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, professor in human movement sciences at Mid-Sweden University in 2008, 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.
Schantz was recruited as PhD student by his teacher professor Per-Olof Åstrand at the Karolinska Institute. He 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 multidisciplinary field of physical activity, public health and sustainable development, with focus on different issues related to outdoor life and on physically active transportation in Greater Stockholm, Sweden.
Schantz was involved as expert at the Swedish National Institute of Public Health,(2009-2013), and was advisor for WHO in the development of the WHO Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for cycling and walking. In 2016 he was awarded the prize of Samfundet S:t Erik.

• 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, P. 2002. Summary. Nationalstadsparken – The National Urban Park – An Experiment in Sustainable Development. Studies of values, law application and developmental Projects. I: Nationalstadsparken – ett experiment i hållbar utveckling.: Studier av värdefrågor, lagtillämpning och utvecklingslinjer / [ed Lennart Holm, Peter Schantz, Stockholm: Formas , 2002, 249-261 s]
• 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. 
• 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.
• 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, S. & Schantz, P. 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
• Stigell, E & Schantz, P. 2015. Active Commuting Behaviors in a Nordic Metropolitan Setting in Relation to Modality, Gender, and Health Recommendations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12/2015; 12(15008):15626-15648
• Schantz, P. 2015. Along paths converging to Bengt Saltin´s early contributions in exercise physiology. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, Vol. 25, nr Suppl. 4, 7-15
• Johansson, C., Lövenheim, B., Schantz, P., Wahlgren, L., Almström, P., Markstedt A., Strömgren, M., Forsberg, B. & Sommar J.N. 2017. Impacts on air pollution and health by changing commuting from car to bicycle. Science of the Total Environment 584-585:55-63