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    • Web-based exercise versus supervised exercise for decreasing visceral adipose tissue in older adults with central obesity: A randomized controlled trial 

      Ballin, Marcel; Hult, Andreas; Björk, Sabine; Lundberg, Emmy; Nordström, Peter; Nordström, Anna Hava (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-12)
      <i>Background</i> - Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease and increases with age. While supervised exercise (SE) may be an effective approach, web-based exercise (WE) have other advantages such as being more readily accessible. Therefore, we evaluated the effects of WE on VAT, body composition and cardiometabolic risk markers in centrally obese older adults ...

    • Whole-body vibrations associated with alpine skiing: A risk factor for low back pain? 

      Supej, Matej; Ogrin, Jan; Holmberg, Hans-Christer (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-09)
      Alpine skiing, both recreational and competitive, is associated with high rates of injury. Numerous studies have shown that occupational exposure to whole-body vibrations is strongly related to lower back pain and some suggest that, in particular, vibrations of lower frequencies could lead to overuse injuries of the back in connection with alpine ski racing. However, it is not yet known which ...

    • Young football players' dietary beliefs and practices - a qualitative study 

      Bjørnvåg, Aleksander (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-06-01)
      The purpose of this master's thesis is to investigate the dietary habits and beliefs among young football players and to examine whether there are differences between those participating in private sports programs in Eastern Norway and those participating in public sports programs in Finnmark. Through qualitative interviews with six young football players, the study has found that young athletes ...