Peter Schantz
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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.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, 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
Exercise physiology
Exercise physiology is the study of the acute responses and chronic adaptations to a wide-range of physical exercise conditions. In addition, many exercise physiologists study the effect of exercise on pathology, and the mechanisms by which exercise can reduce or reverse disease progression...
, primarily studying the adaptation in human skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle is a form of striated muscle tissue existing under control of the somatic nervous system- i.e. it is voluntarily controlled. It is one of three major muscle types, the others being cardiac and smooth 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
Who
Who may refer to:* Who , an English-language pronoun* who , a Unix command* Who?, one of the Five Ws in journalism- Art and entertainment :* Who? , a 1958 novel by Algis Budrys...
in the development of the WHO Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for cycling.