Professor Nanette Mutrieis the Chair of Physical Activity for Health at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and directs the Physical Activity for Health Research Centrethere. She has extensive experience of conducting interventions aimed at increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary time. She has contributed to policy, for example, ‘Let’s make Scotland more active’ and has published on psychological and public health aspects of physical activity for health with over 200 publications. Nanette received an MBE from the Queen in 2015 for services in Physical Activity for Health in Scotland. Her own activity involves dog walking, walking the golf course and commuting by bike whenever possible.

Nanette’s research in a nutshell: https://media.ed.ac.uk/media/1_y78n3nfc

For information about the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre and how to get in touch, visit: https://www.ed.ac.uk/education/rke/centres-groups/pahrc

In this podcast, I had the pleasure of talking to Nanette about a range of physical activity related topics, including the ‘sit less, walk more’ campaign, which also forms part of the ‘ActWELL’ study for female breast cancer patients. Nanette discussed the relative importance of sitting less versus moving more. She also spoke about how physical activity levels, especially for women, have increased in Scotland through the use of walking interventions, and about future projections. I asked Nanette about her legacy, her career journey and about her advice for others in academia. My take-home message that I got from Nanette was about how collaboration and a positive, supportive environment are the keys to a successful research centre. It was a pleasure to chat with Professor Nanette Mutrie, MBE!