Eivind Aadland

Field of work

I have been working at The Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), Faculty of Education, Arts and Sports, Department of Sports, Food and Natural Sciences, Campus Sogndal (formerly The Sogn og Fjordane University College, Faculty of Teacher Education and Sports, Institute for Sports) since 2008, since 2018 as Professor in Sport Science. I serve as the head of the research group Physical Activity and Public Health at HVL. My main research interests are in the fields of physical activity, physical fitness and health, physical activity in children and youth, physical activity in preschool and school, measurement of physical activity and physical fitness, accelerometers, risk assessment and risk management in outdoor activities and sea kayaking, sea kayak teaching and leadership. I lead two large-scale research- and development projects in kindergartens, the Active Learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW) study and the Move-play-explore in early childhood education (MoveEarly) study.

Publications last five years (2018-)

Krogager Albertsen H, Aadland KN, Johannessen K, Jones R, Aadland E. Associations between the movement environment and preschooler’s physical activity and sedentary time in Norwegian preschools. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2022.2147562

Aadland E, Ylvisåker E, Johannessen K, Nilsen AKO. Prospective association patterns for the physical activity intensity spectrum with body mass index and lower body muscle strength in Norwegian children aged 3-9 years. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2022: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2022-0157

Bartholomew J, Clutton J, Burford K, Aadland E, Resaland GK, Jowers EM, Errisuiz V. Individual- and Environmental-Level Predictors of Recess Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Findings from the I-CAN! Study. Translational Journal of the ACSM 2022: 7(4): e000212. https://doi.org/10.1249/TJX.0000000000000212 

Kvalheim O, Rajalahti T, Aadland E. An approach to assess and adjust for the influence of multicollinear covariates on metabolomics association patterns – applied to a study of the associations between a comprehensive lipoprotein profile and the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance. Metabolomics 2022: 18:72, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-022-01931-6   

Aadland E, Nilsen AKO, Haugland ES, Vabø KB, Aadland KN. The multivariate physical activity signatures associated with body mass index and waist-to-height ratio in 3–5-year-old Norwegian children. Preventive Medicine Reports 2022: 29: 101930 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101930

Aadland KN, Nilsen AKO, Lervåg AO, Aadland E. Structural validity of a test battery for assessment of fundamental movement skills in Norwegian 3–6-year-old children. Journal of Sports Sciences 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2100622

Aadland E, Nilsen AKO. Accelerometer epoch length influence associations for physical activity intensities with body mass index and locomotor skills in young children. Journal of Sports Sciences 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2092979 

Aadland E, Okely AD, Nilsen AKO. Trajectories of physical activity and sedentary time in Norwegian children aged 3–9 years: a 5-year longitudinal study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2022: 19:67, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-022-01286-0

Vabø KB, Aadland KN, Howard SJ, Aadland E. The multivariate physical activity signatures associated with self-regulation, executive function, and early academic learning in 3–5-year-old children. Frontiers in Psychology 2022: 13: 842271. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.842271  

Dempsey PC, Aadland E, Strain T, Kvalheim OM, Westgate K, Lindsay T, Khaw K, Wareham NJ, Brage S, Wijndaele K. Physical activity intensity profiles associated with cardiometabolic risk in middle-aged to older men and women. Preventive Medicine 2022: 156 (2022): 106977, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.106977 

Jones P, Rajalahti T, Resaland GK, Aadland E, Steene-Johannessen J, Anderssen SA, Bathen TF, Andreassen T, Kvalheim OM, Ekelund U. Associations of lipoprotein particle profile and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in schoolchildren: a prospective cohort study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2022: 19:5, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-022-01244-w

Stodden D, Lakes KD, Cote J, Aadland E, Benzing V, Brian A, et al. Exploration: an overarching focus for holistic development. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior 2021: 15(5): 301-20, https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.254

Rajalahti T, Aadland E, Resaland GK, Anderssen SA, Kvalheim OM. Influence of adiposity and physical activity on the cardiometabolic association pattern of lipoprotein subclasses to aerobic fitness in prepubertal children. Plos One 2021: 16(11): e0259901, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259901

Petersen TL, Brønd JC, Kristensen PL, Aadland E, Grøntved A, Jepsen R. Resemblance in physical activity in families with children in time segments during the week. The Lolland-Falster Health Study. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002718

Ylvisåker E, Nilsen AKO, Johannessen K, Aadland E. The role of weather conditions on time spent outdoors and in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among Norwegian preschoolers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1976490 

Rajalahti T, Aadland E, Resaland GK, Anderssen SA, Kvalheim OM. Cardiometabolic associations between physical activity, adiposity, and lipoprotein subclasses in prepubertal Norwegian children. Nutrients 2021: 13: 2095, https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13062095

Hamre Eike GS, Aadland E, Blom EE, Riiser A. Validation of a modified submaximal balke protocol to assess cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals at high risk of or with chronic health conditions - a pilot study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2021:3: Article 642538, https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.642538  

Migueles JH, Aadland E, Andersen LB, Brønd JC, Chastin S, Hansen BH, Konstabel K, Kvalheim O, McGregor D, Rowlands A, Sabia S, van Hees VT, Walmsley R, Ortega FB, External review group. GRANADA consensus on analytical approaches to assess associations with accelerometer-determined physical behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) in epidemiological studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2021, https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103604

Skrede T, Aadland E, Anderssen SA, Resaland GK, Ekelund U. Bi-directional prospective associations between sedentary time, physical activity and adiposity in 10-year-old Norwegian children. Journal of Sports Sciences 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1898114 

Perez-Bey A, Delgado-Alfonso A, Aadland E, Resaland GK, Martinez-Gomez D, Veiga OL, Ponce-Gonzalez JG, Castro-Pinero J. Fitness, waist circumferences and their association with future blood pressure in youth: The UP&DOWN Longitudinal Study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.02.002

Jones P, Rajalahti T, Resaland GK, Aadland E, Steene-Johannessen J, Anderssen SA, Bathen TF, Andreassen T, Kvalheim OM, Ekelund U. Cross-sectional and prospective associations between aerobic fitness and lipoprotein particle profile in a cohort of Norwegian schoolchildren. Atherosclerosis 2021:321: 21-29, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.02.002

Aadland E, Holmøy OK, Nilsen AKO. The multivariate physical activity signature associated with body mass index in young children. Preventive Medicine 2021: 145: 106437, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106437

Johannessen K, Bjørnestad E, Nilsen AKO, Ylvisåker E, Nornes-Nymark M, Engesæter M, Pedersen L, Aadland E. The association between preschool quality and objectively assessed physical activity among Norwegian preschoolers. Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education 2020: 4:2: 7-25, https://doi.org/10.23865/jased.v4.2485

Petersen TL, Brønd JC, Kristensen PL, Aadland E, Grøntvedt A, Jepsen R. Resemblance in accelerometer-assessed physical activity in families with children: The Lolland-Falster Health Study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020: 17:161, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-01067-7 

Aadland E, Kvalheim OM, Hansen BH, Kriemler S, Ried-Larsen M, Wedderkopp N, Sardinha LB, Møller NC, Hallal P, Anderssen SA, Northstone K, Andersen LB, On behalf of the International Children’s Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators. The multivariate physical activity signature associated with metabolic health in children: An International Children’s Accelerometry Database (ICAD) analysis. Preventive Medicine 2020: 141, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106266

Blom EE, Aadland E, Solbraa AK, Oldervoll L. Healthy Life Centers: a 3-month behavior change programme’s impact on participants’ physical activity, aerobic fitness and obesity: an observational study. BMJ Open 2020, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019- 035888 

Aadland E, Nilsen AKO, Andersen LB, Rowlands A, Kvalheim OM. A comparison of analytical approaches to investigate associations for accelerometry-derived physical activity spectra with health and developmental outcomes in children. Journal of Sports Sciences 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1824341 

Aadland E, Andersen LB, Migueles JH, Ortega FB, Kvalheim OM. Interpretation of associations between the accelerometry physical activity spectrum and cardiometabolic health and locomotor skills in two cohorts of children using raw, log-transformed, or compositional data. Journal of Sports Sciences 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1796462 

Aadland E, Tjomsland HE, Johannessen K, Nilsen AKO, Resaland GK, Glosvik Ø, Lykkebø O, Stokke R, Andersen LB, Anderssen SA, Pfeiffer KA, Tomporowski PD, Størksen I, Bartholomew JB, Ommundsen Y, Howard SJ, Okely AD, Aadland KN. Active Learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW) – design of a cluster randomized controlled trial of staff professional development to promote physical activity, motor skills, and cognition in preschoolers. Frontiers in Psychology 2020: 11:1382, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01382

Blom EE, Aadland E, Skrove GK, Solbraa AK, Oldervoll L. Health-related quality of life and physical activity level after a behavior change program at Norwegian healthy life centers: a 15-month follow-up. Quality of Life Research 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02554-x  

Migueles JH, Cadenas-Sanches C, Esteban-Cornejo I, Torres-Lopez LV, Aadland E, Chastin S, Erickson KI, Catena A, Ortega FB. Associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with hippocampal grey matter volume in children with overweight/obesity. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2020: 9:1080, https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9041080 

Aadland E, Nilsen AKO, Ylvisåker E, Johannessen K, Anderssen SA. Reproducibility of objectively measured physical activity: Reconsideration needed. Journal of Sports Sciences 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1743054  

Nilsen AKO, Anderssen SA, Johannessen K, Aadland K, Loftesnes JM, Ylvisåker E, Aadland E. Bi-directional prospective associations between objectively measured physical activity and fundamental motor skills in children: a two-year follow-up. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020: 17:1, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0902-6  

Blom EE, Aadland E, Skrove GK, Solbraa AK, Oldervoll L. Health-related quality of life and intensity-specific physical activity in high-risk adults attending a behavior change service within primary care. Plos One 2019: 14(12): e0226613, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226613

Nilsen AKO, Anderssen SA, Loftesnes JM, Johannessen K, Ylvisåker E, Aadland E. The multivariate physical activity signature associated with fundamental motor skills in pre-schoolers. Journal of Sport Sciences 2019, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1694128

Stavnsbo M, Aadland E, Anderssen SA, Chinapaw M, Steene-Johannessen J, Andersen LB, Resaland GK. Effects of the Active Smarter Kids (ASK) physical activity intervention on cardiometabolic risk factors in children: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine 2019: 130 (2020): 105868, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105868

Aadland E, Andersen LB, Anderssen SA, Resaland GK, Kvalheim OM. Accelerometer epoch setting is crucial for associations between physical activity and metabolic health in children. Journal of Sport Sciences 2019: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1693320

Aadland E, Kvalheim OM, Anderssen SA, Resaland GK, Andersen LB. Multicollinear physical activity accelerometry data and associations to cardiometabolic health: Challenges, pitfalls, and potential solutions. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019: 16(74). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0836-z  

Stavnsbo M, Skrede T, Aadland E, Aadland KN, Chinapaw M, Anderssen SA, Andersen LB, Resaland GK. Cardiometabolic risk factor levels in Norwegian children compared to international reference values: The ASK study. Plos One 2019: 14(8): e0220239, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220239

Aadland E, Andersen LB, Resaland GK, Kvalheim OM. Interpretation of multivariate association patterns between multicollinear physical activity accelerometry data and cardiometabolic health in children – a tutorial. Metabolites 2019: 9: 129, https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo9070129 ​​​​​​​

Jones P, Rajalahti T, Resaland GK, Aadland E, Steene-Johannessen J, Anderssen SA, Bathen TF, Andreassen T, Kvalheim OM, Ekelund U. Associations of physical activity and sedentary time with lipoprotein subclasses in Norwegian schoolchildren: The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) study. Atherosclerosis 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.05.023

Blom EE, Solbraa AK, Aadland E, Oldervoll L, Skrove GK. Healthy Life Centers – A primary care service for lifestyle changes: Study protocol of a prospective multicenter intervention study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2019, https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494819856832

Aadland E, Kvalheim OM, Anderssen SA, Resaland GK, Andersen LB. The multivariate triaxial physical activity signature associated with metabolic health in children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2019, https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000002021

Brønd JC, Aadland E, Andersen LB, Resaland GK, Andersen SA, Arvidsson D. The ActiGraph counts processing and the assessment of vigorous activity. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 2019: 39: 276-283, https://doi.org/10.1111/cpf.12571   

Nilsen AKO, Anderssen SA, Ylvisåker E, Johannessen K, Aadland E. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among Norwegian preschoolers varies by sex, age, and season. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 2019, https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13405

Nilsen AKO, Anderssen SA, Resaland GK, Johannessen K, Ylvisåker E, Aadland E. Boys, older children, and highly active children benefit most from the preschool arena regarding moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: A cross-sectional study of Norwegian preschoolers. Preventive Medicine Reports 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100837

Aadland E, Anderssen SA, Andersen LB, Resaland GK, Kolle E, Steene-Johannessen J. Aerobic fitness thresholds to define poor cardiometabolic health in children and youth. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 2019: 29: 240-250, https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13330

Resaland GK, Aadland E, Fusche Moe V, Kolotkin RL, Anderssen SA, Andersen JR. Effects of a physical activity intervention on schoolchildren’s health-related quality of life: The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) cluster-randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine Reports 2019: 13: 1-4, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.11.002 

Stavnsbo M, Resaland GK, Anderssen SA, Domazet SL, Skrede T, Kriemler S, Sardinha LB, Andersen LB, Ekelund U, Aadland E. Reference values for a composite cardiometabolic risk score in children and adolescents - suggesting a common standard. Atherosclerosis 2018: 278: 299-306, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.10.003 

Aadland E, Andersen LB, Anderssen SA, Resaland GK, Kvalheim OM. Associations for volumes and patterns of physical activity with metabolic health in children: A multivariate pattern analysis approach. Preventive Medicine 2018: 115: 12-18, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.08.001

Aadland E, Kvalheim OM, Anderssen SA, Resaland GK, Andersen LB. The multivariate physical activity signature associated with metabolic health in children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2018:15:77, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-018-0707-z

Aadland E. Physical activity and overweight/obesity [Fysisk aktivitet og overvekt/fedme] In: Physical activity and health [Fysisk aktivitet og helse]. Torstveit MK, Lohne-Seiler H, Bertnes S, Anderssen SA (ed.). Cappelen Damm Akademisk, Oslo, 2018.

Skrede T, Aadland E, Andersen LB, Stavnsbo M, Anderssen SA, Resaland GK, Ekelund U. Does cardiorespiratory fitness moderate the prospective association between physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors in children? International Journal of Obesity 2018: 42: 1029-1038, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0108-z

Resaland GK, Aadland E, Andersen JR, Bartholomew JB, Anderssen SA, Moe VF. Physical activity preferences of 10-year-old children and identified positive and negative associations to cardiorespiratory fitness. Acta Paediatrica 2018: https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14487

Aadland E, Andersen LB, Anderssen SA, Resaland GK. Reproducibility of domain-specific physical activity over two seasons in children. BMC Public Health 2018: 18: 821, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5743-8

Aadland KN, Aadland E, Andersen JR, Lervåg A, Moe VF, Resaland GK, Ommundsen Y. Executive function, behavioral self-regulation, and school related well-being did not mediate the effect of school-based physical activity on academic performance in numeracy in 10-year-old children. The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) Study. Frontiers in Psychology 2018, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00245

Aadland E, Andersen LB, Anderssen SA, Resaland GK. A comparison of 10 accelerometer non-wear time and logbooks in children. BMC Public Health 2018: 18:323, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5212-4