SALLY LEONARD
Exercise Physiologist
Sally is an experienced Exercise Physiologist with over 17 years working across corporate health, chronic disease management, aged care and rehabilitation centres. She brings a strong focus on safe, evidence‑based personalized exercise programs to improve health, manage complex and chronic conditions, aid rehabilitation, and enhance overall physical and mental wellbeing to improve long term functional capacity.
Sally is dedicated to helping individuals through individual and group sessions to gain confidence in movement tailored towards them.
Recently, Sally’s interest has been in closing the gap and increasing accessibility to exercise programs in the aged care sector providing tailored programs for homeowners in retirement villages ensuring safe use of equipment independently and long-term in their clubhouse.
Sally graduated from Victoria University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Exercise Science and continued to complete her Masters in Exercise Rehabilitation. After completing her studies, she commenced her career at Monash Health through the subacute and community sectors. Her move the city provided a job in corporate health and wellbeing, and she travelled to many remote places in Australia -concrete and quarry sites to large pharmaceutical companies delivering presentations to groups and individuals on a range of health and safety topics as a health and wellbeing coach.
Clinically‑Focused, Evidence‑Based Expertise
Her practice is grounded in comprehensive clinical assessment, physiological monitoring, and targeted exercise prescription.
Her passion for advocating for exercise as medicine, has led to her presenting in many forums, staff and client education sessions. One most recent at the International Vasculitis Workshop in Melbourne (2026), presenting on current exercise prescription, physiological monitoring and practical movement strategies for individuals living with vasculitis. At Monash Health during the COVID 19 pandemic Sally presented to over 2000 employees on the benefits of physical activity and mental wellbeing in a time where social connection was minimal.
Her clinical expertise includes:
- Comprehensive functional and physiological assessment
- Monitoring and testing of blood glucose, grip strength, muscle endurance, heart rate, oxygen saturation, blood glucose, lung function exertion levels leading to stable and educated management of diseases
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular rehabilitation,
- Design and implementation of tailored and progressive strength and endurance training
- Functional strength and balance training for arthritis, osteoporosis and falls prevention
- Lifestyle coaching to help clients return to meaningful daily activities
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes
A proud mother of two girls and an avid traveller, Sally loves exploring new places in her campervan and connecting with people from all walks of life. These experiences have shaped her belief that movement should be accessible, meaningful and tailored to each person’s lifestyle.