MEET MATT
I've based my life around exercise in some form or another. At school my preference was sport over the class room so studying Sports and Exercise Science at university seemed a natural choice. After graduating with BSc (Hons) I travelled around Australia and South East Asia for 18 months. I worked as a fitness instructor in Sydney and studied Muay Thai in Thailand.
Back in the UK, I was the Fitness Manager at a health club where I started doing a little personal training. I qualified as a Pilates instructor and began integrating Pilates into my training as well as teaching small group classes in gyms and businesses.
It became clear to me that personal training was what I wanted to do but training in a health club was pretty restrictive and a lot of clients weren’t reaching their full potential. That prompted me to form Matt Bryant Personal Training and set up my own studio.
About Mbpt
MBPT was started because of a desire to work in a field that I love, being active, and a desire to help and support other people in getting active. I believe in a pragmatic approach to fitness, based on keeping things simple. I try my best to avoid fads and the whimsical ideas that permeate through health and fitness.
I have over 15 years of experience training clients and teaching exercise classes ranging from circuits to Pilates. I have helped clients to lose weight, build muscle, improve posture and flexibility, to prepare for marathons, triathlons and much more.
I often use the SATNAV analogy when it comes to personal training. If you always rely on a SATNAV to get you where you're going, you never learn the route. Personal Training can be like this too where a client will only train when a trainer is with them. My goal is to educate my clients to train independently.
personal bests
Bench Press: 132.5kg (2020)
Squat: 180kg (2018)
Deadlift: 210kg (2018)
10 km: 39 minutes 42 seconds (USM Dorney Triathlon 2012)
Half Marathon: 1 hour 29 minutes 52 seconds (Reading Half Marathon 2012)
Marathon: 3 hours 24 minutes (Brighton Marathon 2014)
Ironman: 11 hours 6 minutes (Ironman Austria 2012)
Squat: 180kg (2018)
Deadlift: 210kg (2018)
10 km: 39 minutes 42 seconds (USM Dorney Triathlon 2012)
Half Marathon: 1 hour 29 minutes 52 seconds (Reading Half Marathon 2012)
Marathon: 3 hours 24 minutes (Brighton Marathon 2014)
Ironman: 11 hours 6 minutes (Ironman Austria 2012)