Peter Schantz

Peter Gösta Schantz, born in April 28 1954 in Stockholm, Sweden, graduated as doctor in medical sciences at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm in 1986, became associate professor in human movement sciences at the University of Örebro in 2005, and professor in human movement sciences at Mid-Sweden University in 2008.

Schantz got the basic training as researcher within the field of exercise physiology, primarily studying the adaptation in human skeletal muscle with physical training and detraining. He then gradually expanded his research into the multidisciplinary field of movement, health and environment, with currently a focus on active transportation.

Schantz is involved as expert at the Swedish National Institute of Public Health, and was advisor for WHO in the development of the WHO Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for cycling.

Bibliography (a selection)

• Schantz, P.G. 1986. Plasticity of human skeletal muscle: with special reference to effects of physical training on enzyme levels of the NADH shuttles and phenotypic expression of slow and fast isoforms of myofibrillar proteins, Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, vol 128, Suppl. 558. Doctoral thesis.
• Schantz, P.G. & Henriksson, J. 1987. Enzyme levels of NADH shuttle systems: measurements in isolated muscle fibres from humans of differing physical activity. Acta Physiol Scand 129:505-515.

• Schantz, P.G. & Dhoot, G.K. 1987. Coexistence of slow and fast isoforms of contractile and regulatory proteins in human skeletal muscle fibres induced by endurance training. Acta Physiol Scand 131:147-154.
• Schantz, P.G., Moritani, T., Karlson, E. Johansson, E. & Lundh, A. 1989. Maximal voluntary force of bilateral and unilateral leg extension. Acta Physiol Scand 136:185-192.
• Wibom, R., Hultman, E., Johansson, M., Matherei, K., Constantin-Teodosiu, D. & Schantz, P.G. 1992. Adaptation of mitochondrial ATP-production in human skeletal muscle to endurance training and detraining. J. Appl. Physiol. 73:2004-2010.
• Schantz, P., Sjöberg, B., Widebeck, A.-M. & Ekblom, B. 1997. Skeletal muscle of trained and untrained paraplegics and tetraplegics. Acta Physiol Scand 161: 31-39.
• Schantz, P.G., Björkman, P., Sandberg, M. & Andersson, E. 1999. Movement and muscle activity pattern in wheelchair ambulation by persons with para- and tetraplegia. Scand J Rehab Med 31:2:67-76.
• Schantz, P. 2006. The Formation of National Urban Parks: a Nordic Contribution to Sustainable Development? In: The European City and Green Space; London, Stockholm, Helsinki and S:t Petersburg, 1850-2000 (Ed. Peter Clark), Historical Urban Studies Series (Eds. Jean-Luc Pinol & Richard Rodger), Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot.

• Schantz, P. & Stigell E. 2009. A criterion method for measuring route distance in physically active commuting. Med Sci Sports Exerc 4 (2): 472–478

• Stigell, E. & Schantz, P. 2010. Methods for Determining Route Distances in Active Commuting – Their Validity and Reproducibility. Journal of Transport Geography, e-publication
• Wahlgren, L., Stigell, E. & Schantz, P. 2010. The active commuting route environment scale (ACRES): development and evaluation. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 7:58
• Wahlgren, L. & Schantz, P. 2011. Bikeability and methodological issues using the active commuting route environment scale (ACRES) in a metropolitan setting. BMC Medical Research Methodology 11:6

• De Vries, S., Claßen, T., Eigenheer-Hug, S-M., Korpela, K., Maas, J., Mitchell, R. & Schantz, P. 2011. Contributions of Natural Environments to Physical Activity. Theory and Evidence Base. (Eds. Nilsson, K.., Sangster, M., Gallis, C., Hartig, T., de Vries, S., Seeland, K.. & Schipperijn, J.). In: Forests, Trees and Human Health, Springer Verlag, Berlin.

External links

• / The Research Unit for Movement, Health and Environment
• / The Research Project on Physically Active Commuting in Greater Stockholm (PACS)