Exercise Physiology

Exercise, prescribed like medicine.

An Accredited Exercise Physiologist is a university-qualified allied health professional who uses movement as treatment. Not a workout — a clinical plan built around your body, your history and what you want to be able to do again.

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Open to members and non-members. No referral needed to book.

Club Active clinician guiding a member through a strength exercise on the club floor.
  • ESSA-accredited clinicians
  • No referral required
  • DVA, NDIS, Aged Care & WorkCover
  • Included in every membership

What they actually do

Not a trainer with a clipboard.

Exercise Physiologists complete a four-year university degree and are accredited through Exercise & Sports Science Australia. They're trained to work with people whose injuries, conditions or medical history make general exercise advice unsafe or useless.

They assess before they prescribe

Strength, balance, joint range, cardiovascular capacity, body composition and full medical history — measured, not guessed at.

They work to a dose

Exercise is prescribed at the level the evidence supports for your condition — how often, how hard, how long, and exactly how it progresses.

They work with your care team

They read your surgeon's protocol, work alongside our physiotherapists and dietitians, and report back to your GP.

How they help our members

Most people arrive with something they've stopped being able to do.

Getting off the floor. Walking the dog without stopping. Sleeping through the night without hip pain. Every one of these has a pathway here.

Pain, stiffness and old injuries

Knees, hips, shoulders and backs — including the ones that have been there for years. Programmed around what's sore, so movement gets easier rather than costlier.

Heart and metabolic conditions

Type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol or a heart concern. Exercise is prescribed around your condition, not in spite of it.

Osteoporosis and bone density

Loading bone safely is one of the few things that genuinely moves the needle. Targeted, supervised, and progressed deliberately.

Balance and falls risk

If you've had a fall, or you've started planning your day around avoiding one. We rebuild stability and the confidence to stop bracing for it.

Strength you've lost

Muscle drops away faster after 50 than most people are told. Rebuilding it is the single biggest lever on staying independent at home.

Before and after surgery

Preparing the body for a joint replacement, then rebuilding afterwards to your surgeon's protocol. Recovery during and after cancer treatment as well.

How the work runs — the CHANGE Method™

  • STEP 01

    Assess

    Health history, strength, balance, mobility, body composition and your Club Active Age. A starting line you can measure against.

  • STEP 02

    Prescribe

    A written program for your body and your goals, at a dose your clinician can justify — then supervised on the floor, not handed over.

  • STEP 03

    Reassess

    The same measures, repeated on a schedule. Progress becomes evidence rather than a feeling, and the program changes as you do.

Step 01 — Assess

What happens in your first appointment.

Thirty minutes, sitting down with a clinician. Wear something you can move in. You won't be asked to train, weigh in publicly, or sign anything on the spot.

  1. Your story

    What's changed, what hurts, what you've stopped doing, and what you'd like back. This is most of the appointment.

  2. Health and movement screen

    Conditions, medications, surgeries and past injuries — then a look at how you move, so nothing gets prescribed blind.

  3. Your numbers

    A body composition scan and your Club Active Age, giving you a starting line to measure the next six weeks against.

  4. A straight recommendation

    What your program should involve, what it costs, and whether funding covers it. Including "not yet" if that's the honest answer.

If exercise physiology isn't what you need, your clinician will say so on the day and point you towards what is.

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Before you book

Questions we get asked most.

What's the difference between an EP and a personal trainer?
A four-year university degree and clinical accreditation. Exercise Physiologists are allied health professionals, trained specifically to prescribe exercise for people managing injuries, chronic conditions and complex medical histories. A personal trainer isn't qualified to work with those, and isn't recognised by Medicare, DVA or private health funds.
What's the difference between an EP and a physiotherapist?
Roughly: a physiotherapist treats the painful thing in front of you, often hands-on, and an exercise physiologist builds the longer-term program that stops it coming back. They overlap, and here they work in the same building — so you'll often see both.
Do I have to be a member to see one?
No. We operate as an allied health clinic and anyone can book an appointment, whether or not they ever join. Members simply have it included in what they already pay — exercise physiology is part of every membership and every program, at no extra charge.
Do I need a referral from my GP?
Not to book with us directly. You'll need one if you're claiming under a Medicare chronic condition management plan, or under certain DVA, Aged Care and WorkCover arrangements — our team will tell you exactly what's required and help you organise it.
I have a heart condition. Is exercise safe for me?
That's precisely why the first appointment is with a clinician rather than a salesperson. Your conditions and medications are reviewed before anything is prescribed, and the program is built around them. If we think you need clearance from your GP or specialist first, we'll say so.
I haven't exercised in years. Am I too far gone?
That's the usual starting point here, not the exception. Your program starts from where you are today and progresses from there. Most people begin with movements they can do comfortably in the first session.

Start with an assessment, not a workout.

Thirty minutes with a clinician who'll go through your health history, work out what's holding you back, and tell you honestly whether we can help. No cost, and no obligation to join.

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Available at every Club Active location · Members and non-members welcome