Eero Haapala

Eero Haapala

Senior Lecturer
Unit
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Room number
Email
eero.a.haapala@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358408054210
Postal address
Rautpohjankatu 8a
Fields of science
3141 Health care science

Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer of Sports and Execise Medicine and a paediatric sports and exercise medicine researcher at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. I also work for Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland.

Research interests

My research interests include topics related to health and well being in the paediatric age-group. My main interest is in the relationships between physical activity, dietary factors, fitness, fatness, sleep, metabolic syndrome, and brain health among children and adolescents.

Publications

Publication
2025

Pediatric Exercise Science
Zhao, Hanhua
Hu, Sha
Yang, Xi
Wang, Haoyu
Miao, Jiachen
Gao, Naichun
Gao, Ying
Haapala, Eero A.
Publication
2025

Sports Medicine - Open
Laitinen, Emilia
Soininen, Sonja
Leppänen, Marja H.
Waller, Katja
Bond, Bert
Lintu, Niina
Faigenbaum, Avery D.
Laitinen, Tomi
Haapala, Eero A.
Lakka, Timo A.
Publication
2025

JAMA Network Open
Haapala, Eero A.
Leppänen, Marja H.
Kosola, Silja
Appelqvist-Schmidlechner, Kaija
Kraav, Siiri-Liisi
Jussila, Juuso J.
Tolmunen, Tommi
Lubans, David R.
Eloranta, Aino-Maija
Schwab, Ursula
Lakka, Timo A.
Publication
2025

Liikunta ja tiede
Haapala, Eero
Publication
2025

Jornal de Pediatria
Haapala, Eero, A.
Publication
2025

Liikunta ja tiede
Haapala, Eero
Publication
2025

Liikunta ja tiede
Haapala, Eero
Publication
2025

Liikunta ja tiede
Haapala, Eero
Publication
2025

British journal of nutrition
Laamanen, Suvi E.
Heinonen, Saara
Haapala, Eero A.
Schwab, Ursula
Soininen, Sonja
Sallinen, Taisa
Eloranta, Aino-Maija
Lakka, Timo A.
Publication
2025

BMC Pediatrics
Torres, Wésley
Maillane-Vanegas, Santiago
Urban, Jacqueline Bexiga
da Silva, Danilo Rodrigues Pereira
Oliveira, Ricardo Santos
Haapala, Eero A.
Fernandes Rômulo, Araújo

Projects

Project

Physical activity and exercise for young people with cerebral palsy: understanding mechanisms and providing evidence of efficacy (EXECP)

The EXECP study investigates the effects of exercise on physical functioning and the underlying neuromuscular mechanisms and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and young adults with CP.