• Does periodization work? Athletes perform better in major events than in minor competitions 

  Matomäki, Pekka; Räntilä, Aapo (SAGE Publications, 2021)

  Previous studies on periodization have led to the view that most athletes fail to peak at major events. These conclusions might be based on definitions of “peak performance” that are too narrow. In this study, a track and ...

• Personality Traits and Changes in Health Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Longitudinal Analysis from Pre-pandemic to Onset and End of the Initial Emergency Conditions in Finland 

  Kekäläinen, Tiia; Hietavala, Enni-Maria; Hakamäki, Matti; Sipilä, Sarianna; Laakkonen, Eija K.; Kokko, Katja (MDPI AG, 2021)

  The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures targeting the transmission of the virus impacted everyday life in 2020. This study investigated pre- to in-pandemic changes in health behaviors and depressive symptoms ...

• Associations of Classroom Design and Classroom-Based Physical Activity with Behavioral and Emotional Engagement among Primary School Students 

  Hartikainen, Jani; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Haapala, Eero A.; Sääkslahti, Arja; Finni, Taija (MDPI AG, 2021)

  Educational reforms worldwide have resulted in schools increasingly incorporating open and flexible classroom designs. Open learning spaces may contribute to a student’s behavioral and emotional school engagement directly ...

• Associations of physical performance and physical activity with mental well-being in middle-aged women 

  Bondarev, Dmitriy; Sipilä, Sarianna; Finni, Taija; Kujala, Urho M.; Aukee, Pauliina; Kovanen, Vuokko; Laakkonen, Eija; Kokko, Katja (Biomed Central, 2021)

  Background To investigate whether physical performance is independently of physical activity (PA) associated with positive and negative dimensions of mental well-being in middle-aged women. Methods Data were drawn ...

• Genetic and Environmental Effects on the Individual Variation and Continuity of Participation in Diverse Physical Activities 

  Kaartinen, Sara; Silventoinen, Karri; Korhonen, Tellervo; Kujala, Urho M.; Kaprio, Jaakko; Aaltonen, Sari (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021)

  Introduction Participation in diverse physical activities has beneficial health effects. However, little is known on how genetic and environmental factors affect this trait. Thus, we examined to what extent these factors ...

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