Peter Pagels

Senior lecturer

Department of Sport Science Faculty of Social Sciences

peter.pagels@lnu.se

+46 480-44 63 89

+46 72-594 95 18

I am a trained teacher in sports & health and biology, have a master's in biomedicine and a phD in medical science in public health.

Teaching

Sport Physiology, Biomechanics, Physical Activty and health

Research

HAPPY-senior; Healthy Aging Program Project - an outdoor gYm intervention.

REI - Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports

DIWAH - Design av en intelligent wearable

My ongoing research projects

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Demir, P., Hovsepian, N., Pagels, P., Petersson, V., Baskaran, K., et al. (2022). All retinas are not created equal : Fovea‐to‐macula thickness ratio and foveal microvasculature in healthy young children. Ophthalmic & physiological optics. 42 (3). 644-652.
Status: Published
Pagels, P., Wester, U., Mårtensson, F., Guban, P., Raustorp, A., et al. (2020). Pupils' use of school outdoor play settings across seasons and its relation to sun exposure and physical activity. Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine. 36 (5). 365-372.
Status: Published
Wester, U., Pagels, P., Boldemann, C. (2019). Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure Proxy-estimated by Sky View Fish-eye Photography-Potentials and Limitations from an Exploratory Correlation Study. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 95 (2). 656-661.
Status: Published
Fröberg, A., Raustorp, A., Pagels, P., Larsson, C., Boldemann, C. (2017). Levels of Physical Activity during Physical Education lessons in Sweden. Acta Paediatrica. 106 (1). 135-141.
Status: Published
Pagels, P., Wester, U., Söderström, M., Lindelof, B., Boldemann, C. (2016). Suberythemal Sun Exposures at Swedish Schools Depend on Sky Views of the Outdoor Environments - Possible Implications for Pupils' Health. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 92 (1). 201-207.
Status: Published
Pagels, P., Raustorp, A., Guban, P., Fröberg, A., Boldemann, C. (2016). Compulsory school in- and outdoors : implications for school children’s physical activity and health during one academic year. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13 (7). 1-11.
Status: Published
Raustorp, A., Pagels, P., Fröberg, A., Boldemann, C. (2015). Physical activity decreased by a quarter in the 11-12 year old Swedish boys between 2000 and 2013 but was stable in girls. A smartphone effect?. Acta Paediatrica. 104 (8). 808-814.
Status: Published
Pagels, P., Raustorp, A., De Leon, A.P., Martensson, F., Kylin, M., et al. (2014). A repeated measurement study investigating the impact of school outdoor environment upon physical activity across ages and seasons in Swedish second, fifth and eighth graders. BMC Public Health. 14.
Status: Published
Pagels, P., Raustorp, A., Archer, T., Lidman, U., Alricsson, M. (2012). Influence of moderate, daily,physical activity upon body composition and blood lipid profile in swedish adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 9. 867-874.
Status: Published
Raustorp, A., Pagels, P., Boldemann, C., Cosco, N., Söderström, M., et al. (2012). Accelerometer measured level of physical activity indoors and outdoors during preschool time in Sweden and the United States. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 9 (6). 801-808.
Status: Published
Pagels, P., Boldemann, C., Raustorp, A. (2011). Comparison of pedometer and accelerometer measures on physical activity in preschool children 3-5 years of age. Acta Paediatrica. 100 (1). 116-120.
Status: Published
Boldeman, C., Dal, H., Cosco, N., Moore, R., Bieber, B., et al. (2011). Preschool outdoor play environment may combine promotion of childrens physical activity and sun protection. Further evidence from Southern Sweden and North Carolina : Les aires de jeux extérieures en école maternelle peuvent associer promotion de l´activité physique et protection solaire. Noveaux arguments de Suéde du Sud et de Caroline Nord. Science & sports. 26 (2). 72-82.
Status: Published

Article in journal (Other academic)

Pagels, P., Raustorp, A. (2013). Att studera förskolebarns fysiska aktivitet. Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift. 90 (4). 510-517.
Status: Published
Pagels, P. (2011). Promenaden som sänker blodfettern. Svensk Idrottsforskning : Organ för Centrum för Idrottsforskning. 20 (3). 55-58.
Status: Published

Chapter in book (Refereed)

Boldeman, C., Söderström, M., Mårtensson, F., Moore, R., Cosco, N., et al. (2015). The Health Promoting Potential of Preschool Outdoor Environments : Linking Research to Policy. Revisiting social factors : advancing research into people and place. Cambridge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 111-138.

Conference paper (Refereed)

Ahlgren, M., Kjær, J.B., Linnér, S., Pagels, P., Pojskić, H., et al. (2023). Self-reported symptoms of low energy availability among female elite athletes and controls. .