Brendan Cummins AEP

02/12/2023

Accredited Exercise Physiologists became recognised Allied Health Providers in 2006. That’s 17 years ago. Fast forward to today and it’s one of the fastest growing professions in Australia, and with good reason. The positive, widespread and multi-factorial health outcomes that suitably prescribed exercise contributes to chronic disease and injury management contributes greatly to reducing the financial burden and strain on our health system.

Yet, despite most Allied Health Providers being GST-free, AEPs and businesses like ours remain exposed to the GST costs that are placed on our provision of services. As a community, along with Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) we AEPs are putting a shout out to the Australian Federal Government to finally recognise this anomaly and make AEP services GST-free.

We would love you to do the same by signing this petition. Takes 1-2mins of your time but has the potential to make a significance difference to you, your loved ones and your community.

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23/10/2023

Attended the 2023 ESSA NSW State Symposium over the weekend. Great line up of experts to learn from about all things and Lots of key takeaways to bring back to the team and our clients at

02/09/2023

Happy Fathers Day to the amazing father figures in our lives!

13/08/2023

More evidence…. Putting into practice daily at The Exercise Collaborative 💪🏋️‍♀️

An oldie but a goodie. 8 weeks of heavy (for them) resistance training (like Onero) improved muscle strength by nearly 200%, along with walking speed and balance during walking in frail nursing home residents up to 96 years old! Did I mention this was only in 2 months? And they were nonagenarians? https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/382128

12/08/2023

⚽️⚽️ Well done - phenomenal effort to make it to the semi finals! Making every super proud along the way. Onto the next!

11/08/2023

Measuring the to go along with the means optimising service delivery, and ultimately improving health and performance outcomes. ⚖️🧭📊🤓 It’s at the core of what we do as here at 🏃‍♂️🏋️‍♀️💪

01/04/2023

Great catch up with the crew! Working relationships of 15 years with as she embarks on her own venture in and 7 years with as she has time out for the very exciting times ahead! 15 years… 7 years… lifelong friendships formed. Thank you and looking forward to many catch ups in the future. X

19/02/2023

With state election time upon us, and the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce on the table at federal level, it’s time for true parity on the allied health front. Removal of GST for Ex Phys services is long overdue. We remain the ONLY recognised allied health profession for which it applies. Evidence suggests what we do is at least as beneficial as other health services.

In fact, a quote from Robert M Butler MD sums it up perfectly: “If exercise could be packed in a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed and beneficial medicine in the nation.”

GST-free for Exercise Physiology services. It’s time.

8 signatures are still needed! Remove GST from Exercise Physiology services

15/02/2023

Not feeling old at all…🤨 Thanks to Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) for the 20yr membership shout out! Being an EP has been hugely rewarding - “job” satisfaction in spades. Here’s to the next 20? 😉

07/02/2023

07/02/2023

Exercise Collaborative = the new biz page 👍🏻