Optimal Nutrition and Exercise

Simon Cummings
Simon Cummings is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist accredited with the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science (AAESS) both as an Exercise Physiologist (AEP) and a Musculoskeletal Specialist (AMS.)

He is one of the longest serving Exercise Physiologists in the country, commencing work in the field of exercise rehabilitation with the Arthritis Foundation of WA in 1991.

He has worked in clinics in Perth and Canberra with numerous patients who have chronic medical conditions and those who have experienced motor vehicle accident (MVA), work and sports injuries.

In addition to his work with the general population he has also provided injury management and strength and conditioning (fitness) services to many athletes in teams at the elite level.

He has a strong belief that helping his patients and athletes achieve their best feasible physical functions has the potential to increase their health, function, quality of life and performance.

Nikki Cummings
Nikki Cummings is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD), she completed her nutrition degree and Graduate Diploma in Dietetics at Curtin University and more recently completed her PhD investigating the impact of high calcium foods on weight regulation. Her first role as a Dietitian took her to Canberra where she held the position of Food Service and Sports Dietitian at the Australian Institute of Sport, she assisted many of our Australian athletes eat the right food in the lead up to the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Since returning to Perth at the end of 2000, Nikki has worked as a lecturer at Edith Cowan, Curtin and Murdoch Universities, she also sees patients for individual appointments at St John of God Medical Clinic in Murdoch. Nikki’s main areas of interest are weight management, including pre- and post bariatric surgery nutrition, nutrition for optimal sports performance and improving food intake to alleviate gastrointestinal issues.

Nikki is co-author of the AIS’ Survival for the Fittest cook book and author of a chapter in the International Sports Nutrition text book, Clinical Sports Nutrition. Nikki is also a consultant dietitian with the company Band Buddies, a support service for Bariatric patients.

Nikki does not believe that healthy eating has to be difficult and likes to work with clients to make complicated nutrition messages into a simple way of life.

Gemma Quayle
Gemma Quayle is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Sports Dietitian. Her experience in Dietetics extends across a range of nutrition and health issues, including weight loss, diabetes, heart health, cholesterol, high blood pressure, digestive health, vegetarian/vegan eating and sports nutrition. Gemma is also a tutor at Edith Cowan University in the field of sports science and nutrition. She regularly conducts seminars, education sessions and supermarket tours on a range of topics, from weight loss and healthy eating to nutrition for sporting groups.