Dr. Georgia completed her B Phys Ed degree at University of the Witwatersrand and then went on to do honors in Sport Science at the University of Pretoria. She then completed a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology and a Phd in the field of Metabolic Syndrome and Exercise Programming at Wits Medical School. Georgia also holds a Conditioning and Strength Specialist (CSCS); a Medical Exercise Specialist (MES) and a Health Coaching qualification. Dr. Georgia has worked in the Health and Fitness Industry for more than 20 years and has been the Strength and Conditioning Specialist for provincial and national hockey teams.

Currently, Dr. Georgia is a lecturer at the Centre for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand and the chair of the Exercise is Medicine initiative in South Africa.