• A randomised controlled study of the long-term effects of exercise training on mortality in elderly people: Study protocol for the generation 100 study 

      Stensvold, Dorthe; Viken, Hallgeir; Rognmo, Øivind; Skogvoll, Eirik; Steinshamn, Sigurd Loe; Vatten, Lars Johan; Coombes, Jeff S; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Magnussen, Jon; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Singh, Maria A Fiatarone; Langhammer, Arnulf; Støylen, Asbjørn; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Wisløff, Ulrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Introduction: Epidemiological studies suggest that exercise has a tremendous preventative effect on morbidity and premature death, but these findings need to be confirmed by randomised trials. Generation 100 is a randomised, ...
    • Absolute and relative accelerometer thresholds for determining the association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome in the older adults: The Generation-100 study 

      Zisko, Nina; Nauman, Javaid; Bucher Sandbakk, Silvana; Aspvik, Nils Petter; Salvesen, Øyvind; Carlsen, Trude; Viken, Hallgeir; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Wisløff, Ulrik; Stensvold, Dorthe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background When assessing population adherence to physical activity (PA) recommendation using accelerometers, absolute intensity threshold definition is applied despite having limited validity in those with low cardiorespiratory ...
    • Are Older Adults Physically Active Enough - A Matter of Assessment Method? The Generation 100 Study 

      Aspvik, Nils Petter; Viken, Hallgeir; Zisko, Nina; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Wisløff, Ulrik; Stensvold, Dorthe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for general health. As a result, adults around the world are recommended to undertake regular PA of either absolute or relative intensity. Traditionally, adherence to PA ...
    • Correlates of objectively measured physical activity among norwegian older adults: The Generation 100 Study 

      Viken, Hallgeir; Aspvik, Nils Petter; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Zisko, Nina; Wisløff, Ulrik; Stensvold, Dorthe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The aim of this study was to identify how demographics, physical activity (PA) history, and environmental and biological correlates are associated with objectively measured PA among older adults. PA was assessed objectively ...
    • Do weather changes influence physical activity level among older adults? – The Generation 100 study 

      Aspvik, Nils Petter; Viken, Hallgeir; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Zisko, Nina; Mehus, Ingar; Wisløff, Ulrik; Stensvold, Dorthe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Introduction Understanding how individual and environmental factors impact physical activity (PA) level is important when building strategies to improve PA of older adults. No studies have examined how hour-to-hour weather ...
    • Effect of 5 years of exercise training on the cardiovascular risk profile of older adults: the Generation 100 randomized trial 

      Letnes, Jon Magne; Berglund, Ida Johnsen; Johnson, Kristin Espolin; Dalen, Håvard; Nes, Bjarne; Lydersen, Stian; Viken, Hallgeir; Hassel, Erlend; Steinshamn, Sigurd Loe; Vesterbekkmo, Elisabeth Kleivhaug; Støylen, Asbjørn; Reitlo, Line Skarsem; Zisko, Nina; Bækkerud, Fredrik Hjulstad; Tari, Atefe R; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Bucher Sandbakk, Silvana; Carlsen, Trude; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Singh, Maria A. Fiatarone; Coombes, Jeff S.; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Rognmo, Øivind; Wisløff, Ulrik; Stensvold, Dorthe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Aims The aim of this study was to compare the effects of 5 years of supervised exercise training (ExComb), and the differential effects of subgroups of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous ...
    • Effect of exercise training for five years on all cause mortality in older adults-The Generation 100 study: Randomised controlled trial 

      Stensvold, Dorthe; Viken, Hallgeir; Steinshamn, Sigurd Loe; Dalen, Håvard; Støylen, Asbjørn; Loennechen, Jan Pål; Reitlo, Line Skarsem; Zisko, Nina; Bækkerud, Fredrik Hjulstad; Tari, Atefe R; Bucher Sandbakk, Silvana; Carlsen, Trude; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Lydersen, Stian; Mattsson, Erney; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Singh, Maria A. Fiatarone; Coombes, Jeff S.; Skogvoll, Eirik; Vatten, Lars Johan; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Rognmo, Øivind; Wisløff, Ulrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective To evaluate the effect of five years of supervised exercise training compared with recommendations for physical activity on mortality in older adults (70-77 years). Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting ...
    • Exercise patterns in older adults instructed to follow moderate- or high-intensity exercise protocol - the generation 100 study 

      Reitlo, Line Skarsem; Bucher Sandbakk, Silvana; Viken, Hallgeir; Aspvik, Nils Petter; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Tan, Xiang chun; Wisløff, Ulrik; Stensvold, Dorthe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Making older adults exercise and keeping them in exercise programs is a major challenge. Understanding how older adults prefer to exercise may help developing tailored exercise programs and increase sustained ...
    • New relative intensity ambulatory accelerometer thresholds for elderly men and women: The Generation 100 study 

      Zisko, Nina; Carlsen, Trude; Salvesen, Øyvind; Aspvik, Nils Petter; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Wisløff, Ulrik; Stensvold, Dorthe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Background Public health initiatives world-wide recommend increasing physical activity (PA) to improve health. However, the dose and the intensity of PA producing the most benefit are still debated. Accurate assessment ...
    • Predictors of dropout in exercise trials in older adults: The generation 100 study 

      Viken, Hallgeir; Reitlo, Line Skarsem; Zisko, Nina; Nauman, Javaid; Aspvik, Nils Petter; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Wisløff, Ulrik; Stensvold, Dorthe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Purpose Dropout from exercise programs, both in the real world and in research, is a challenge, and more information on dropout predictors is needed for establishing strategies to increase the likelihood of maintaining ...