Ray Kelly

Ray Kelly is a proud Kamilaroi man and is one of Australia's leading health professionals with more than 28 years experience in health and sport. He is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist, has a Masters in Teaching and is conducting research on Remission in Type 2 Diabetes. Ray has worked on The Biggest Loser Australia, where he was an external trainer in the first two seasons. The two contestants he trained both won in consecutive years (Adro Sarnelli, 2006; Chris Garling, 2007). Following the show's success, Ray went on to author Winners Do What Losers Don’t and Full Plate, Less Weight. 

Ray travels the world attending the major obesity and chronic disease conferences and provides education seminars for doctors, nurses, personal trainers and other health professionals. He has a high level interest in Indigenous chronic disease and runs a number of weight loss clinics that focus on improving diabetes and heart disease. The goal is to have his diabetic patients lose weight, reduce medications and lower their HbA1c to under 7, something that happens with the majority of patients. 

Athlete development has been another area of interest for Ray, he has worked within Institute of Sport programs preparing athletes for the World Championships and two Olympics as well as lectured in the Level 1 and 2 coaching courses. Additionally, Ray has worked with Australia's top professional boxers, including World Champions such as Anthony Mundine, Daniel Geale, Michael Katsidis, Chris John, Will Tomlinson and Lenny Zappavigna. Ray also took part in Fox8's boxing reality TV show The Contender. Ray’s current passion is chronic disease and he has a number of clinics that assist people in reversing type 2 diabetes and heart disease through lifestyle change.

Ray completed his degree in Human Movement Studies (now Sport and Exercise Science) at UTS.

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