Daniel Ker Email & Phone Number

After moving away from the agricultural industry, I moved to the city to shift into the fitness industry. While continuing my studies through Flinders University as an Exercise Scientist, I decided to start as a Personal Trainer to gather my experience within the field. I focused on exposing myself on different types of clienteles and started working with Physiotherapists and Exercise Physiologist working with different chronic & acute injuries/disabilities. Through this, I was able to incorporate my studies into a practical aspect and increase my knowledge and skills within the industry. As I started to progress through the industry, I became promoted to Personal Training Manager to a Senior role where I was able to teach other Fitness Professionals and Personal Training Managers the importance of what I learned through my studies and how to incorporate it into others. Despite my prior expertise in the field, working with Flinders has allowed me to get a deeper understanding of thorough fitness evaluations, client-specific programme creation, and the continuous assistance that clients need. Through this, I can fulfil my love of assisting those who lack understanding so that people can have better quality of life. In my experience, I have stayed within my scope of practice and dealt with a variety of clients. Throughout my career as a Personal Trainer, working with a diverse range of people has shown me that the younger population is a vital indicator. I have been very interested in helping the elderly population, providing them with information on how to manage and prevent chronic diseases (with the assistance of Allied Health Professionals). This has fuelled my desire to assist individuals who are vulnerable and educate others on how to feel more at ease educating the elderly population about their risks.Over the years, I have collaborated with several Exercise Physiologists and Physiotherapists to identify the most effective treatment modalities for my client with left-sided hemiplegia and an acquired brain injury (ABI) resulting from a motor vehicle accident.Another important field in which I have experience is osteoarthritis. For one client, I have collaborated with a physiotherapist to develop important modalities that will help her avoid surgery, improve her quality of life, and lessen pain and inflammation in her knee. From then on, I worked with children who had problems like Dysplasia and collaborated with other experts to treat Osteoporosis, Osteopenia, and on occasion, Sarcopenia.

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  Flinders University

  Exercise Science