MA453 Physical activity and health (20 ECTS) 

Course facts

Course code
MA453
Course title
Physical activity and health
ECTS
20 ECTS
Semester
Spring
Course language
English
Academic responsible
Ulf Ekelund

Introduction

The course focuses primarily on physical activity and health in the following two main areas:

  • The association between regular physical activity, exercise, and health, that is, physical activity used in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
  • Health problems that are linked to sports practice and physical activity (e.g., asthma, menstrual disorders, and musculoskeletal disorders).

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students should be able to:

  • define and discuss the associations between sedentary time, physical activity/inactivity and chronic diseases and conditions.
  • critically interpret, assess, evaluate, and present the results from epidemiological and experimental studies in the fields of physical activity and health.
  • explain the guidelines for sedentary time and physical activity and the evidence base for the guidelines
  • explains the prevalence and causes of certain health problems associated with the practice of sports and physical activity.
  • communicate about professional issues within the field of physical activity and health, both with specialists, patients/practitioners/users and to the general public
  • understand and critically evaluate research that is the basis for the choice of training methods, type of activity and dosage within the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases and conditions.

Learning styles and activities

Teaching will take place through regular lectures, group work, seminars with a lecturer present, student feedback, and group presentations. Student presentations vary in format (submission, oral, and posters). Between classes, the students will work with central topics in groups of 3-5 students.

Mandatory assignment

Approved attendance and active participation in seminars are the requirements for the final exam. This includes submission of individual assignments/group assignments that are considered approved/ not approved.

The number of presentations and formats will be specified at the beginning of the course.

Assessment

14-day individual home exam (essays). The topic of the essay will be drawn at random. The grading ranges from A-F.

The essay must be a maximum of 20 pages (1 ½ line spacing) + bibliography.

The essay will be delivered in WISEflow and run through a plagiarism control program.

Core material

Electronic articles:
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Women´s health: The female athlete triad, relative energy deficiency in sport:
Fahrenholtz, I.L., Sjödin, A., Benardot, D., Tornberg, Å. B., Skouby, S., Faber, J, Sundgot-Borgen, J. K. & Melin, A., M. (2018) Within-day energy deficiency and reproductive function in female endurance athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28(3), 1139-1146. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13030

Mathisen, T., Ackland, T. R., Burke, L., et al. (2023). Best practice recommendations for body composition considerations in sport to reduce the health and performance risks: A critical review, original survey, and expert opinion by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57, 1148-1158. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106812

Martinsen, M., & Sundgot-Borgen, J. (2013). Higher prevalence of eating disorders among adolescent elite athletes than controls. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 45(6), 1188-1197. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e318281a939

Martinsen, M., Bahr, R., Gresko, R., Pennsgård, A. M., & Sundgot-Borgen, J. (2014). Preventing eating disorders among young elite athletes: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46(3), 435-447. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a702fc

Melin, A., Tornberg, Å. B., Skouby, S., Møller, S. S., Sundgot-Borgen, J., Faber, J., Sidelmann, J. J., Aziz, M., & Sjödin, A. (2015). Energy availability and the female athlete triad in elite endurance athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 25(5), 610-622. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12261

Mountjoy, M., Ackerman, K. E., Bailey, D. M., Burke, L. M., Constantini, N., Hackney, A. C., Heikura, I. A., Melin, A., Pensgaard, A. M., Stellingwerff, T., Sundgot-Borgen, J. K., Torstveit, M. K., Jacobsen, A. U., Verhagen, E., Budgett, R., Engebretsen, L., & Erdener, U. (2023). 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). British Journal of Sports Medicine57(17), 1073–1097. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106994

Pensgaard, A. M., Sundgot-Borgen, J., Edwards, C., Jacobsen, A. U., & Mountjoy, M. (2023). Intersection of mental health issues and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): A narrative review by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on REDs. British Journal of Sports Medicine57(17), 1127–1135. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106867

Torstveit, M. K., Ackerman, K. E., Constantini, N., Holtzman, B., Koehler, K., Mountjoy, M. L., Sundgot-Borgen, J., & Melin, A. (2023). Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): A narrative review by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on REDs. British Journal of Sports Medicine57(17), 1119–1126. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106932

Women´s health - physical activity during pregnancy and post partum:
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 733: Employment considerations during pregnancy and the postpartum period. (2018). Obstetrics & Gynecology, 131(4), e115–e123. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000002589

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 733 Summary: Employment considerations during pregnancy and the postpartum period. (2018). Obstetrics & Gynecology, 131(4), 754–755. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000002587

Bø, K., Artal, R., Barakat, R., Brown, W., Davies, G. A. L., Dooley, M., Evenson, K. R., Haakstad, L. A. H., Henriksson-Larsen, K., Kayser, B., Kinnunen, T. I., Mottola, M. F., Nygaard, I., van Poppel, M., Stuge, B. & Khan, K. M. (2016). Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part I - exercise in women planning pregnancy and those who are pregnant. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(10), 571-589. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096218

Bø, K., Artal, R., Barakat, R., Brown, W., Dooley, M., Evenson, K. R., Haakstad, L. A. H., Larsen, K., Kayser, B., Kinnunen, T. I., Mottola,, M., Nygaard, I., van Poppel, M., Stuge, B. & Davies, G. A. L. (2016). Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part II. The effect of exercise on the foetus, labour and birth. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(21), 1297-1305. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096810

Bø, K., Artal, R., Barakat, R., Brown, W., Davies, G. A. L., Dooley, M., Evenson, K. R., Haakstad, L. A. H., Kayser, B., Kinum\nen, T. I., Larsen, K., Mottola, M. F., Nygaard,i., van Poppel, M., Stuge, B. & Khan, K. M. (2017). Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part III. Exercise in the postpartum period. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(21), 1516-1525. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097964

Bø, K., Artal, R., Barakat, R., Brown, W., Davies, G. A. L., Dooley, M., Evenson, K. R., Haakstad, L. A. H., Kayser, B., Kinnunen, T. I., Larsen, K., Mottola, M. F., Nygaard, I., van Poppel, M., Stuge, B. & Khan, K. M. (2017). Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part IV. Recommendations for further research. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(24), 1724-1726. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098387

Bø, K., Artal, R., Barakat, R., Brown, W., Davies, G. A. L., Dooley, M., Evenson, K. R., Haakstad, L. a. H., Kayser, B., Kinnunen, T. I., Larsen, K., Mottola, M. F., Nygaard, I., van Poppel, M., Stuge, B. & Khan, K. M. (2018). Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part V. Recommendations for health personnel and active athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(17), 1080-1085. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099351

Gluppe, S., Engh, M. E., & Bø, K. (2021). What is the evidence for abdominal and pelvic floor muscle training to treat diastasis recti abdominis postpartum? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy25(6), 664–675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2021.06.006

Mottola, M. F., Davenport, M. H., Ruchat, S-M., Davies, G. A., Poitras, V. J., Gray, C. E., Garcia, A. J., Barrowman, N., Adamo, K. B., Duggan, M., Barakat, R., Chilibeck, P., Fleming, K., Forte, M., Korolnek, J., Nagpal, T., Slater, L. G., Stirling, D. & Zehr, L. (2019). Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(21), 1339-1346. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-100056

Physical activity and exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period: ACOG Committee Opinion, Number 804. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 135(4), e178–e188. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000003772

Physical activity and exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period: ACOG Committee Opinion Summary, Number 804 (2020). Obstetrics & Gynecology, 135(4), 991–993. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000003772

Woodley, S. J., Lawrenson, P., Boyle, R., Cody, J. D., Mørkved, S., Kernohan, A., & Hay-Smith, E. J. C. (2020). Pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020(5), CD007471. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007471.pub4

1 book:
Popular science:
Bø, K. (2004). Sprek, slank & sunn mamma. Konsept Boksenteret Erik Pettersen. You may borrow the book from the library.

Se BJSM, 2018, vol. 52(21) og 2019, vol.53(2) for 12 systematiske oversiktsartikler på ulike områder av trening under svangerskap

Se Bø K et al 2019 i BJSM for diskusjon om evidens grunnlag og tolkning av dette når det gjelder bekkenbunnstrening og inkontinens under svangerskap.

Pysical activity recommendations:
Bull, F., Al-Ansari, S., Biddle, S., Bourdulin, K., Buman, M., Cardon, G., Carty, C., Chaput, J.P., Chastin, S., Chou, R., Dempsey, P., DiPietro, L., Ekelund, U., Firth, J., Fridenreich, C., Garcia, L., Gichu, M., Jago, R., Katzmarzyk, P., ... Willumsen J. (2020). World Health Organization guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(24), 1451-1462. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/24/1451.long

Chaput, J.P., Willumsen, J., Bull, F., Chou, R., Ekelund, U., Firth, J., Jago, R., Ortega, F. & Katzmarzyk, P. (2020). 2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for children and adolescents aged 5-17 years: Summary of the evidence. International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17, e141. https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-020-01037-z

Katzmarzyk, P. T., Friedenreich, C., Shiroma, E. J., & Lee, I. M. (2022). Physical inactivity and non-communicable disease burden in low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56(2), 101-106. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103640

World Health Organization. (2029). Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/336656/9789240015128-eng.pdf

Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health:
Biswas, A., Oh, P. I., Faulkner, G. E., Bajaj, R. R., Silver, M. A., Mitchell, M. S. & Alter, D. A. (2015). Sedentary time and its association with risk for disease incidence, mortality, and hospitalization in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine, 162, 123-132. https://doi.org/10.7326/M14-1651

Dempsey, P. C., Owen, N., Yates, T. E., Kingwell, B. A., & Dunstan, D. W. (2016). Sitting less and moving more: Improved glycaemic control for Type 2 Diabetes prevention and management. Current Diabetes Report, 16(11), 114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-016-0797-4

Ekelund, U., Steene-Johannessen, J., Brown, W. J., Fagerland, M. W., Owen, N., Powell, K. E., Bauman, A. & Lee, I. M (2016). Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality? A harmonised meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women. Lancet, 388(10051),1302-1310. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30370-1

Ekelund, U., Brown, W., Johannessen, J. S., Fagerland, M., Owen, N., Powell, K., Bauman, A. & Lee, I. M. (2018). Do the associations of sedentary behaviour with cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality differ by physical activity level? A systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis of data from 850,060 participants. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(14), 886-894. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098963

Katzmarzyk, P. T., Ross, R., Blair, S. N. & Després, J. P. (2020). Should we target increased physical activity or less sedentary behavior in the battle against cardiovascular disease risk development? Atherosclerosis, 311, 107-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.07.010

Loh, R., Stamatakis, E., Folkerts, D., Allgrove, J. E., & Moir, H. J. (2019). Effects of interrupting prolonged sitting with physical activity breaks on blood glucose, insulin and triacylglycerol measures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 50(2), 295-330. https:/doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01183-w

Physical activity and health: Dose-response and domain specific activity:
Dalene, K. E., Tarp, J., Selmer, R. M., Ariansen, I. K. H., Nystad, W., Coenen, P., Anderssen, S. A., Steene-Johannessen, J., & Ekelund, U. (2021). Occupational physical activity and longevity in working men and women in Norway: A prospective cohort study. Lancet Public Health, 6(6), e386-e395. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00032-3

Garcia, L., Pearce, M., Abbas, A., Mok, A., Strain, T., Ali, S., Crippa, A., Dempsey, P. C., Golubic, R., Kelly, P., Laird, Y., McNamara, E., Moore, S., de Sa, T. H., Smith, A. D., Wijndaele, K., Woodcock, J., & Brage, S. (2023). Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality outcomes: A dose-response meta-analysis of large prospective studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(15), 979-989. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-105669

Ekelund, U., Tarp, J., Steene-Johannessen, J., Hansen, B. H., Jefferis, B., Fagerland, M. W., Whincup, P., Diaz, K. M., Hooker, S. P., Chernofsky, A., Larson, M. G., Spartano, N., Vasan, R. S., Dohrn, IM., Hagströmer, M., Edwardson, C., Yates, T., Shiroma, E., Anderssen, S. A. & Lee, I. M. (2019). Dose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality: Systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis. British Medical Journal, 366, I4570. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l4570

Paluch, A. E., Bajpai, S., Bassett, D. R., Carnethon, M. R., Ekelund, U., Evenson, K. R., Galuska, D. A., Jefferis, B. J., Kraus, W. E., Lee, I. M., Matthews, C. E., Omura, J. D., Patel, A. V., Pieper, C. F., Rees-Punia, E., Dallmeier, D., Klenk, J., Whincup, P. H., Dooley, E. E., Pettee Gabriel, K., … Steps for Health Collaborative. (2022). Daily steps and all-cause mortality: A meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts. The Lancet Public Health, 3, e219-e228. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00302-9

Stamatakis, E., Ahmadi, M. N., Gill, J. M. R., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Gibala, M. J., Doherty, A., & Hamer, M. (2022). Association of wearable device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity with mortality. Nature Medicine, 28(12), 2521-2529. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-02100-x

Tarp, J., Fagerland, M. W., Dalene, K. E., Johannessen, J. S., Hansen, B. H., Jefferis, B. J., Whincup, P. H., Diaz, K. M., Hooker, S., Howard, V. J., Chernofsky, A., Larson, M. G., Spartano, N. L., Vasan, R. S., Dohrn, I. M., Hagströmer, M., Edwardson, C., Yates, T., Shiroma, E. J., Dempsey, P. C., … Ekelund, U. (2022). Device-measured physical activity, adiposity, and mortality: A harmonized meta-analysis of eight prospective cohort studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56, 725-732. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-104827

Wasfy, M. M., & Lee, I-M. (2022). Examining the dose-response relationship between physical activity and health outcomes. New England Journal of Medicine Evidence, 1(12). https://doi.org/10.1056/EVIDra2200190
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Physical activity and musculoskeletal health:
Barrow, D. R., Abbate, L. M., Paquette, M. R., Driban, J. B., Vincent, H. K., Newman, C., Messier, S. P., Ambrose, K. R., & Shultz, S. P. (2019). Exercise prescription for weight management in obese adults at risk for osteoarthritis: Synthesis from a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20(1), 610. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-3004-3

Corp, N., Mansell, G., Stynes, S., Wynne-Jones, G., Morsø, L., Hill, J. C., & van der Windt, D. A. (2021). Evidence-based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines. European Journal of Pain, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1679

Kraus, V. B., Sprow, K., Powell, K. E., Buchner, D., Bloodgood, B., Piercy, K., George, S. M. & Kraus, W. E. (2019). Effects of physical activity in knee and hip osteoarthritis: A systematic umbrella review. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 51(6), 1324-1339. https:/doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001944

Lin, I., Wiles, L., Waller, R., Goucke, R., Nagree, Y., Gibberd, M., Straker, L., Maher, C. G. & O`Sullivan, P. P. B. (2020). What does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like? Eleven consistent recommendations from high-quality clinical practice guidelines: Systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(2), 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099878

Luo, J., Ratcliffe, A., Chahal, J., Brennan, R. & Lee, R. (2018). Pattern of physical activity can influence its efficacy on muscle and bone health in middle-aged men and women. Sport Sciences for Health, 14(3), 503-509. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-018-0448-z

Safiri, S., Kolahi, A. A., Cross, M., Hill, C., Smith, E., Carson-Chahhoud, K., Mansournia, M. A., Almasi-Hashiani, A., Ashrafi-Asgarabad, A., Kaufman, J., Sepidarkish, M., Shakouri, S. K., Hoy, D., Woolf, A. D., March, L., Collins, G., & Buchbinder, R. (2021). Prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years due to musculoskeletal disorders for 195 countries and territories 1990-2017. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 73(4), 702-714. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41571
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Weaver, C. M., Gordon, C. M., Janz, K. F., Kalkwarf, H. J., Lappe, J. M., Lewis, R., Wallace, T. C. & Zemel, B. S. (2016). The National Osteoporosis Foundation's position statement on peak bone mass development and lifestyle factors: A systematic review and implementation recommendations. Osteoporosis International, 27(4), 1281-1386. https:/doi.org/10.1007/s00198-015-3440-3

Young, J. L., Rhon, D. I., Cleland, J. A. & Snodgrass, S. J. (2016). The Influence of exercise dosing on outcomes in patients with knee disorders: A systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 48(3), 146-161. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.7637

Physical activity and lungfunction:
Agusti, A. & Faner, R. (2019). Lung function trajectories in health and disease. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 7(4), 358-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30529-0
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Atchley, T. J. & Smith, D. M. (2020) Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in elite or endurance athletes. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 125(1), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2020.01.023
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Clemm, H. H., Olin, J. T., McIntosh, C., Schwellnus, M., Sewry, N., Hull, J. H., & Halvorsen, T. (2022). Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) in athletes: A narrative review by a subgroup of the IOC Consensus on 'acute respiratory illness in the athlete'. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56(11), 622-629. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-104704

Eichenbergen, P. A., Diener, S. N., Kofmehl, R. & Spengler, C. M. (2013). Effects of exercise training on airway hyperreactivity in asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicne, 43(11), 1157-1170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-013-0077-2

Hjalmarsen, A. (2007). Rehabilitering av pasienter med kronisk obstruktiv lungesykdom. Tidsskrift for den norske lægeforening, 127(5), 609-612. https://tidsskriftet.no/2007/03/tema-rehabilitering/rehabilitering-av-pasienter-med-kronisk-obstruktiv-lungesykdom

Reier-Nilsen, T., Sewry, N., Chenuel, B., Backer, V., Larsson, K., Price, O. J., Pedersen, L., Bougault, V., Schwellnus, M., & Hull, J. H. (2023). Diagnostic approach to lower airway dysfunction in athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on 'acute respiratory illness in the athlete'. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(8), 481-489.  https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106059

Schwellnus, M., Adami, P. E., Bougault, V., Budgett, R., Clemm, H. H., Derman, W., Erdener, U., Fitch, K., Hull, J. H., McIntosh, C., Meyer, T., Pedersen, L., Pyne, D. B., Reier-Nilsen, T., Schobersberger, W., Schumacher, Y. O., Sewry, N., Soligard, T., Valtonen, M., Webborn, N., … Engebretsen, L.  (2022). International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes, Part 1: Acute respiratory infections. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56(19). https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-105759

Schwellnus, M., Adami, P. E., Bougault, V., Budgett, R., Clemm, H. H., Derman, W., Erdener, U., Fitch, K., Hull, J. H., McIntosh, C., Meyer, T., Pedersen, L., Pyne, D. B., Reier-Nilsen, T., Schobersberger, W., Schumacher, Y. O., Sewry, N., Soligard, T., Valtonen, M., Webborn, N., … Engebretsen, L.  (2022). International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes, Part 2: Non-infective acute respiratory illness. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56(19). https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-105567

Stang, J., Stensrud, T., Mowinckel, P., & Carlsen, K-H. (2016). Parasympathetic activity and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(11), 2100-2107. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001008

Physical activity and cancer:
Asogwa, O. A., Quansah, D. Y., Boakye, D., Ezewuiro, O. N., & Boateng, D. (2023). Prevalence, patterns, and determinants of multimorbidity among childhood and adult cancer survivors: A systematic review. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 192, 104147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.104147

Lavery, J. A., Boutros, P. C., Scott, J. M., Tammela, T., Moskowitz, C. S., & Jones, L. W. (2023). Pan-Cancer analysis of postdiagnosis exercise and mortality. Journal of Clinical Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.23.00058
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Herranz-Gómez, A., Cuenca-Martínez, F., Suso-Martí, L., Varangot-Reille, C., Calatayud, J., Blanco-Díaz, M., & Casaña, J. (2022). Effectiveness of HIIT in patients with cancer or cancer survivors: An umbrella and mapping review with meta-meta-analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 32(11), 1522-1549. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14223

Scott, J. M., Nilsen, T. S., Gupta, D. & Jones, L. W. (2018). Exercise therapy and cardiovascular toxicity in cancer. Circulation, 137(11), 1176-1191. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.024671

Toohey, K., Pumpa, K., McKune, A., Cooke, J. & Semple, S. (2018). High-intensity exercise interventions in cancer survivors: A systematic review exploring the impact on health outcomes. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 144(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-017-2552-x