Current News at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Mihaly Szerovay, PhD in sport and health sciences, has been selected as the joint professor of practice for the University of Jyväskylä and the Football Association of Finland.

A recent study has found that late menopausal status is associated with an elevated level of depressive symptoms that indicate the negative dimension of mental well-being.

Destinations in nature, such as a lakeside or a walking trail, are the most commonly perceived environmental features motivating older adults to engage in outdoor mobility.

Research in education at the University of Jyväskylä was on the top 100 list of the QS World University Rankings by Subject. Education was positioned 51–100, which is improvement from the previous year.

A large proportion of highly active men watch more television than their low-active peers do. In contrast, highly active women watch less television than low-active women do.

How effectively the human body uses fats for energy seems to be largely dictated by genes. Higher peak fat utilisation capacity during exercise may also predict better metabolic health.

As a result of the cooperation of the Football Association of Finland (FAF) and the University of Jyväskylä, a position of a professor of practice in football is now open for applications.

The Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences organises the ninth International Winter School in Sport Sciences.

Consumption of fruits and vegetables is higher and more frequent in individuals who are physically active when compared to their less-active peers.

In aging research, recruiting people with poor health and function is challenging.

Good aerobic fitness does not protect children against obesity-induced insulin resistance, which is a key risk factor of type 2 diabetes, a new study from Finland shows.

Fundamental and early-appearing dispositions of feeling and reacting, also known as temperament, are reflected in the amount of physical activity in midlife.