Prof Levinger is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and the Associate Director Research and Research Training at the Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University. He is also the Program Director-Sarcopenia Clinical at the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS) and recently elected to serve on the ANZBMS Council. He developed extensive knowledge, skills and experience in the area of clinical exercise rehabilitation. In recent years, his research focused on bone-muscle interaction and the role the skeleton may play in the development of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and sarcopenia. The aim of his research is to identify the mechanisms behind the benefits of exercise for the prevention and management of metabolic and cardiovascular disease.