
(Doctoral thesis, 2012)Avhandlingen omhandler identifikasjon og behandling av konversive gangvansker, definert som tap av gangfunksjon uten påviselig kroppslig årsak. Den består av en sammenfatning og tre artikler. Sammenfatningen inneholder ... -
School-based obesity prevention in Norway: Correlates of weight statues and intervention effects on physical activity and body composition: The Health in Adolescents Study (HEIA)
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)Prevention of childhood obesity is an international public health priority given the significant impact of obesity on short- and long-term functioning, health and wellbeing. Although recommended in several recent reviews, ... -
Spenningssøkingens sosialitet: En sosiologisk undersøkelse av verdisystem
(Doctoral thesis, 2012)The present study illuminates participation in risk sports with an emphasis on voluntary risk taking. Throughout the western world, risk sports are getting increasingly popular. The rising interest in such activities and ... -
Targeting change in physical activity and screen time behaviours within the HEalth In Adolescents (HEIA) intervention study: A mediating framework approach
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)During the 1990’s and early 2000’s there has been an increase in prevalence of overweight (including obesity) in European children and adolescents. This is a public health challenge as overweight and obesity are associated ... -
"Jeg kan og jeg vil, men jeg passer visst ikke inn": En narrativ studie om barn og unges erfaringer med kroppsøvingsfaget når de har en sjelden diagnose (fysisk funksjonshemning)
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)Dagens skole skal tilby alle barn og unge en tilpasset og likeverdig opplæring i en inkluderende fellesskole. Dette gjelder selvsagt også i det obligatoriske kjernefaget kroppsøving. Gjennom egne yrkeserfaringer, i løpet ... -
Exercise and well-being among older adults: A self-determination theory perspective
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)With an increasing population of older adults there has been increased interest in the fields of both science and politics in improving older adults’ ability to live a valuable and independent life (WHO, 2002; Nelson et ... -
Functional and radiological outcomes following a non-operative treatment algorithm after ACL injuries in skeletally immature children
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)This dissertation has evaluated the functional and radiological outcomes following the implementation of a non-operative treatment algorithm for skeletally immature children after ACL injury. The body of evidence, needed ... -
Mechanisms of injuries in world cup alpine skiing
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)The International Ski Federation (FIS) Injury Surveillance System (ISS) has reported that during the five-month winter season, one in every three World Cup (WC) alpine skiers sustains an injury. Similar to recreational ... -
Physiological determinants of performance in modern elite cross-country skiing
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)This thesis consists of four studies with additional unpublished results, in which the main objective was to examine factors that determine performance in modern elite cross-country (XC) skiing. Thirty-two elite male XC ... -
Physical activity in adults and older people: levels of objectively measured physical activity in a population-based sample of Norwegian adults and older people (20-85 years)
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)Evidence from epidemiological research and clinical interventions clearly states that physical activity is essential to improve health as well as quality of life. The health gains of increasing physical activity are ... -
Læring i friluftsliv: om padlefellesskap i havgapet
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-01-03)Avhandlingen “Læring i Friluftsliv” omhandler havpadling blant et utvalg voksne personer. Det anvendes data fra etnografisk feltarbeid (Fetterman, 1998), situert i havgapet, og i hovedsak i Ytre Oslofjord. Hovedanliggende ... -
Jeg kan delta!: barn med funksjonsnedsettelser og deltakelse i fysisk aktivitet - en multimetodestudie i en habiliteringskontekst
(Doctoral thesis, 2012)Denne studien bidrar til å øke den forskningsbaserte kunnskapen om barn med funksjonsnedsettelser og deres deltakelse. Kunnskapen har utgangspunkt i barnas perspektiv i en habiliteringskontekst som har fysisk aktivitet ... -
"Shaking or stirring?": a case-study of physical education teacher education in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2011)The aim of this study was to research physical education teacher educators’ (PETEs) (and to a lesser extent physical education [PE] students’) perspectives on the nature and purposes of physical education teacher education ... -
Acute and long-term weight loss and weight gain in elite athletes: influences on body composition and performance
(Doctoral thesis, 2011)Many athletes attempt to change their weight in order to enhance their competitive performance level. Weight loss is generally motivated by a desire to optimise performance by improving power to weight ratio, making ... -
Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and CVD risk factors in a group of Pakistani immigrant men living in Norway - effects of a randomized controlled physical activity intervention : The Physical Activity and Minority Health Study
(Doctoral thesis, 2012)The cross-sectional data confirmed the high CVD risk in this group as shown by the low level of PA, low peak oxygen uptake, and high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, obesity and insulin resistance, especially among ... -
The significance of the skeletal muscular oxidative capacity during whole body exercise
(Doctoral thesis, 2011)The present thesis consists of four studies with the main objective to examine the significance of the skeletal muscular metabolic capacity during whole body exercise. Exercise capacity was studied in chronic obstructive lung ...