Peter Schantz

Professor Peter Schantz, 2009

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, professor in human movement sciences at Mid-Sweden University in 2008,^[1] and professor in human biology, including the multidisciplinary field of movement, health and environment, at The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH) in 2013.^[2]

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 interests into the field of physical activity, public health and sustainable development. His current research focus is on active transportation.

Schantz was involved as expert at the Swedish National Institute of Public Health,^[3] (2009-2013), and was advisor for WHO in the development of the WHO Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for cycling and walking.^[4][5]

Selected Bibliography

• Schantz, Peter (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 myofibrillar proteins". Acta Physiologica Scandinavica 128 (Suppl 558): 1–62. PMID 2950727. 
• Schantz, Peter; Henriksson, Jan (1987). "Enzyme levels of NADH shuttle systems: Measurements in isolated muscle fibres from humans of differing physical activity". Acta Physiologica Scandinavica 129 (4): 505–15. doi:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1987.tb08090.x. PMID 3591372. 
• Schantz, Peter; Dhoot, Gurtej (1987). "Coexistence of slow and fast isoforms of contractile and regulatory proteins in human skeletal muscle fibres induced by endurance training". Acta Physiologica Scandinavica 131 (1): 147–54. doi:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1987.tb08216.x. PMID 2960127. 
• Schantz, Peter; Moritani, Toshio; Karlson, Eddy; Johansson, Eva; Lundh, Anna (1989). "Maximal voluntary force of bilateral and unilateral leg extension". Acta Physiologica Scandinavica 136 (2): 185–92. doi:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1989.tb08651.x. PMID 2782091. 
• Wibom, Rolf; Hultman, Erik; Johansson, Mats; Matherei, Kaj; Constantin-Teodosiu, Dimitri; Schantz, Peter (1992). "Adaptation of mitochondrial ATP-production in human skeletal muscle to endurance training and detraining". Journal of applied physiology 73 (73): 2004–10. PMID 1474078. 
• Schantz, Peter; Sjöberg, Berit; Widebeck, Ann-Marie; Ekblom, Björn (1997). "Human skeletal muscle of trained and untrained paraplegics and tetraplegics". Acta Physiologica Scandinavica 161 (161): 31–9. doi:10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.201371000.x. PMID 9381947. 
• Schantz, Peter; Björkman, Per; Sandberg, Mats; Andersson, Eva (1999). "Movement and muscle activity pattern in wheelchair ambulation by persons with para- and tetraplegia". Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 31 (2): 67–76. doi:10.1080/003655099444560. PMID 10380721. 
• Schantz, Peter (2006). "The Formation of National Urban Parks: a Nordic Contribution to Sustainable Development?". In Clark, Peter. The European City And Green Space: London, Stockholm, Helsinki And St. Petersburg, 1850-2000. Aldershot: Ashgate. pp. 159–74. ISBN 978-0-7546-5429-2. 
• Schantz, Peter; Stigell, Erik (2009). "A Criterion Method for Measuring Route Distance in Physically Active Commuting". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 41 (2): 472–8. doi:10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181877aaf. PMID 19151593. 
• Stigell, Erik; Schantz, Peter (2011). "Methods for determining route distances in active commuting – Their validity and reproducibility". Journal of Transport Geography 19 (4): 563–74. doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.06.006. 
• Wahlgren, Lina; Stigell, Erik; Schantz, Peter (2010). "The active commuting route environment scale (ACRES): Development and evaluation". International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 7: 58. doi:10.1186/1479-5868-7-58. PMC 2914072. PMID 20609250. 
• Rosdahl, Hans; Gullstrand, Lennart; Salier-Eriksson, Jane; Johansson, Patrik; Schantz, Peter (2009). "Evaluation of the Oxycon Mobile metabolic system against the Douglas bag method". European Journal of Applied Physiology 109 (2): 159–71. doi:10.1007/s00421-009-1326-9. PMID 20043228. 
• Wahlgren, Lina; Schantz, Peter (2011). "Bikeability and methodological issues using the active commuting route environment scale (ACRES) in a metropolitan setting". BMC Medical Research Methodology 11: 6. doi:10.1186/1471-2288-11-6. PMC 3032758. PMID 21241470. 
• Vries, Sjerp; Claßen, Thomas; Eigenheer-Hug, Stella-Maria; Korpela, Kalevi; Maas, Jolanda; Mitchell, Richard; Schantz, Peter (2011). "Contributions of Natural Environments to Physical Activity". Forests, Trees and Human Health. pp. 205–43. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9806-1_8. ISBN 978-90-481-9805-4. 
• Salier Eriksson, Jane; Rosdahl, Hans; Schantz, Peter (2011). "Validity of the Oxycon Mobile metabolic system under field measuring conditions". European Journal of Applied Physiology 112 (1): 345–55. doi:10.1007/s00421-011-1985-1. PMID 21559947. 
• Wahlgren, Lina; Schantz, Peter (2012). "Exploring bikeability in a metropolitan setting: Stimulating and hindering factors in commuting route environments". BMC Public Health 12: 168. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-168. PMC 3311570. PMID 22401492. 
• Lundvall, Suzanne; Schantz, Peter (2013). "Physical Activities and Their Relation to Physical Education: A 200-Year Perspective and Future Challenges". The Global Journal of Health and Physical Education Pedagogy 2 (1): 7–16. 
• Wallmann-Sperlich, B., Bucksch, J., Hansen, S., Schantz, P. & Froböse, I. 2013. Sitting time in Germany: Analyses of socio-demographic and environmental correlates. BMC Public Health 13:196
• Schantz, P. & Lundvall, S. 2014. Changing perspectives on physical education in Sweden. Implementing dimensions of public health and sustainable development. In: Physical Education and Health: Global Perspectives and Best Practice (Eds. Cristopher Edginton & Mingkai Chin), pp 463-475, Urbana, IL, USA: Sagamore Publishing Company
• Schantz, P. 2014. Physical activity behaviours and environmental well-being in a spatial context. In: Geography and Health – A Nordic Outlook. Chief eds. Schærström, A., Jørgensen, S.H. & Sivertun, Å. Swedish National Defence College: Stockholm; Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU): Trondheim; Universität Bonn: Bonn
• Wahlgren, L. & Schantz, P. 2014. Exploring Bikeability in a Suburban Metropolitan Area Using the Active Commuting Route Environment Scale (ACRES). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 11 (8): 8276-8300

References

External links

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