Project Description

Hi, I’m Neel, the Practice Manager at Achieve Townsville. My role means that I take care of the practice, the team, and the clients. I am dedicated to ensuring that all clients who walk through our doors receive exceptional care and support during their sessions.

  • Favourite Quote: “You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!” (Rocky Balboa).

  • 12.5 years of clinical experience

  • 12 years as an Achieve member

NEEL MENON

Accredited Exercise Physiologist

CLINIC Kirwan
PHONE 07 4723 2495
EMAIL reception@achieveexercise.com.au
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Education regarding their obesity. In my opinion it is the number one cause of most illness and injury: often misunderstood through poor health literacy and relatively easy to fix. Just need to push the client for that light-bulb moment!

NEEL | Updated July 2025 

Clinical & Supervisory Experience 

  • 12+ years clinical experience  
  • Almost 12 years continuously at Achieve Exercise Physiologists. 
  • ~6months previous company. 

 

  • 12,000+ clinical client sessions 
  • 5,000+ hours of allied-health professional supervision 
  • 3,000+ hours of clinical university student placement supervision. 
  • 1,000+ hours of student supervision (below final university level) 

 

Credentials 

  • Diploma of Practice Management (TAFE, 2018) 
  • Bachelor of Applied Science, Human Movement Studies (Uni QLD, 2011) 
  • Certificates III & IV in Fitness (Australia, 2010)  

 

Professional board 

  • ESSA Accredited Exercise Physiologist (Continuous, from 2011) 
  • ESSA Accredited Exercise Scientist (Continuous, from 2011)  
  • ESSA Student Membership (2007-2011)  

 

Certification 

  • YellowCard for Disability – Continuous holder since 2022. 
  • BlueCard for Children – Continuous holder since 2015. 
  • National Police History Certificate – Continuous holder since 2013. 
  • Guild Professional Indemnity Policy – Continuous holder since 2013. 
  • First Aid & CPR – Continuous holder since 2010. 

 

Additional Training Courses 

  • Coursvi, AI course (Jasper) – 27/7/25 
  • Coursvi, AI course (MidJourney) – 27/7/25 
  • Coursvi, AI course (Stable Diffusion) – 25/7/25 
  • Coursvi, AI course (Deep Seek) – 25/7/25 
  • Coursvi, AI course (Claude3.7) – 23/7/25 
  • Coursvi, AI course (DALLE) – 6/7/25 
  • Optimise Rehab, Strength & Conditioning for Clinical Practice – 30/6/25 
  • Coursvi, AI course (ChatGTP) – 27/6/25 
  • The Core and Pelvic Floor and Myofascial Slings – 3/2/25 
  • ReachLX, Personality Profiling – 21/1/25 
  • BrightSafe – First Aid Awareness/Health & Safety Responsibility – 15/8/24 
  • Donna McCook, Shoulder/Lumbar PD Course – 21/7/24 
  • Body Composition, Diet and Performance in AFL – 5/6/24 
  • Exercise Treatment for Veterans with Persisting MSK Pain – 24/5/24 
  • Well College, Sports Nutrition for EP’s – 20/09/23 
  • ESSA Podcast: NDIS Participant Onboarding – 09/05/23 
  • ESSA Podcast: Who’s who in compo? – 09/05/23 
  • NDIS Worker Fundamentals – 2/2/23 
  • ESSA Podcast: Understanding GST – 9/5/23 
  • ESSA Podcast: Business Mastery – 10/11/22 
  • ESSA Podcast: Google Ads – 07/10/22 
  • ESSA Podcast: NDIS Fundamentals – 4/10/22 
  • ESSA Podcast: Hard Chat – 07/06/22 
  • ESSA Podcast: Grow Your Clinic (Part 2) – 07/06/22 
  • Eighth Mile Consult – Leadership – 07/09/22 
  • ESSA Podcast: Grow Your Clinic (Part 1) – 26/05/22 
  • Birmingham Supervisors Online Training – 17/02/22 
  • Active Rehab, Neck & Shoulder – 22/05/21 
  • Active Rehab, Knee & Ankle – 21/05/21 
  • Active Rehab, Core & Pelvis – 20/05/21 
  • ESSA Podcast, Digital Health Tools Webinar – 27/01/21 
  • ESSA Podcast, Video Conference Webinar – 07/01/21 
  • Well College Global: Nutritional Psychology – 03/04/20 
  • Clinical Vs Private Clientele Podcast – 01/04/20 
  • Perspectives on Mental Illness Podcast – 01/04/20 
  • PhysiTrack: Levels 1 & 2 – 31/03/20 
  • My Health Record: Ehealth ESSA Podcast – 29/03/20 
  • Australian Government: Covid-19 – 27/03/20 
  • ESSA Learn Podcast, Community/Volunteering – 29/8/19 
  • ESSA Learn Podcast, Rural and Remote – 5/7/19 
  • ESSA Learn Podcast, Older People – 5/7/19 
  • ESSA Learn Podcast, Active Aging – 11/6/19 
  • ESSA Learn Podcast, Marketing Yourself – 27/5/19 
  • MedFit, Shoulder – 7/4/19 
  • MedFit, Lumbar – 6/4/19 
  • Pilates Ball, Circle and Band – 13/7/18 
  • Gait Analysis Retraining Workshop 26/5/18 
  • Gait Retraining Online – 6/4/18  
  • Intellectual Disability Experiencing Mental Health Issues & Disorders – 26/10/17 
  • Rehab Practitioner – Powerful Rehab Skills – 24/7/17 
  • RockTape Level 1 – 11/6/17 
  • Most successful rehab course (Gold Coast) – 18/3/16 
  • Gait Analysis Course – 5/12/15 
  • Lungs Rehab – 31/1/15 
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation Training Online – 15/11/14 
  • Lungs in Action Theory – 17/9/14 
  • Hydrotherapy for Chronic Disease – 17/8/14 
  • ESSA Standards and Compliance – 15/11/13 
  • SMA Exercise Lecture (Townsville Mater) – 15/6/13 
  • HIIT in Chronic Disease lecture at UQ – 3/6/13 
  • Aboriginal Torres Strait Cultural Awareness – 15/5/13 
  • Diabetes Connect – 10/5/13 

Flexibility and diversity of job.

Born in UK, lived and worked all over the world. Went to high school in Townsville, then studied Ex Phys at UQ in Brisbane. Returned in Townsville in 2013, reside with wife and 5-month-old son.

Efficiency

Sport – I play and coach hockey, play and manage social oztag and follow most major professional codes.