Technological assessment of physical activity for health

Overview

Core fields of research

Physical activity, health and wellbeing

Research areas

JYU.Well

Physical activity through life span

Active aging

Faculty

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Research group description

We are using wearable technology and advanced analysis methods to quantify health-related aspects of daily physical activity. We are exploring different dimensions of activity, such as volume, intensity, duration, frequency, and type, and their associations to health in different population groups. The main goals are to develop methods that are widely usable in research and practice and to enhance our understanding of the benefits of a physically active lifestyle on long-term health.

Current

Members

Research group

Group leaders

Laura Karavirta

Associate professor

Members

Matti Hyvärinen

Postdoctoral Researcher

Niina Kajan

Project researcher

Kirsi Keskinen

Postdoctoral Researcher (absent)

Kaisa Koivunen

Postdoctoral Researcher

Katja Lindeman

Project researcher

Antti Löppönen

Postdoctoral Researcher

Joona Neuvonen

Doctoral Researcher

Heli Peltomaa

Doctoral Researcher

Eeva Kettunen

Postdoctoral Researcher

Publications

Publications

Publication

2024

Available through Open Access

Longitudinal changes in life-space mobility and autonomy in participation outdoors among Finnish community-dwelling older adults from pre-COVID-19 to through the pandemic

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.

Lindeman, Katja

Karavirta, Laura

Koivunen, Kaisa

Keskinen, Kirsi E.

Eronen, Johanna

Portegijs, Erja

Rantanen, Taina

Publication

2024

Available through Open Access

Physical Activity Changes From Before to During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Finland

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.

Lindeman, Katja

Karavirta, Laura

Eronen, Johanna

Kajan, Niina

Portegijs, Erja

Rantanen, Taina

Publication

2024

Available through Open Access

Physical Behavior Profiles Among Older Adults and Their Associations With Physical Capacity and Life-Space Mobility

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.

Palmberg, Lotta

Löppönen, Antti

Hyvärinen, Matti

Portegijs, Erja

Rantanen, Taina

Rantalainen, Timo

Karavirta, Laura

Publication

2024

Available through Open Access

Reciprocal Associations Between Relative or Absolute Physical Activity, Walking Performance, and Autonomy in Outdoor Mobility Among Older Adults : A 4-Year Follow-Up

Journal of Aging and Health.

Lindeman, Katja

Koivunen, Kaisa

Rantalainen, Timo

Rantakokko, Merja

Portegijs, Erja

Rantanen, Taina

Karavirta, Laura

Publication

2024

Available through Open Access

The role of cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in the association between physical activity and menopausal symptoms

Menopause: the Journal of the North American Menopause Society.

Hyvärinen, Matti

Karvanen, Juha

Karppinen, Jari E.

Karavirta, Laura

Juppi, Hanna-Kaarina

Tammelin, Tuija H.

Kovanen, Vuokko

Laukkanen, Jari

Aukee, Pauliina

Sipilä, Sarianna

Rantalainen, Timo

Laakkonen, Eija K.

Publication

2023

Available through Open Access

Association of Sit-to-Stand Capacity and Free-Living Performance Using Thigh-Worn Accelerometers among 60- to 90-Yr-Old Adults

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

Löppönen, Antti

Delecluse, Christophe

Suorsa, Kristin

Karavirta, Laura

Leskinen, Tuija

Meulemans, Lien

Portegijs, Erja

Finni, Taija

Rantanen, Taina

Stenholm, Sari

Rantalainen, Timo

Van Roie, Evelien

Publication

2023

Available through Open Access

Autonomic nervous system and postural control regulation during orthostatic test as putative markers of physical resilience among community-dwelling older adults

Experimental Gerontology.

Koivunen, Kaisa

Löppönen, Antti

Palmberg, Lotta

Rantalainen, Timo

Rantanen, Taina

Karavirta, Laura

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

Association between arterial stiffness and walking capacity in older adults

Experimental Gerontology.

Hinrichs, Timo

Portegijs, Erja

Rantanen, Taina

Infanger, Denis

Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno

Karavirta, Laura

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

Association Between Free-Living Sit-to-Stand Transition Characteristics, and Lower-Extremity Performance, Fear of Falling, and Stair Negotiation Difficulties Among Community-Dwelling 75 to 85-Year-Old Adults

Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences.

Löppönen, Antti

Karavirta, Laura

Koivunen, Kaisa

Portegijs, Erja

Rantanen, Taina

Finni, Taija

Delecluse, Christophe

Van Roie, Evelien

Rantalainen, Timo

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

Is Complexity of Daily Activity Associated with Physical Function and Life Space Mobility among Older Adults?

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

Rantalainen, Timo

Koivunen, Kaisa

Portegijs, Erja

Rantanen, Taina

Palmberg, Lotta

Karavirta, Laura

Chastin, Sebastien

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

Physical activity scaled to preferred walking speed as a predictor of walking difficulty in older adults : a 2-year follow-up

Journals of Gerontology Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences.

Karavirta, Laura

Leppä, Heidi

Rantalainen, Timo

Eronen, Johanna

Portegijs, Erja

Rantanen, Taina

Publication

2021

Available through Open Access

Associations Between Accelerometer-Based Free-Living Walking and Self-Reported Walking Capability Among Community-Dwelling Older People

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.

Skantz, Heidi

Rantalainen, Timo

Karavirta, Laura

Rantakokko, Merja

Palmberg, Lotta

Portegijs, Erja

Rantanen, Taina

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