Advisory Board

One reason BeginFitness is a cut above the competition is the quality of our teaching staff. The lecturers we employ are all experts in their fields and the majority of our lecturers have completed five years or more of tertiary education. Meet some of our team:

Dr George Janko

Director of Institute of Health & Fitness
Sports and Orthopaedic Physician
MBBS, B.Med.Sc.MBA (Melb), Cert. Sports Med.

Mr Chris Alexander

Course Coordinator and Exercise Physiologist at Institute of Health & Fitness.
B.Hlth.Sci. (Human Movement), Cert IV in Fitness & Cert IV in Workplace Assessment & Training. ESSAM., AEP, ACR.

Dr Andrew McAinch

Senior Lecturer and Post-Doctoral Researcher & Spots Dietitian at Victoria Univesity
B.App.Sci (Human Movement), B.Sci (Honours) – Exercise Metabolism, Master Nutrition & Dietetics, PhD (Physiology & Nutrition), APD.

Dr Jo ann Parkin

Medical Practitioner at Eastern Health, past lecturer at Victoria University. Nearing completion of her PhD in Exercise Metabolism.
MBBS, B.Sci., B.Edu.(PE & Sci.), B.Sci. (Honours) – Exercise Metabolism,

Dr Craig Goodman

Lecturer in Exercise Physiology, Recreation and Performance & Centre for Aging, Rehabilitation, Exercise and Sport at Victoria University.
B.App.Sc. (Phys Ed), B.Sc. (Honours)., PhD (Muscle Phy. and Biochemistry) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with NSCA, USA