Marwan Mosleh - new doctor in Health Sciences
Thursday, October 1st Marwan Mosleh defended his doctoral thesis "Non-communicable diseases and war injuries in Palestine: burden, incidence and management in the health system". The dissertation w...
Sports, Health and Nursing
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There are 30 English pages and 99 Swedish pages that are tagged with SPORTS, HEALTH AND NURSING. The content may vary depending on language.
Strength training strategies to improve endurance performance
There is evidence that endurance performance can be improved by the inclusion of strength training methods to an endurance training programme. This is a summary of the scientific findings and also...
Physical inactivity – a leading risk factor for global mortality
Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality and it is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases and cancers, which are two of the leading causes of death.
New research programme aims at making Sweden the global leader of sustainable sports and outdoor recreation
Over a period of four years, Mid Sweden University will lead a large research programme that will look into the effects of sports and outdoor recreation on the environment and nature. The Foundatio...
Long-term parasport development
Forskning och utveckling inom para-alpin skidåkning och para-kanot ska bidra till långsiktig parasportutveckling tillsammans med IPC, Internationella paralympiska kommittén.
Long-term parasport development
Research and development in para-alpine skiing and para-canoeing will contribute to long-term parasport development together with IPC, the International Paralympic Committee.
Ice hockey: Match demands, physical attributes of the players and physiological capacities
Ice hockey is an intermittent sport where high-intensity efforts are interspersed with passive recovery periods. These varied demands in exercise intensities are reflected in a player’s physiologic...
Pacing strategies in cross-country skiing
In all endurance sports, the choice of pacing strategy is an important component for optimal performance where time gains can be achieved if the speed is adapted to the terrain, wind resistance and...
Global satellite systems for tactical analysis in cross-country skiing
How the use of a customised satellite navigation device can help in the analysis of micro-pacing strategies and performance in cross-country skiing
Pacing strategies in cross-country skiing
In all endurance sports, the choice of pacing strategy is an important component for optimal performance where time gains can be achieved if the speed is adapted to the terrain, wind resistance and...
Innovative sensor technology improves biathlon
Studies for more than a year inside and outside the biathlon arena in Östersund have now resulted in the release of novel sensor technology that is four times smaller than other systems with the sa...
The menstrual cycle and female athletic performance
In a recent study, more than half of elite female athletes reported that hormonal fluctuations during their menstrual cycle negatively affected their exercise training and performance capacity.
Unique characterization of elite alpine skiers
In two research articles published recently in the highly rated journal Frontiers in Physiology, Olympic skiers were studied during training and competition. These studies show that slalom skiers a...
Smart patches tested by national ski teams
In the near future the Swedish cross-country and alpine ski teams will be testing a new kind of smart patch. Mid Sweden University is part of a new European research project designed to develop sma...
The digitalized downhill skier
From high-speed cameras to smart textiles – the Alpine elite use modern technology to refine their skiing technique. – We are working proactively with digitalization, says Tommy Eliasson, Alpine...
Biathlon – an Olympic winter sport with high physical and psychological demands
To become good a good biathlete you need endurance, excellent gross and fine motor skills, as well as mental strength.
The Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre first to be accredited
For the first time in history a laboratory outside of the British Isles has been inspected and accredited by The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, BASES. The Swedish Winter Sports...
Laboratory testing – more than just numbers on a piece of paper
Whether reading scientific articles on sports physiology or newspaper articles about sports, one is faced with information in terms of numbers and results. In the case of goals scored in a hockey...
Internet of sports in the ski slope
Imagine watching a movie on a skier in the slope, and the same image rolls important measurement data about the skier. For example, the numbers may show if the pressure is on the front or the back ...
Athlete Monitoring in Cross-Country Skiing
During the 2018-2019 season, the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre and the Swedish Ski Federation will be commencing a longitudinal project focusing on athlete monitoring whithin cross-country...