Sports club participation contributes strongly to accumulating the recommended amount of physical activity for good health.
Kerttu Toivo
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.