My main current interests are the the study of physical activity and sedentary behaviour as   independent risk factors for cardiometabolic disease, the pathways of action of sedentary behaviour and physical activity, the socioeconomic distribution of sedentary behaviour,  the interactions between  physical activity behaviours and alcohol intake in terms of cardiovascular and liver disease risk, and physical activity teaching in medical schools curricula. Other interests include the socioeconomic distribution of obesity,   the contribution of health behaviours in socioeconomic inequalities in health,  physical activity and mental health, the utility of cardiorespiratory fitness for predicting cardiovascular disease, and the measurement of physical activity. I have an (unfulfilled) desire to study the use of physical activity/exercise beyond disease prevention as a tool to maximise positive well-being,  an area that falls well outside current  public health/medical research funding priorities.