Professional education built for better practice.

Performex Academy of Health & Fitness is a Beirut-based education provider serving learners and professionals across fitness, health and performance. We build evidence-informed programs that connect scientific knowledge with professional application.

A Performex instructor correcting a student's overhead reach while the class observes

Why Performex exists

Professional education should do more than deliver information. It should build understanding, improve decision-making and develop the ability to apply knowledge responsibly in practice.

Performex was built around structured education, expert teaching, practical application and clear professional standards.

The academy serves learners entering the field for the first time and established professionals developing a specific area of practice, across live, hybrid and self-study formats.

What we believe

A trainer should understand why before deciding what a client should do.

Students during a Performex Academy session in Hazmieh

Learning that connects theory to practice.

Practical sessions are built around active coaching, assessment and decision-making, with direct instructor observation and feedback.

What guides every Performex program.

The name comes from two words, Performance and Excellence. These five principles apply to every program the academy runs, present and future.

01

Academic rigour

Clear scientific foundations and evidence-informed professional practice.

02

In-house curriculum

Programs are developed by the educators and specialists responsible for teaching them.

03

Practical application

Learning is connected to the decisions professionals make in real practice.

04

Professional standards

Scope, ethics, communication and responsibility are treated as part of competence.

05

Accessible learning

Live, hybrid and self-study formats allow professionals to keep developing around real schedules.

The academy in numbers

Graduates
200+
Across diploma and specialist programs
Rating
5.0 on Google
Every published review
Faculty
5 instructors
DPTs, sport scientist and licensed dietitian
Recognition
ACE Approved
American Council on Exercise

Programs are assessment-based. Students complete knowledge assessments, a practical evaluation where the format includes one, and a final examination.

Why we build our programs in-house.

Performex develops its education in-house with subject specialists, combining academic depth with the realities of professional practice.

The same approach is applied across qualifications, specialist courses, workshops and self-study programs as the academy continues to grow.

Mohammad Dib founded Performex Academy after seven years teaching Exercise Science and Physical Education, and leads curriculum development across every program.

Learn from academics, clinicians and experienced professionals.

Our faculty brings together educators and practitioners across exercise science, physical therapy, sport science and nutrition. Each module is taught by a professional with relevant subject expertise.

Mohammad Dib
Mohammad Dib
Founder & Director

Exercise Science educator with seven years of teaching experience, lecturing in Exercise Science and Physical Education since 2019. Teaches training science, program structure and sports nutrition.

Leads curriculum development across every Performex program
Dr. Ahmad Ramadan
Dr. Ahmad Ramadan
Instructor

Doctor of Physical Therapy and Sport Science educator. Teaches movement assessment, exercise science fundamentals and rehabilitation-informed strength training.

Dr. Mahdy El-Zein
Dr. Mahdy El-Zein
Instructor · DPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy specialising in sports and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Founder of R2P Health & Fitness Center and former senior physiotherapist for Lebanese football clubs and the Youth National Handball Team.

Mohammad Bazzi
Mohammad Bazzi
Instructor

MSc in Sport Science from Germany, with a background in high performance sport. Teaches training methodology, performance physiology and strength and conditioning.

Lea Farah
Lea Farah
Instructor

Licensed dietitian specialising in sports nutrition. Works with athletes and active individuals, and teaches nutrition, performance fuelling and recovery.

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