Scotland's progress in putting policy about physical activity into practice.

The need to increase global levels of physical activity to benefit population health is now incontrovertible.1 ,2 Policy that recommends a voluntary target by countries to reduce global inactivity by 10% by the year 2025 has been adopted by the WHO.Given the compelling argument, and clear aim to increase physical activity, what is required are methods and tangible actions to achieve this goal. Global experts reviewed the evidence for the most effective ways to increase population levels of physical activity and produced a guide to investments that work.3 This has provided a north star for many individuals, organisations, communities and countries aiming to increase physical activity levels. However, there is still a need for examples of how these investments have been implemented and evaluated. Here we offer Scotlandu0027s experiences.### PolicyIn 2003 a long-term, cross-sector and cross-party policy called ‘Letu0027s make Scotland more active’ was endorsed by the Scottish Government.4 This set a 20-year framework and aimed to have 80% of children achieving 60 min of activity every day and …