• The fitness boom and the pursuit of body ideals: domesticating the use of smartwatches in Ghanaian fitness spaces 

  Antwi, Bright Baffour; Charway, Derrick; Fouché, Rayvon; Finn, Jonathan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)

  This study explores the use of smartwatches within fitness spaces in Ghana. As part of the fitness boom, the pursuit of body ideals has become increasingly intertwined with digital self-tracking, health, and moral imaginaries ...

• A comparative analysis of movement and physical activity in early childhood teacher education policy in five Nordic countries 

  Christiansen, Lars Breum; Ekberg, Jan-Eric; Soini, Anne; Larsen, Robert; Kristjánsdóttir, Gudrún; Froberg, Karsten; Sollerhed, Ann-Christin; Sääkslahti, Arja; Fjørtoft, Ingunn; Vilhjálmsson, Rúnar; Olesen, Line Grønholt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the integration of movement and physical activity (MoPA) within Early Childhood Teacher Education (ECTE) policies across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. ...

• "When you've been living in darkness, the light suddenly becomes frightening" - prisoners' experiences of health promotion in a Norwegian prison 

  Hervik, Stein Egil Kolderup; Hervik, Astrid Kolderup; Thoresen, Trine; Thurston, Miranda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Purpose: A settings-based approach to health promotion emphasizes everyday environments in shaping health. Prisons are, therefore, potentially important arenas for health promotion. However, the inherent restriction of ...

• Pupils’ experiences of affordances in school-based physical activity in Norway and Estonia 

  Pardali, Eirini; Koni, Ingrid; Säre, Egle; Lemberg, Getter Marie; Mäestu, Evelin; Kull, Merike; Mandelid, Mathias Brekke; Trangsrud, Lise Katrine Jepsen; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Kjønniksen, Lise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  This study explores the experiences of physical activity (PA) among pupils in Norwegian and Estonian schools. Thirty-eight pupils from five elementary and lower secondary schools provided 66 photos of their favorite places ...

• Workplace-based continuing professional development program for physically active learning: designing a framework and prospective directions 

  Mandelid, Mathias; Dyngeland, Espen Søreide; Teslo, Ståle Bye; Lerum, Øystein; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland; Jenssen, Eirik Sørnes; Eriksen, Pernille Buschmann; Wergeland, Tom Christian; Sandal, Marion Østenstad; Stein, Hege; Schjerven, Hilde; Stokke, Rasmus; Engelsen, Knut Steinar; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Trautner, Nikolaj; Resaland, Geir Kåre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  In 2018, the Centre for Physical Active Learning (SEFAL) designed a comprehensive one-year workplace-based continuous professional development (CPD) program for in-service teachers in Norway. The CPD program aimed to enhance ...

• Global Problems and/or Local Solutions: Teaching and Learning Physical Education in the Wake of OECD Education 2030 

  Borgen, Jorunn Spord; Hallås, Bjørg Oddrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  This paper investigates physical education through a reading of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2019 report Making Physical Education Dynamic and Inclusive for 2030. Adopting a qualitative ...

• Discourses on friluftsliv and environmental awareness in Norway, 1960–2000 

  Eikje, Cleng A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  This article analyses how the cultural practice of Norwegian friluftsliv (outdoor recreation) came to be represented as a particularly effective way of cultivating environmental awareness from the late 1960s. The analysis ...

• Global sport mega-events and local community impacts: the case of housing and redevelopment in Porto Alegre at the 2014 Men’s World Cup finals in Brazil 

  Graeff, Billy; Giulianotti, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  There has been little in-depth, social scientific research on how local communities experience the hosting of global sport mega-events (SMEs) with respect to the impacts of redevelopment on housing. This paper seeks to ...

• Finding the sweet spot of physically active learning: A need for co-ownership by public health and education 

  Chalkley, Anna; Mandelid, Mathias; Thurston, Miranda; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland; Morris, Jade Lynne; Kallio, Jouni; Archbold, Victoria S. J.; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Daly-Smith, Andy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  The growing interest in Physically Active Learning (PAL) (e.g. in practice and research) warrants exploration of multi-stakeholders’ perceptions, understandings, and enactment of PAL. Eighteen semi-structured interviews ...

• Mixed methods som utgangspunkt for barnehagefaglig forskning 

  Madsen, Siri Sollied; Birkeland, Johanna; Borgen, Jorunn Spord (Chapter, 2024)

  Kapittelet presenterer de mest sentrale elementene i et mixed methods-design, og det redegjøres for mangfoldet innenfor denne måten å arbeide på. Ut fra et pragmatisk ståsted gir kapittelet et innblikk i hvordan slike ...

• Maximal Resistance Training in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa – A Case Report Series 

  Healy, Darren R.; Mansson, Nicole; Furu, Mia; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Sjögren, Jan Magnus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Objective: Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has one of the highest mortality rates of all mental health disorders, low recovery rate and is associated with widespread endocrine dysfunction. Resistance training (RT) has been consistently ...

• Narrative research in sport and exercise science in the early 21st century: a state-of-the-art critical review 

  Book, Robert; Svensson, Joar; Stambulova, Natalia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  The aims of this review were to: 1) offer a comprehensive analysis of narrative research in sport and exercise sciences since the beginning of the 21st century, 2) enhance conceptual clarity and methodological rigour, and ...

• The Risk of Disordered Eating in Fitness Club Members—A Cross-Sectional Study 

  Gjestvang, Christina; Mathisen, Therese Fostervold; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Fitness clubs may be environments where abnormal eating behaviors and excessive exercise are socially accepted, potentially putting individuals at risk for disordered eating (DE). This study examined the DE risk prevalence ...

• Training journals and the development of an elite sports identity 

  Augestad, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  In this article we investigate whether the practice of writing training journals can shed light on the process whereby young cross-country skiers are transformed from promising talents into serious, committed athletes. By ...

• Naturfredning eller egeninteresser? Naturfredningssaker i DNT og NJFF 1880–1930 

  Eikje, Cleng Andersen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  I denne artikkelen diskuteres hvordan to sentrale friluftslivsorganisasjoner, Den Norske Turistforening (DNT) og Norges Jæger- og Fisker-Forening (NJFF), møtte natursynet til naturfredningsbevegelsen, som kom til Norge ...

• Pedagogisk ledelse i norsk forskningslitteratur innenfor barnehagefeltet – en scoping review 

  Tollnes, Inger Johanne Riis; Sørensen, Veronika; Tholin, Kristin Rydjord; Hognestad, Karin; Hannevig, Lise Vibeke; Sanda, Anne Marte; Storli, June Berger; Kristiansen, Anne Lene; Bøe, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Formålet med studien er å gi en oversikt over hva begrepet pedagogisk ledelse omhandler i fagfellevurderte artikler og fagbøker innenfor norsk barnehagefaglig forskningslitteratur. Studien er gjennomført som en scoping ...

• Pavement policies: unraveling the Norwegian ban on skateboarding 

  Langseth, Tommy; Bergsgard, Nils Asle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  This paper investigates the historical prohibition of skateboarding in Norway from 1977 to 1989, a unique instance of such a comprehensive ban globally. The study aims to understand the circumstances leading to this ban ...

• Short-time cycling performance in young elite cyclists: related to maximal aerobic power and not to maximal accumulated oxygen deficit 

  Støa, Eva Maria; Rønnestad, Bent; Helgerud, Jan; Johansen, Jan-Michael; Andersen, Ingvild Tronstad; Rogneflåten, Torkil; Sørensen, Anders; Støren, Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Purpose: To explore the relationships between performance variables and physiological variables in a short-time (2–3 min) cycling time trial (TT) on a cycle ergometer. Methods: Fifteen young elite cyclists (age: 17.3 ± 0.7 ...

• Effects of immersive virtual nature on nature connectedness: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Brambilla, Elena; Petersen, Evi; Stendal, Karen; Sundling, Vibeke; MacIntyre, Tadhg E.; Calogiuri, Giovanna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Objective: This study systematically summarizes the extant literature on the impacts of immersive virtual nature (IVN) on nature connectedness in the general population. Methods: Papers were considered eligible if ...

• Exposure and connectedness to natural environments: An examination of the measurement invariance of the Nature Exposure Scale (NES) and Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups 

  Swami, Viren; White, Mathew P.; Voracek, Martin; Tran, Ulrich S.; Aavik, Toivo; Ranjbar, Hamed Abdollahpour; Adebayo, Sulaiman Olanrewaju; Afhami, Reza; Ahmed, Oli; Aimé, Annie; Akel, Marwan; Al Halbusi, Hussam; Alexias, George; Ali, Khawla F.; Alp-Dal, Nursel; Alsalhani, Anas B.; Álvarez-Solas, Sara; Soares Amaral, Ana Carolina; Andrianto, Sonny; Aspden, Trefor; Argyrides, Marios; Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R.; Atkin, Stephen; Ayandele, Olusola; Baceviciene, Migle; Bahbouh, Radvan; Ballesio, Andrea; Barron, David; Bellard, Ashleigh; Bender, SóleySesselja; Beydaǧ, Kerime Derya; Birovljević, Gorana; Blackburn, Marie-Ève; Borja-Alvarez, Teresita; Borowiec, Joanna; Bozogáňová, Miroslava; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Browning, MatthewH.E.M.; Brytek-Matera, Anna; Burakova, Marina; Çakır-Koçak, Yeliz; Camacho, Pablo; Camilleri, Vittorio Emanuele; Cazzato, Valentina; Cerea, Silvia; Chaiwutikornwanich, Apitchaya; Chaleeraktrakoon, Trawin; Chambers, Tim; Chen, Qing-Wei; Chen, Xin; Chien, Chin-Lung; Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit; Choompunuch, Bovornpot; Compte, Emilio J.; Corrigan, Jennifer; Cosmas, Getrude; Cowden, Richard G.; Czepczor-Bernat, Kamila; Czub, Marcin; Roberto da Silva, Wanderson; Dadfar, Mahboubeh; Dalley, Simon E.; Dany, Lionel; Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; Berbert de Carvalho, Pedro Henrique; Lins de Holanda Coelho, Gabriel; De Jesus, Avila Odia S.; Debbabi, Sonia Harzallah; Dhakal, Sandesh; Di Bernardo, Francesca; Dimitrova, Donka D.; Dion, Jacinthe; Dixson, Barnaby; Donofrio, Stacey M.; Drysch, Marius; Du, Hongfei; Dzhambov, Angel M.; El-Jor, Claire; Enea, Violeta; Eskin, Mehmet; Farbod, Farinaz; Farrugia, Lorleen; Fian, Leonie; Fisher, Maryanne L.; Folwarczny, Michał; Frederick, David A.; Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew; Furnham, Adrian; García, Antonio Alías; Geller, Shulamit; Ghisi, Marta; Ghorbani, Alireza; Gomez Martinez, Maria Angeles; Gradidge, Sarah; Graf, Sylvie; Grano, Caterina; Gyene, Gyöngyvér; Hallit, Souheil; Hamdan, Motasem; Handelzalts, Jonathan E.; Hanel, PaulH.P.; Hawks, Steven R.; Hekmati, Issa; Helmy, Mai; Hill, Tetiana; Hina, Farah; Holenweger, Geraldine; Hřebíčková, Martina; Ijabadeniyi, Olasupo Augustine; Imam, Asma; İnce, Başak; Irrazabal, Natalia; Jankauskiene, Rasa; Jiang, Ding-Yu; Jiménez-Borja, Micaela; Jiménez-Borja, Verónica; Johnson, Evan M.; Jovanović, Veljko; Jović, Marija; Jović, Marko; Pereira Junqueira, Alessandra Costa; Kahle, Lisa-Marie; Kantanista, Adam; Karakiraz, Ahmet; Karkin, Ayşe Nur; Kasten, Erich; Khatib, Salam; Khieowan, Nuannut; Kimong, Patricia Joseph; Kiropoulos, Litza; Knittel, Joshua; Kohli, Neena; Koprivnik, Mirjam; Kospakov, Aituar; Król-Zielińska, Magdalena; Krug, Isabel; Kuan, Garry; Kueh, Yee Cheng; Kujan, Omar; Kukić, Miljana; Kumar, Sanjay; Kumar, Vipul; Lamba, Nishtha; Lauri, Mary Anne; Laus, Maria Fernanda; LeBlanc, Liza April; Lee, Hyejoo J.; Lipowska, Małgorzata; Lipowski, Mariusz; Lombardo, Caterina; Lukács, Andrea; Maïano, Christophe; Malik, Sadia; Manjary, Mandar; Baldó, Lidia Márquez; Martinez-Banfi, Martha; Massar, Karlijn; Matera, Camilla; McAnirlin, Olivia; Mebarak, Moisés Roberto; Mechri, Anwar; Filgueiras Meireles, Juliana Fernandes; Mesko, Norbert; Mills, Jacqueline; Miyairi, Maya; Modi, Ritu; Modrzejewska, Adriana; Modrzejewska, Justyna; Mulgrew, Kate E.; Myers, Taryn A.; Namatame, Hikari; Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria; Nerini, Amanda; Neto, Félix; Neto, Joana; Neves, Angela Nogueira; Ng, Siu-Kuen; Nithiya, Devi; O, Jiaqing; Obeid, Sahar; Oda-Montecinos, Camila; Olapegba, Peter Olamakinde; Olonisakin, Tosin Tunrayo; Omar, Salma Samir; Örlygsdóttir, Brynja; Özsoy, Emrah; Otterbring, Tobias; Pahl, Sabine; Panasiti, Maria Serena; Park, Yonguk; Patwary, Muhammad Mainuddin; Pethö, Tatiana; Petrova, Nadezhda; Pietschnig, Jakob; Pourmahmoud, Sadaf; Prabhu, Vishnunarayan Girishan; Poštuvan, Vita; Prokop, Pavol; Ramseyer Winter, Virginia L.; Razmus, Magdalena; Ru, Taotao; Rupar, Mirjana; Sahlan, Reza N.; Hassan, Mohammad Salah; Šalov, Anđela; Sapkota, Saphal; Sarfo, Jacob Owusu; Sawamiya, Yoko; Schaefer, Katrin; Schulte-Mecklenbeck, Michael; Seekis, Veya; Selvi, Kerim; Sharifi, Mehdi; Shrivastava, Anita; Siddique, Rumana Ferdousi; Sigurdsson, Valdimar; Silkane, Vineta; Šimunić, Ana; Singh, Govind; Slezáčková, Alena; Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Hoor, Gill Ten; Tevichapong, Passagorn; Tipandjan, Arun; Todd, Jennifer; Togas, Constantinos; Tonini, Fernando; Tovar-Castro, Juan Camilo; Trangsrud, Lise Katrine Jepsen; Tripathi, Pankaj; Tudorel, Otilia; Tylka, Tracy L.; Uyzbayeva, Anar; Vally, Zahir; Vanags, Edmunds; Vega, Luis Diego; Vicente-Arruebarrena, Aitor; Vidal-Mollón, Jose; Vilar, Roosevelt; Villegas, Hyxia; Vintilă, Mona; Wallner, Christoph; Whitebridge, Simon; Windhager, Sonja; Wong, Kah Yan; Yau, Eric Kenson; Yamamiya, Yuko; Lan Yeung, Victoria Wai; Zanetti, Marcelo Callegari; Zawisza, Magdalena; Zeeni, Nadine; Zvaríková, Martina; Stieger, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Detachment from nature is contributing to the environmental crisis and reversing this trend requires detailed monitoring and targeted interventions to reconnect people to nature. Most tools measuring nature exposure and ...

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