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Mattias Hedlund

Contact

mattias.hedlund@umu.se

+46 90 786 98 68

Works as

Associate professor, combined with clinical employment at Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation Section: Physiotherapy

Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

The modified Borg cycle strength test (mBCST): feasibility and physiological response in people with COPD and healthy older adults

Experimental Physiology

De Brandt, Jana; Jakobsson, Johan; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

Negotiating a physically active life in tune with ageing: a grounded theory study of older persons’ experiences of participating in high-intensity interval training

BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central (BMC) 2025, Vol. 25, (1)

Fridberg, Helena; Wiklund, Maria; Snellman, Fredrik; et al.

Supramaximal high-intensity interval training for older adults in a community setting: a pragmatic feasibility study

European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, BioMed Central (BMC) 2025, Vol. 22, (1)

Frykholm, Erik; Pettersson, Beatrice; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

Feasibility and acute physiological responses to supramaximal high-intensity interval-training in COPD: a randomised crossover trial

ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society 2025, Vol. 11, (5)

Jakobsson, Johan; De Brandt, Jana; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

Working memory improvements following supramaximal high-intensity interval training predicted by increased prefrontal cortex activation and leg strength gains

Cerebral Cortex, Oxford University Press 2025, Vol. 35, (10)

Levik Sandström, Sofi; Simonsson, Emma; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

Effects of controlled supramaximal high-intensity interval training on muscle capacities and physical functions for older adults: analysis of secondary outcomes from the Umeå HIT study-a randomised controlled trial

Age and Ageing, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 53, (10)

Frykholm, Erik; Hedlund, Mattias; Becker, Clemens; et al.

Applicability of a supramaximal high-intensity interval training program for older adults previously not engaged in regular exercise: analyses of secondary outcomes from the Umeå HIT Study

Psychology of Sport And Exercise, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 73

Frykholm, Erik; Simonsson, Emma; Levik Sandström, Sofi; et al.

Effects and mechanisms of supramaximal high-intensity interval training on extrapulmonary manifestations in people with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD-HIIT): study protocol for a multi-centre, randomized controlled trial

Trials, BioMed Central (BMC) 2024, Vol. 25, (1)

Jakobsson, Johan; Burtin, Chris; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

Acute effect of supramaximal high-intensity interval training on neurotrophic factors in people with COPD

European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2024, Vol. 64, (suppl. 68)

Jakobsson, Johan; De Brandt, Jana; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

Organizational and psychosocial environmental work factors associated with self-rated exhaustion disorder among municipal employees in rural northern Sweden

Work: A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, IOS Press 2023, Vol. 75, (4) : 1215-1229

Asplund, Sofia; Lindgren, Britt-Marie; Åström, Sture; et al.

Acute physiological effects of supramaximal high-intensity interval training in people with or without COPD

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Wolters Kluwer 2023, Vol. 55 : 549-549

Jakobsson, Johan; De Brandt, Jana; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

Effects of controlled supramaximal high-intensity interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness and global cognitive function in older adults: the Umeå hit study-a randomized controlled trial

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, Oxford University Press 2023, Vol. 78, (9) : 1581-1590

Simonsson, Emma; Levik Sandström, Sofi; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

Innovative exercise for optimizing exercise intensity in COPD

European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 60, (Suppl. 66)

Jakobsson, Johan; De Brandt, Jana; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

Dopamine d2/3-receptor availability and its association with autonomous motivation to exercise in older adults: an exploratory [11c]-raclopride study

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 16

Simonsson, Emma; Jonasson Stiernman, Lars; Lundquist, Anders; et al.

Self-rated exhaustion disorder and associated health-related factors among municipal employees in rural areas of northern Sweden

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, Springer 2021 : 659-668

Asplund, Sofia; Åhlin, Johan; Åström, Sture; et al.

Test-retest reliability of the twenty-five-hole peg test in patients who had a stroke

BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2019, Vol. 9, (12)

Granström, Fredrik; Hedlund, Mattias; Lindström, Britta; et al.

Development and Feasibility of a Regulated, Supramaximal High-Intensity Training Program Adapted for Older Individuals

Frontiers in Physiology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2019, Vol. 10

Hedlund, Mattias; Lindelöf, Nina; Johansson, Bengt; et al.

Office-cycling: a promising way to raise pain thresholds and increase metabolism with minimal compromising of work performance

BioMed Research International

Tronarp, Rebecca; Nyberg, Andre; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

Flippade klassrum om människokroppens funktion för fysioterapeutstudenter

Universitetspedagogiska konferensen 2017: undervisning i praktiken – föreläsning, flexibelt eller mitt emellan?, Umeå: Universitetspedagogik och lärandestöd (UPL), Umeå universitet 2017 : 91-91

Rehn, Börje; Hedlund, Mattias; Sandlund, Jonas

Is better preservation of eccentric strength after stroke due to altered prefrontal function?

Neurocase, Vol. 22, (2) : 229-242

Hedlund, Mattias; Lindström, Britta; Sojka, Peter; et al.

Brown Adipose Tissue Activation in the Postprandial State Reflects on Plasma Lipoproteins and Immune Cell Response in Humans

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 34(suppl_1)

Mellerowicz, Alexandra; Hedlund, Mattias; Ericsson, Madelene; et al.

The accuracy of using elastic resistance bands to evaluate muscular strength

Advances in Physiotherapy, Informa Healthcare 2014, Vol. 16, (2) : 104-112

Nyberg, Andre; Hedlund, Mattias; Kolberg, Albin; et al.

Biomechanical and neural aspects of eccentric and concentric muscle performance in stroke subjects: Implications for resistance training

Umeå University medical dissertations, 1510

Hedlund, Mattias

Torque-angle relationship are better preserved during eccentric compared to concentric contractions in patients with stroke

Isokinetics and exercise science, Vol. 20, (2) : 129-140

Hedlund, Mattias; Sojka, Peter; Lundström, Ronnie; et al.

Insufficient loading in stroke subjects during conventional resistance training

Advances in Physiotherapy, Vol. 14, (1) : 18-28

Hedlund, Mattias; Sojka, Peter; Lundström, Ronnie; et al.

Increased prefrontal activity and reduced motor cortex activity during imagined eccentric compared to concentric muscle actions

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Vol. 6, (255)

Olsson, Carl-Johan; Hedlund, Mattias; Sojka, Peter; et al.

Effects and mechanisms of supramaximal high-intensity interval training on extrapulmonary manifestations in people with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD-HIIT): study protocol for a multi-centre, randomized controlled trial

Jakobsson, Johan; Burtin, Chris; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

High intensity interval training for older adults – from the laboratory towards a home setting: a co-creation study

Sandström, Sofi; Frankel, Jennifer; Lindelöf, Nina; et al.

Who responds and why? Factors related to exercise-induced working memory gains

Sandström, Sofi; Josefsson, Maria; Hedlund, Mattias; et al.

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Research groups

Group member

Physical performance across the life span (PAL)

Umeå Translational Respiratory EXercise group (U-TREX)

Research projects

1 January 2021 until 1 August 2028

COPD-HIIT

1 January 2019 until 31 December 2024

The Umeå HIT Study