From personal training to injury management, Rhiannon is following her passion for helping people achieve their health goals.
“I’d worked in the fitness industry for six years when I decided to go back to VU and complete my Master of Clinical Exercise Science and Rehabilitation,” Rhiannon says.
“While I enjoyed being a personal trainer, I wanted to work with more complex conditions and help people achieve goals different to the traditional reasons people go to the gym.”
Having previously completed her undergraduate degree at VU, Rhiannon knew she’d love the strong practical focus of the course.
“It’s so important, because the typical role of an exercise physiologist is client-facing and thinking on your feet,” she says.
Making a difference in workplace health and safety
After graduating, Rhiannon was excited to land her first exercise physiology job with a company that runs onsite programs in workplaces.
“My role involves injury prevention, prescribing individualised injury management programs and helping organisations to effectively manage occupational health and safety risks."
“I’m also completing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at VU, and have recently begun the process of recruiting participants for my own study.”