Current News at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

The International Congress on Science and Skiing (ICSS) will bring together the scientific community focusing on skiing disciplines in Val di Fiemme, Italy, the Nordic skiing sports venue for the upcoming Winter Olympics.

This multidisciplinary international conference will bring together researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the growing body of research on the effects of football and other team sports on health and well-being.

Anne-Maarit Hyttinen's doctoral dissertation indicates that muscle strength and endurance in Finnish female equestrians competing at national and international levels are often weak.

In January 2025, Jyväskylä will host the multidisciplinary Football is Medicine conference.

Unique 45-year follow-up data suggests low fitness in adolescence increases risk of declining work ability and health for decades

The low temperature laboratory developed for testing cross-country skis is also suitable for the needs of sledding. Sledding may be luge, skeleton or bobsled.

Tiina Jokela’s responsibilities are divided between the University of Jyväskylä and Biobank Central Finland. . Jokela’s responsibilities include the development of biobank activities and conducting research on cancer biomarkers.

In his dissertation, Jonne Silonsaari applies realist action research methodology to explain the ability of cycling policies to reach children and young people in Jyväskylä and Amsterdam.

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, revealed that children and adolescents who regularly participated in organized sports in sports clubs were more physically active in midlife than those who were less active in their youth.

Business Networking Day on Thursday 10 October brought together researchers, companies and organisations from different fields to network and explore new opportunities for collaboration.

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä's Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences investigated how a 10-week break from resistance training affected maximum strength and muscle size.

Associations of personality traits with physical activity and sedentary behavior were observed in a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Centre and the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä.