Hege Heiestad

Senior Adviser Department of Sports Medicine

Email: hegeh@nih.no
Phone: +47 23 26 23 85

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Background and experience

Hege Heiestad is a Ph.D student at the Department of Sports Medicine and is part of team Skadefri at Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center where she is working with knowledge translation. She is a specialist in pediatric Physiotherapy. Hege received a master's degree in Sports Physiotherapy at NIH 2013.

Heiestad has many years of work experience as a physiotherapist, business developer, supervisor, and course-holder in various arenas.

Areas of responsibility

«Prep to be PRO»

Research

Injury Prevention, Children and Youth and Physical Activity.

Projects

Prep to be PRO

Heiestad, Hege; Myklebust, Grethe; Bahr, Roald & Moseid, Christine Holm (2026). Implementing Prep to be PRO - Bridging the gap between design and delivery. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. ISSN 1440-2440. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2026.04.021. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege; Myklebust, Grethe; Bahr, Roald & Moseid, Christine Holm (2025). Making, not breaking the young, aspiring athlete: The development of Prep to be PRO (Nærmere Best) - A Norwegian school-based educational programme. BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine. 11(2). doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002388. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege; Moseid, Christine Holm & Myklebust, Grethe (2022). Skadefri-klubbkvelder i Norge - erfaringer, utfordringer og muligheter: En tverrsnittstudie. Fysioterapeuten. ISSN 0016-3384. 89(7), p. 30–35. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Hensikt: I artikkelen presenteres erfaringer fra Skadefri-klubbkvelder i idrettsklubber i Norge. Vi har kartlagt deltageres kunnskap om skadeforebyggende trening og bruk av Skadefri før og etter en slik klubbkveld, samt sett på hva som fremmer eller hemmer skadeforebyggende trening hos klubbkveld-deltagerne. Design, materiale og metode: Tverrsnittsstudie gjennomført i 2020-2021. Deltagere på Skadefri-klubbkvelder besvarte et spørreskjema om bruk og kjennskap til skadeforebyggende trening, om Skadefris nettside og applikasjon, utfordringer og barrierer knyttet til skadeforebyggende trening og en oppsummerende vurdering av Skadefri klubbkvelden. Deltakerne var utøvere, trenere og foreldre fra over 30 ulike idretter i Norge. Resultat: Totalt 1825 respondenter. Ikke alle respondentene besvarte alle spørsmålene i spørreskjemaet. Over halvparten (58 %) kjente til Skadefri fra før, og 45 % av disse brukte allerede nettside og/eller app i egen treningshverdag. Totalt gjennomførte 63% jevnlig skadeforebyggende trening før klubbkvelden, mens nesten alle (98%) ønsket å bruke kunnskapen om skadeforebyggende trening etter klubbkvelden. De største barrierene for bruk av skadeforebyggende trening var kunnskapsmangel og usikkerhet om hvordan man kan gjennomføre skadeforebyggende trening i praksis. Konklusjon: Skadefri-klubbkvelder kan være et nyttig lavterskel-tiltak som stimulerer til økt kunnskap om skadeforebyggende trening og gir større trygghet om hvordan skadeforebyggende trening kan gjennomføres i praksis.
Heiestad, Hege; Gjestvang, Christina & Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen (2020). Investigating self-perceived health and quality of life: a longitudinal prospective study among beginner recreational exercisers in a fitness club setting. BMJ Open. 10(6). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036250. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Objectives: This study investigated self-perception of overall health (SPH) and quality of life (QoL) at onset and after 3, 6 and 12 months of fitness club membership. Also, we compared SPH and QoL between those who reported regular use of the fitness club (≥2 exercise sessions/week the last month) with those who did not (one exercise session/week or no exercise the last month). Design: Longitudinal prospective study. Setting: 25 fitness clubs in Oslo, Norway. Participants: In total, 250 newly registered fitness club members (equal numbers of men and women, mean age=36.4±11.3 years, mean body mass index=25.7±4.4) were recruited. At onset (n=250), after 3 (n=224), 6 (n=213) and 12 months (n=187), the participants answered an electronic questionnaire, covering background variables, exercise involvement, perceived SPH and QoL. Outcome measures: SPH was measured by a single-item question, rating health status from poor to excellent on a 5-point scale. High SPH was dichotomised as excellent or good, and low SPH as moderate, fair or poor. QoL was measured on a 7-item scale, rating five statements and dichotomised according to a total max sum score of 35, with low QoL ≤25 and high QoL >25. Results: Repeated measurements did not show any changes in SPH. In QoL, we observed an improvement in QoL sum score and a significant increase in mean scores for two out of five statements at 12 months follow-up: ‘In most ways, my life is close to my ideal’ (p=0.036) and ‘If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing’ (p<0.001). Regular use of the fitness club was associated with high SPH (OR 3.532 (95% CI 1.60–7.82), p=0.002) and high QoL (OR 1.914 (95% CI 0.95–3.86), p=0.069). The results were unchanged after adjusting for confounders. Conclusion: Regular attendance at a fitness club was associated with high SPH and high QoL at 12 months follow-up.
Heiestad, Hege; Rustaden, Anne Mette; Bø, Kari & Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen (2016). Effect of Regular Resistance Training on Motivation, Self-Perceived Health, and Quality of Life in Previously Inactive Overweight Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. BioMed Research International. ISSN 2314-6133. 2016. doi: 10.1155/2016/3815976. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Objectives. The aim was to investigate the effects of three different types of resistance training implementation. Design. Randomized controlled trial. Methods. Inactive, overweight women (), mean BMI kg/m2, mean age years, were randomized to one of the following groups: A (BodyPump group training), B (individual follow-up by a personal trainer), C (nonsupervised exercise), or D (controls). The intervention included 12 weeks of 45–60 minutes’ full-body resistance training three sessions per week. The outcomes in this paper are all secondary outcome measures: exercise motivation, self-perceived health, and quality of life. Results. Adherence averaged of 36 prescribed sessions. After the intervention period, all three training groups (A–C) had better scores on exercise motivation (, , ) compared to the control group (D) () (). Groups B and C scored better on self-perceived health (, ), compared to group D () (). For quality of life measurement, there was no statistically significant difference between either intervention groups or the control. Conclusions. Resistance training contributed to higher scores in important variables related to exercise motivation and self-perceived health. Low adherence showed that it was difficult to motivate previously inactive, overweight women to participate in regular strength training.

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Heiestad, Hege (2025). Athletes in the Making: Development of Prep to be PRO. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2025). Nærmere Best - boksen. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2025). Implementering av Nærmere Best - fra ide og design til praksis. Ikke publisert, muntlig foredrag.. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2025). Nærmere Best. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2025). Nærmere Best - Boksen. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2025). Fra talent til toppidrett: Utviklingen av Nærmere Best. BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2025). Utvilklingeng av Nærmere Best og Nærmere Best-Boksen. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2025). Implementering av Nærmere Best. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege; Myklebust, Grethe; Bahr, Roald & Moseid, Christine Holm (2025). Athletes in the Making: Development of Prep to be PRO. Abstract book 25 years of protecting athlete health - forward together. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Prep to be PRO-pilot. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Prep to be PRO. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Treneropplæring, Persbråten VGS. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Prep to be PRO. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege & Moseid, Christine Holm (2024). Treneropplæring, Sportssjefer, Fredrikstad. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Prep to be PRO, development and implementation. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Nærmere Best-utvikling og implementering. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Skadefri-Ambassadøropplæring 2024. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Nærmere Best, IHS Behandlernettverksseminar. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Nærmere Best, -til nytte eller besvær? Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Nærmere Best, -et godt verktøy for både topp og bredde? Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege & Moseid, Christine Holm (2024). Veien videre, implementering av Nærmere Best. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege & Moseid, Christine Holm (2024). Farlige snarveier….finnes de og hva er de? Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). Skadefri & Nærmere Best. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2024). “Prep to be PRO”—developing and implementing an educational program for youth elite athletes in sports academy high schools in Norway. Full text in Research Archive
Øverland, Maja Sterlin; Myklebust, Grethe; Harøy, Joar & Heiestad, Hege (2023). Skadefri-klubbkveld! Kunnskap om og bruk av skadeforebygging etter deltakelse på klubbkveld. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2023). Nærmere Best. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2023). Nærmere Best, -praktisk bruk på skolene. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege & Moseid, Christine Holm (2023). Nærmere Best. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Heiestad, Hege & Jakhelln, Emilie Bratt (2023). Spisset toppidrett Innlandet - om Nærmere best. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2023). Treneropplæring UNG-modulene. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege; Moseid, Christine Holm; Eythorsdottir, Ingrid & Jakhelln, Emilie Brat (2023). Treneropplæring, Innlandet, Spisset toppidrett. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege; Moseid, Christine Holm & Eythorsdottir, Ingrid (2023). Treneropplæring, Nærmere Best i Vest. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2023). Skadefri-ambassadøropplæring, 2023. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Heiestad, Hege & Eythorsdottir, Ingrid (2023). Nærmere best i vest. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2023). Nærmere Best. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm & Heiestad, Hege (2023). Skadefri-teamet,OSTRC,NIH & Nærmere Best. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege; Myklebust, Grethe; Funnemark, Kaja & Moseid, Christine Holm (2022). Closing the gap on injury prevention: the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre four-platform model for translating research into practice. British Journal of Sports Medicine. ISSN 0306-3674. 56(9), p. 482–483. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104998. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Myklebust, Grethe & Heiestad, Hege (2022). Skadefri-ambassadøropplæring. Full text in Research Archive
Funnemark, Kaja & Heiestad, Hege (2022). Skadefri-workshop, Fysioterapikongressen 2022. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm & Heiestad, Hege (2022). Forebygging av idrettskader blant ungdom. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2022). Robuste barn vokser på (og i) trær. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2022). Forebygging av idrettsskader. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm & Heiestad, Hege (2022). Ungdom blir best uten skader. [Internet]. Sunn idrett - nyhetsbrev. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2022). Foreldrewebinar - Forebygging av idrettsskader. Full text in Research Archive
Funnemark, Kaja; Heiestad, Hege & Moseid, Christine Holm (2022). Skadefri & trenerutdanning. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Heiestad, Hege; Funnemark, Kaja & Jakhelln, Emilie Bratt (2022). Skadefri ambassadøropplæring. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Heiestad, Hege; Jakhelln, Emilie Bratt & Myklebust, Grethe (2022). Nærmere best - et undervisningsverktøy for toppidrettskolene. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege & Myklebust, Grethe (2022). Skadefri ambassadørutdanning. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Heiestad, Hege & Funnemark, Kaja (2022). Skadefri - om trenerutdanning og samarbeid med NIF. Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege (2021). Skadefri; hva, hvem og hvorfor? Full text in Research Archive
Heiestad, Hege; Moseid, Christine Holm & Funnemark, Kaja (2021). Skadefriteamet; Prestasjonstrening for barn og unge, praktiske tips og nyttige verktøy. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm & Heiestad, Hege (2021). Skadefri foreldrekveld NTG-U Bærum. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Funnemark, Kaja & Heiestad, Hege (2021). Klubbkveld-seminar for fotballtrenere i regi av Skadefri, Oslo fotballkrets og IHS. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Funnemark, Kaja; Heiestad, Hege & Jakhelln, Emilie Bratt (2020). Skadefriteamet: Hva gjør vi for å forebygge skader i barne- og ungdomsidretten? Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Heiestad, Hege; Funnemark, Kaja; jakhelln, Emilie & Myklebust, Grethe (2019). Skadefri - klubbkveld for trenere Kjelsås. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Heiestad, Hege; Funnemark, Kaja; Myklebust, Grethe & jakhelln, Emilie (2019). Skadefri-klubbkveld, Sandefjord. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Heiestad, Hege; Funnemark, Kaja; Myklebust, Grethe & jakhelln, Emilie (2019). Skadefri-klubbkveld, Bækkelaget. Full text in Research Archive
Moseid, Christine Holm; Heiestad, Hege; Funnemark, Kaja; Myklebust, Grethe & jakhelln, Emilie (2019). Skadefri-klubbkveld, Snarøya. Full text in Research Archive

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