Projects
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Areas of responsibility
PhD Candidate
Research
- Sedentary behavior and physical activity
- Cardio-metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors
- Cognitive Performance
- Muscle-tendon unit system biomechanical properties
- Effects of long-term stretching training on the morphology and biomechanical properties of the muscle-tendon system
Short biography
Melina Meyer Magulas works as a PhD candidate in physical activity and health at The Department of Sport Medicine. Her research is part of Generation Sedentary and Melina investigates the effects of breaking sedentary time with physical activity and whether the pattern and intensity used to interrupt sedentary behavior can modify risk factors for cardio-metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Magulas completed her master's degree in Sports Physiology and Biomechanics at NIH in 2014 at the Section for Physical Performance, with a focus on the long-term effects of stretching training on the morphology and functions of the muscle-tendon unit system.
She was responsible for the Physiology and Anatomy II (FYB1200) course in the Bachelor's program in Physiotherapy at the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology for the academic year 2022/23. She is also a lecturer at the Academy for Personal Training (AFPT) and was responsible for the course and lectures on nutrition for dancers at Bårdar Academy for several years. She has previously served as the coordinator for the physiological testing laboratory at Magnat Center in Oslo and has worked as an instructor, personal trainer, and strength and conditioning coach in sports for over 15 years, in addition to her work as a speaker in health and sports-related topics in the public and private sectors.