Dr Kerttu Toivo is the chief physician at Tampere Research Center of Sports Medicine in the UKK-institute in Finland. She is a specialist in Sports and Exercise Medicine and a sports physician for the national teams in cross-country skiing, ice-hockey, and canoeing. Her doctoral degree centred on periodic health examinations in young athletes, comparing health, physical activity, and sports injuries between adolescents participating in sports clubs with non-participants.