What does it really take to include young people with disabilities in activities? And what is required to help them feel included? -This is not so easy; there are many different emotions involved. But we do have some knowledge.
Do you spend a lot of time sitting still? It is actually not such a bad thing, either for adults or children, provided that you engage in enough physical activity otherwise. However, if you become overweight, then you will also become less active and can easily incur serious illnesses later on.
How can we protect athletes from exposure to violence and sexual abuse in sports?
Regular weight training can keep even the oldest members of our society healthier, more mobile and allow them to be more independent. —Weight training is very important. Even a 90-year-old can and should exercise to develop both new strength and muscle mass, says Sigve Nyvik Aas.
Children and adolescents have not become more active, despite the clear goal to increase physical activity. The World Health Organization’s goal of more physical activity to curb many diseases is facing failure.
Some good news and some bad news if you are feeling stiff in the body and would like to be more mobile: There is hope, and it’s not that difficult at all. The bad news? There’s no longer any excuse.
One simple strength exercise could almost halve one of the most common injuries in ball sports. But even if the injury puts many out of both match play and training, the players seem reluctant to use it.
Road cyclists have incredibly strong muscles in their thighs and shins. However, the news about their bones is not quite so good.
Muscles and tendons have their own tricks for dealing with violent forces and protecting you against injury. Tendons also store energy - and help muscles to work more slowly and perform better.
Even people in poor physical shape have what it takes. Measures implemented for people in poor physical shape at Norway Post and Bring showed how everyone can be motivated to become more active - and continue that way for a long time afterwards. However, the measures did not help to improve absence from work due to sickness.
Little result – that’s the conclusion reached after various types of strength training have been tested in research projects on obese women.
A simple change of routine means less risk of shoulder injuries in handball.
Minority youth find that activities such as cross-country skiing and forest and mountain hikes are linked to Norwegian ethnicity and whiteness, according to researchers.
New study finds Norwegian Home Guard soldiers to be quite physically fit.
Many people think that muscles love protein supplements, and quickly gain mass as a result, but new research shows that skimmed milk has the same effect.
To succeed as an athlete you need both strong discipline and a lot of motivation – but what is more important?
A new doctoral study at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences examines the use of inertial measurement units (IMUs) to capture and improve ski skating technique.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and many patients undergo both radiation treatment and hormone therapy. A common side effect of hormone therapy is muscular atrophy and this study found resistance training to be an effective countermeasure.
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