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 (2020-)

Aadland KN, Lervåg A, Andersen JR, Howard SJ, Ommundsen Y, Aadland E. Effects of a staff physical activity professional development intervention on preschoolers’ mental health and self-regulation: The active learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW) cluster randomised controlled trial. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 2024, 102705, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102705

Haugland ES, Nilsen AKO, Vabø KB, Pesce C, Bartholomew J, Okely AD, Tjomsland HE, Aadland KN, Aadland E. Effects of a staff-led multicomponent physical activity intervention on preschoolers’ fundamental motor skills and physical fitness: The ACTNOW cluster-randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2024, 21:69, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01616-4

Cliff D, Antczak D, Draper CE, Olds T, Santos R, Silva DES, Tremblay MS, van Sluijs EMF, Kemp B, Aadland E, Aadland KN, Bezerra TA, Burley J, Carson V, Christian HE, De Craemer M, Downing K, Hesketh KD, Jones RA, Kuzik N, Lehto R, Martins C, Mota J, Nathan A, Okely AD, Roos E, Sousa-Sa E, Vale, S, Wiebe S, Janssen I. The sleep and activity database for the early years (SADEY) study: design and methods. Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, 2024: 3:15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44167-024-00054-8

Baumeister TUH, Aadland E, Linington RG, Kvalheim OM. Multivariate pattern analysis: a method and software to reveal, quantify, and visualize predictive association patterns in multicollinear data. BMC Bioinformatics, 2024: 25: 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-024-05660-6

Haugland ES, Nilsen AKO, Okely AD, Aadland KN, Aadland E. Multivariate physical activity association patterns for fundamental motor skills and physical fitness in preschool children aged 3-5 years. Journal of Sports Sciences 2023,

https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2232219

Nilsen AKO, Espedal H, Aadland KN, Aadland E. Associations between educators’ and children’s physical activity and sedentary time in Norwegian preschoolers: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Sports Sciences 2023,

https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2204638  

Aadland E, Nilsen AKO. The influence of reliability and variability of objectively measured physical activity on associations with lower body muscle strength in young children. Journal of Sports Sciences 2023,

https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2204587  

Resaland GK, Bartholomew JB, Andersen LB, Anderssen SA, Aadland E. Effects of a school-based physical activity intervention on cardiometabolic health 5 years after cessation. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 2023: 00: 1-13, http://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14350

Aadland KN, Lervåg A, Ommundsen Y, Aadland E. Structural validity of the Norwegian version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in children aged 3-6 years. Frontiers in Psychology 2022, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1024918

Pedersen L, Bjørnestad E, Nornes-Nymark M, Engesæter M, Aadland E. Kvalitet i samspelet mellom personale og barn i norske barnehagar observer med ECERS-R. Nordisk barnehageforskning 2022: 19(3): 97-115, https://doi.org/10.23865/nbf.v19.321      

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  

Physical activity and public health

Measurement methods for physical activity

Quantitative methods and statistics

Sea kayaking

Physical activity and public health

Measurement methods for physical activity

Physical activity in kindergarten

Professional development interventions

Physical activity and public health (leader)