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Asthma is relatively common among the population in Sweden, but even more common among those who practice endurance training in the cold, such as cross-country skiers. Can the use of heat and...
The subject of sports science, together with the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre (NVC), covers two main research areas: performance and health, and environmental physiology. The areas have different specialisations but with natural overlaps where several specialisations are combined.
In this area, we focus on studying the athlete’s training, exercise physiology questions about human adaptation to acute physical exercise and training, the effectiveness of training methods, measurement of different energy processes during training and competition, performance factors in sports and the impact of training on health.
The research covers, in particular, questions about physiological effects of training but may also contain combination elements of physiology and biomechanics or psycho-physiological aspects. Another viewpoint is the health of the athlete themself, which includes mapping health-related factors in connection with training and performance. A further aspect is exercise and health among people with different types of disabilities to make training more inclusive for them. The main target group is winter athletes, primarily in cross-country skiing, biathlon and, to some extent, alpine skiing, which is continuously evolving, but there are also projects in other sports.
In this research area, we study human adaptation to extreme environments, primarily oxygen deficiency during, for example, freediving or at high altitude. The main focus of our research is on integrative and experimental physiology conducted in the laboratory with a large field studies component.
The main focus areas are training and performance in competitive freediving as well as safety in all freediving, in which the research group is an international leader. In other important projects, we look at acclimatisation and performance in high-altitude hypoxia and how we can predict an individual’s sensitivity and adapt acclimatisation for improved performance. We also study different breathing techniques, the effect of diet on performance, and adaptation to cold.
Asthma is relatively common among the population in Sweden, but even more common among those who practice endurance training in the cold, such as cross-country skiers. Can the use of heat and...
Healthy women of reproductive age have a natural hormonal cycle, the menstrual cycle; they can also become pregnant and give birth. This affects sport in various ways. The project aims to improve...
Cross-country skiing and biathlon involve complex combinations of physiological, technical and mental qualities. These research projects, through collaborations with the Swedish Ski Association and...
How does the rifle affect the biathlete and is it possible to develop the sport-specific training in order to perform better?
There are different tools for training load measure in endurance sports. In biathlon and cross-country skiing, heart rate and duration are the two most used variables for training monitoring. Howev...
People with physical and intellectual disabilities are less likely to participate in sport activities and are less physically active than their counterparts. This project aims to investigate...
This exploratory research project aims to identify novel biomarkers of health and performance among elite cross-country skiers.
Identifying physiological markers that can be used to predict hypoxic “blackout” in freedivers
The purpose of this research study is to increase opportunities for movement, both everyday physical activity and sports participation, in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
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