• Power of lower extremities and age were the main determinants on the agility test for adults in a cohort of men aged 66-91 years 

  Manderoos, Sirpa; Wasenius, Niko S.; Laine, Merja K.; Kujala, Urho M.; Mälkiä, Esko A.; Kaprio, Jaakko; Sarna, Seppo; Bäckman, Heli M.; Kettunen, Jyrki A.; Aunola, Sirkka; Eriksson, Johan G. (Informa Healthcare, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019)

  Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between agility and personal factors, muscle strength and power, mobility, self-reported balance and physical activity among older men. Methods: ...

• Development and testing of an instrument (HeSoEduCo) for health and social care educators' competence in professional education 

  Mikkonen, Kristina; Tuomikoski, Anna-Maria; Sjögren, Tuulikki; Koivula, Meeri; Koskimäki, Minna; Lähteenmäki, Marja-Leena; Mäki-Hakola, Hanne; Wallin, Outi; Sormunen, Marjorita; Saaranen, Terhi; Koskinen, Camilla; Koskinen, Monika; Salminen, Leena; Holopainen, Arja; Kääriäinen, Maria (Elsevier Ltd, 2020)

  Background. Health and social care education is highly important for preparing future professionals for their future roles in sustainable health and social care. However, previous studies have emphasized that health and ...

• Is maintaining or improving fitness key for dementia prevention? 

  Laukkanen, Jari; Kunutsor, Setor (Elsevier, 2019)

• Training Volume and Intensity of Physical Activity among Young Athletes : The Health Promoting Sports Club (HPSC) Study 

  Aira, T.; Salin, K.; Vasankari, T.; Korpelainen, R.; Parkkari, J.; Heinonen, O.; Savonen, K.; Alanko, L.; Kannas, L.; Selänne, H.; Villberg, J.; Vähä-Ypyä, H.; Kokko, S. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2019)

  Both training volume and overall physical activity (PA) play a role in young athletes’ sports performance and athletic development. The purpose of this study was to describe the training volume and PA of young athletes in ...

• Fat oxidation at rest and during exercise in male monozygotic twins 

  Karppinen, Jari E.; Rottensteiner, Mirva; Wiklund, Petri; Hämäläinen, Kaisa; Laakkonen, Eija K.; Kaprio, Jaakko; Kainulainen, Heikki; Kujala, Urho M. (Springer, 2019)

  Purpose. We aimed to investigate if hereditary factors, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and metabolic health interact with resting fat oxidation (RFO) and peak fat oxidation (PFO) during ergometer cycling. Methods. ...

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