Arto J Pesola
Biographic Data
| ID | 6679861 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arto J Pesola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arto J |
| FAMILY NAME | Pesola |
| SIGNATURE | PESOLA A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Finland University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2984-9847 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Development, implementation and evaluation of a smartphone application aimed to reduce sedentary time and increase physical activity among Indian sedentary office workers – findings from SMART-STEP tr…
Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI/2020/03/024138) registered on 20/03/2020
Do Covid-19 recovered individuals differ from healthy controls in accelerometer-measured physical activity and self-reported sleep? a UAE-based study
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global health, with recent studies suggesting long-term aftermath effects on physical activity (PA) and sleep among recovered individuals. Pre-existing challenges, such as high rates of physical inactivity and sleep deprivation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), may exacerbate these effects. This cross-sectional study compared accelerometer-measured PA and self-reported sleep between 65 individuals…
Fare-free public transport supporting children’s independence and ease of using public transport
Children’s independent mobility is declining worldwide. This trend is concerning as it mirrors growing disparities in access to essential destinations like schools and recreational activities. There exists limited evidence on how fare-free public transport policy may impact children's independent mobility. Using a multimethod approach, we investigated whether a transport policy level decision providing unlimited fare-free public transport for chi…
Wooden Interiors Improve Heart Rate Variability-Derived Psychophysiological Well-Being
Mental health is a significant public concern. Given that individuals spend extended periods indoors, understanding the psychophysiological health effects of indoor materials on well-being is crucial. This study compared the effects of wooden and resin plaster rooms on psychophysiological well-being. Well-being was assessed using heart rate variability measurements and an affective well-being questionnaire. Subjective perceptions were also evalua…
Sensitivity and specificity of measuring children's free-living cycling with a thigh-worn Fibion® accelerometer
The thigh-worn Fibion® accelerometer measured a greater duration of cycling, a lower MET-level, and a similar duration of total activity and moderate-to-vigorous activity during free-living cycling trips as compared to walking trips, suggesting it can be used to measure free-living cycling activity and moderate-to-vigorous activity duration in 10-12-year-old children
Children’s independent mobility and activity spaces during Covid-19 in Finland
Children’s Independent Mobility (CIM) is usually higher in Nordic countries, although like in many other countries it is declining over time. COVID-19 has created new large-scale restrictions into the patterns of children’s mobility. We explore children’s and parents’ perceptions of CIM during the pandemic. To better understand how to promote CIM, we use COVID-19 restrictions as a model to investigate how acute changes in play and sports are asso…
Can the Functional Movement Screen Method Identify Previously Injured Wushu Athletes
The functional movement screen (FMS) is commonly used to evaluate sports injury risks, but no study has been reported for Wushu athletes. The aim of this study was to identify optimal FMS cut-off points for previously injured Wushu athletes and to examine the associations with other possible factors. In this study, a total of 84 Chinese Wushu athletes (15.1 ± 4.5 years old, 51% male) with a minimum of two years of professional training background…
Staying Active under Restrictions
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated governmental restrictions suddenly changed everyday life and potentially affected exercise behavior. The aim of this study was to explore whether individuals changed their preference for certain types of physical exercise during the pandemic and to identify risk factors for inactivity. An international online survey with 13,881 adult participants from 18 countries/regions was conducted during the initial C…
Comparison of Classroom-Based Sedentary Time and Physical Activity in Conventional Classrooms and Open Learning Spaces Among Elementary School Students
European children and adolescents spend most of their daily life and especially their school hours being sedentary which may increase their risk for chronic non-communicable diseases later in life. After the curriculum reform of Finnish basic education in 2014, most of the new or renovated comprehensive schools in Finland incorporate open and flexible classroom designs. Their open learning spaces may provide students opportunities to reduce seden…
Delineating the geographic context of physical activities
Current social ecological physical activity research applies simple conceptualizations and methods of the spatial context. While conceptual and methodological concerns have been repeatedly expressed, no substantive progress has been made in the use of spatial approaches. To further our understanding on place effects on health, future studies should carefully consider the choice of spatial approaches, and their effect on study results
Training-Induced Acute Neuromuscular Responses to Military Specific Test during a Six-Month Military Operation
Limited data are available regarding strength and endurance training adaptations to occupational physical performance during deployment. This study assessed acute training-induced changes in neuromuscular (electromyography; EMG) and metabolic (blood lactate, BLa) responses during a high-intensity military simulation test (MST), performed in the beginning (PRE) and at the end (POST) of a six-month crisis-management operation. MST time shortened (1…
Does free public transit increase physical activity and independent mobility in children? Study protocol for comparing children’s activity between two Finnish towns with and without free public transi…
There is a need for scalable solutions that can increase children's physical activity independent of their socioeconomic background or place of residence. This project will give information on how a political action to provide free public transit for children is associated with their total physical activity time and independent mobility patterns, therefore providing highly relevant information for political decision-making and for promoting indep…
Does SuperPark Make Children Less Sedentary? How Visiting a Commercial Indoor Activity Park Affects 7 to 12 Years Old Children’s Daily Sitting and Physical Activity Time
Commercial indoor activity parks provide children with a variety of entertaining physical activities. This study examined whether visiting SuperPark affects total daily sitting and physical activity time. The participants (8 girls and 7 boys, aged 10.3 ± 1.9 years, height 144.5 ± 11.8 cm, body mass index (BMI) 19.3 ± 3.0 kg/m2) wore a thigh-worn accelerometer during a normal week and were provided free tickets to visit SuperPark on at least one d…
A family based tailored counselling to increase non-exercise physical activity in adults with a sedentary job and physical activity in their young children
ISRCTN: ISRCTN28668090
Delineating the geographic context of physical activities
Current social ecological physical activity research applies simple conceptualizations and methods of the spatial context. While conceptual and methodological concerns have been repeatedly expressed, no substantive progress has been made in the use of spatial approaches. To further our understanding on place effects on health, future studies should carefully consider the choice of spatial approaches, and their effect on study results
Children’s independent mobility and activity spaces during Covid-19 in Finland
Children’s Independent Mobility (CIM) is usually higher in Nordic countries, although like in many other countries it is declining over time. COVID-19 has created new large-scale restrictions into the patterns of children’s mobility. We explore children’s and parents’ perceptions of CIM during the pandemic. To better understand how to promote CIM, we use COVID-19 restrictions as a model to investigate how acute changes in play and sports are asso…
A family based tailored counselling to increase non-exercise physical activity in adults with a sedentary job and physical activity in their young children
ISRCTN: ISRCTN28668090
Does SuperPark Make Children Less Sedentary? How Visiting a Commercial Indoor Activity Park Affects 7 to 12 Years Old Children’s Daily Sitting and Physical Activity Time
Commercial indoor activity parks provide children with a variety of entertaining physical activities. This study examined whether visiting SuperPark affects total daily sitting and physical activity time. The participants (8 girls and 7 boys, aged 10.3 ± 1.9 years, height 144.5 ± 11.8 cm, body mass index (BMI) 19.3 ± 3.0 kg/m2) wore a thigh-worn accelerometer during a normal week and were provided free tickets to visit SuperPark on at least one d…
Training-Induced Acute Neuromuscular Responses to Military Specific Test during a Six-Month Military Operation
Limited data are available regarding strength and endurance training adaptations to occupational physical performance during deployment. This study assessed acute training-induced changes in neuromuscular (electromyography; EMG) and metabolic (blood lactate, BLa) responses during a high-intensity military simulation test (MST), performed in the beginning (PRE) and at the end (POST) of a six-month crisis-management operation. MST time shortened (1…
Does free public transit increase physical activity and independent mobility in children? Study protocol for comparing children’s activity between two Finnish towns with and without free public transi…
There is a need for scalable solutions that can increase children's physical activity independent of their socioeconomic background or place of residence. This project will give information on how a political action to provide free public transit for children is associated with their total physical activity time and independent mobility patterns, therefore providing highly relevant information for political decision-making and for promoting indep…
Can the Functional Movement Screen Method Identify Previously Injured Wushu Athletes
The functional movement screen (FMS) is commonly used to evaluate sports injury risks, but no study has been reported for Wushu athletes. The aim of this study was to identify optimal FMS cut-off points for previously injured Wushu athletes and to examine the associations with other possible factors. In this study, a total of 84 Chinese Wushu athletes (15.1 ± 4.5 years old, 51% male) with a minimum of two years of professional training background…
Staying Active under Restrictions
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated governmental restrictions suddenly changed everyday life and potentially affected exercise behavior. The aim of this study was to explore whether individuals changed their preference for certain types of physical exercise during the pandemic and to identify risk factors for inactivity. An international online survey with 13,881 adult participants from 18 countries/regions was conducted during the initial C…
Comparison of Classroom-Based Sedentary Time and Physical Activity in Conventional Classrooms and Open Learning Spaces Among Elementary School Students
European children and adolescents spend most of their daily life and especially their school hours being sedentary which may increase their risk for chronic non-communicable diseases later in life. After the curriculum reform of Finnish basic education in 2014, most of the new or renovated comprehensive schools in Finland incorporate open and flexible classroom designs. Their open learning spaces may provide students opportunities to reduce seden…
Delineating the geographic context of physical activities
Current social ecological physical activity research applies simple conceptualizations and methods of the spatial context. While conceptual and methodological concerns have been repeatedly expressed, no substantive progress has been made in the use of spatial approaches. To further our understanding on place effects on health, future studies should carefully consider the choice of spatial approaches, and their effect on study results
Children’s independent mobility and activity spaces during Covid-19 in Finland
Children’s Independent Mobility (CIM) is usually higher in Nordic countries, although like in many other countries it is declining over time. COVID-19 has created new large-scale restrictions into the patterns of children’s mobility. We explore children’s and parents’ perceptions of CIM during the pandemic. To better understand how to promote CIM, we use COVID-19 restrictions as a model to investigate how acute changes in play and sports are asso…
Sensitivity and specificity of measuring children's free-living cycling with a thigh-worn Fibion® accelerometer
The thigh-worn Fibion® accelerometer measured a greater duration of cycling, a lower MET-level, and a similar duration of total activity and moderate-to-vigorous activity during free-living cycling trips as compared to walking trips, suggesting it can be used to measure free-living cycling activity and moderate-to-vigorous activity duration in 10-12-year-old children
Wooden Interiors Improve Heart Rate Variability-Derived Psychophysiological Well-Being
Mental health is a significant public concern. Given that individuals spend extended periods indoors, understanding the psychophysiological health effects of indoor materials on well-being is crucial. This study compared the effects of wooden and resin plaster rooms on psychophysiological well-being. Well-being was assessed using heart rate variability measurements and an affective well-being questionnaire. Subjective perceptions were also evalua…
Development, implementation and evaluation of a smartphone application aimed to reduce sedentary time and increase physical activity among Indian sedentary office workers – findings from SMART-STEP tr…
Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI/2020/03/024138) registered on 20/03/2020
Do Covid-19 recovered individuals differ from healthy controls in accelerometer-measured physical activity and self-reported sleep? a UAE-based study
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global health, with recent studies suggesting long-term aftermath effects on physical activity (PA) and sleep among recovered individuals. Pre-existing challenges, such as high rates of physical inactivity and sleep deprivation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), may exacerbate these effects. This cross-sectional study compared accelerometer-measured PA and self-reported sleep between 65 individuals…
Fare-free public transport supporting children’s independence and ease of using public transport
Children’s independent mobility is declining worldwide. This trend is concerning as it mirrors growing disparities in access to essential destinations like schools and recreational activities. There exists limited evidence on how fare-free public transport policy may impact children's independent mobility. Using a multimethod approach, we investigated whether a transport policy level decision providing unlimited fare-free public transport for chi…
Medicine (11 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works) · Physical Activity and Health (7 works) · Physical therapy (7 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Physical activity (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Biostatistics (3 works)