Thomas Birkedal Stenqvist

Research topics in outdoor education:

Decision-making and risk assessment

Situational awareness

Decision-making processes

Formal and informal competence in outdoor education

Traditional outdoor activities

Energy balance during demanding expeditions type outdoor education

Other research areas:

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (REDs)

Stenqvist has over 15 years of experience in outdoor education in both folk high school, high-schools, universities, and in the private sector. He is a specialist in paddling, winter mountains, orienteering and navigation, cycling, and more.

Friluftsliv

Norwegian Polar historie

Outdoor Education

• Østrem, K. (2021). Nærmiljøfriluftsliv i skolen.
• Lundy, Bronwen; Torstveit, Monica Klungland; Stenqvist, Thomas Birkedal; Burke, Louise M.; Garthe, Ina; Slater, Gary; Ritz, Christian; Melin, Anna Katarina (2022). Screening for Low Energy Availability in Male Athletes: Attempted Validation of LEAM-Q. Nutrients. ISSN: 2072-6643. doi:10.3390/nu14091873.
• Stenqvist, Thomas Birkedal; Melin, Anna Katarina; Garthe, Ina; Slater, Gary; Paulsen, Gøran; Iraki, Juma; Areta, José Lisandro; Torstveit, Monica Klungland (2021). Prevalence of Surrogate Markers of Relative Energy Deficiency in Male Norwegian Olympic-Level Athletes. International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism. ISSN: 1526-484X. 31 (6). s 497 - 506. doi:10.1123/ijsnem.2020-0368.
• Stenqvist, Thomas Birkedal; Torstveit, Monica Klungland; Faber, Jens; Melin, Anna Katarina (2020). Impact of a 4-Week Intensified Endurance Training Intervention on Markers of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and Performance Among Well-Trained Male Cyclists. Frontiers in Endocrinology. ISSN: 1664-2392. 11doi:10.3389/fendo.2020.512365.
• Torstveit, Monica Klungland; Fahrenholtz, Ida Lysdahl; Lichtenstein, Mia Beck; Stenqvist, Thomas Birkedal; Melin, Anna Katarina (2019). Exercise dependence, eating disorder symptoms and biomarkers of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S) among male endurance athletes. BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine. ISSN: 2055-7647. 5 (1). doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000439.
• Hanstock, Helen; Govus, Andrew; Stenqvist, Thomas Birkedal; Melin, Anna Katarina; Sylta, Øystein; Torstveit, Monica Klungland (2019). Influence of Immune and Nutritional Biomarkers on Illness Risk During Interval Training. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (IJSPP). ISSN: 1555-0265. doi:10.1123/ijspp.2018-0527.
• Torstveit, Monica Klungland; Fahrenholtz, Ida Lysdahl; Stenqvist, Thomas Birkedal; Sylta, Øystein; Melin, Anna (2018). Within-day Energy Deficiency and Metabolic Perturbation in Male Endurance Athletes. International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism. ISSN: 1526-484X. 28 (4). s 419 - 427. doi:10.1123/ijsnem.2017-0337.

Bere, E.T. & Stenqvist, T. B. (2020). How traditional Norwegian outdoor activities are changing; a 10-year follow-up. At ECSS Conference 2020, 1st-3rd of July, Sevilla, Spain Øvrevik, G. &

Stenqvist, T. B. (2020). Motivational factors for participating in a Norwegian Outdoor education program. At ECSS Conference 2020, 1st-3rd of July, Sevilla, Spain

Stenqvist, T. B, Melin, A.K, Garthe, I, Slater, G, Paulsen, G, & Torstveit, M.K. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport among male Norwegian world-class athletes. At ECSS Conference 2020, 1st-3rd of July, Sevilla, Spain

Byrkjedal, P.T., Stenqvist, T.B., Torstveit, M. K., Bergvik, K., Spencer, M. No effect of a three-week post-season transition period on markers of RED-S in highly trained male cyclists. At ECSS Conference 2020, 1st-3rd of July, Sevilla, Spain

Torstveit, M. K., Stenqvist, T.B., & Melin, A. K. (2019). Effects Of An Intensified Training Period On Resting Metabolic Rate, Energy Availability, Blood-biomarkers And Performance. At ACSM conference 2019, 28th-1st of June, Orlando, Florida, USA

Stenqvist, T. B., Melin, A., Sylta, Ø., Hjelmbrekke, I., Borgen, S., Torstveit, M. K. (2016). Prevalence of low resting metabolic rate and associated health consequences among well-trained male Norwegian endurance athletes. At ECSS Conference 2016, 6th-9th of July, Vienna, Austria

Melin, A.K., Fahrenholtz, I.L., Lichtenstein, M.B., Stenqvist, T.B., Torstveit, M.K., (2019). Exercise dependence, eating disorder symptoms and biomarkers of relative energy deficiency among male endurance athletes. In ACSM conference 2019, 28th of May-1st of June, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A

Hanstock, H., Govus, A., Stenqvist, T. B., Melin, A. K., Sylta, Ø., & Torstveit, M. K. (2018). Influence of interval duration on immunological responses to 4-weeks’ high-intensity interval training. In BASES Conference 2018, 27-28 November, Harrogate, UK (Vol. 36, pp. 1-94)

Hanstock, H. G., Govus, A., Stenqvist, T. B., Melin, A., Sylta, Ø., & Torstveit, M. K. (2018). Evaluation of physiological and nutritional risk factors for upper respiratory illness using a zero-inflated negative binomial model. In BASES Conference 2018, 27-28 November 2018, Harrogate, UK (Vol. 36, pp. 1-94)

Stenqvist, T.B. (2019). Is Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S) just a female problem? How about males? Sunn idrett conference 2019, 14th of May, Ullevål UBC, Oslo

Stenqvist, T.B. (2017). Methodological challenges in assessing Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports. Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee presentation 2017, 8th of March, Sognsvann, Oslo

Stenqvist, T. B. (2016). Prevalence of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport among well-trained male Norwegian cyclists and long-distance runners. Master's thesis, University of Agder.