brightonfit personal trainers

Hi I’m Matthew, I am a qualified personal trainer with a focus on optimising human movement. I can help you reconnect with your body to improve your mobility and to create a strong, adaptable and functional body to thrive in everyday life. My multidisciplinary approach blends Hatha yoga, mobility training, calisthenics, and more to create programs tailored for you that go beyond the gym and become woven into your daily life, so that “training” becomes a part of how you live, move, and feel.

My journey began with a deep passion for basketball, which I pursued intensely and led to a few injuries. I began a journey of rehabilitation combining the best elements of different disciplines to eliminate pain, regain mobility, and restore vitality. Now, I’m dedicated to helping others avoid the same pitfalls, improve their physicality, and live with more strength, creativity, and enthusiasm. Whether you’re looking to move better, feel stronger, or simply reconnect with your body, I’ll provide the tools, guidance, and support to get you there.

Outside of work, I’m always reading, discovering new music, catching the occasional circus or dance show, and spending time with the people I care about. I’m always open to music recommendations too! Let’s work together to help you move better, feel stronger, and build the resilient, adaptable body you deserve.

• Level 3 Personal Trainer
• Advanced nutrition for weight management
• Trainer in calisthenics and functional strength
• Strength for yoga practitioners
• Mobility and flexibility coach
• Injury prevention and pain free movement specialist
• Industry Standard Insurance
• First Aid

Hi I’m Mike, the newest member of the Brightonfit team. I specialise in training people who are looking to transform their bodies in a healthy and sustainable way, i.e., by loosing fat and building muscle. I also have a lot of experience training people who may have picked up an injuries and are looking for a sensible way to rehabilitate. I enjoy helping people develop the mindset to workout consistently for life focusing on strength training – whether that be calisthenics (bodyweight strength training), free weights, kettlebells or a combination of all of these.

Expect to learn or improve your mastery of press ups, pull ups, one legged squats and even handstands with me! Everyone is welcome at every ability; my methods are tailored to your goals and fitness level. Want to build a muscular body, no problem! Just looking to to lose body fat without bulking up, that’s fine too. You’re the boss, not me, power to you!

• Strong First SFG 1 Instructor
• YMCA Fit Levels 3 and Advanced Diploma Personal Trainer
• Qualified Nutritionist
• Boxing Padwork qualified coach
• HIIT qualified trainer
• Suspension qualified trainer
• First Aid qualified
• Fully insured

Hi I’m Sam. I’m a qualified personal trainer, clinical and remedial sports therapist and Pilates teacher; a bit of a mouthful as a job title but I feel that this combination provides the best possible service to you; being able to spot body imbalances and correcting them is a great help in avoiding injury, especially if you are new to exercise or changing the amount of exercise you are doing. Having recovered from injury and weight gain myself in the past I know how important it is to access good training and nutritional advice; I am a qualified clinical weight loss practitioner therefore as well as physical training our sessions can be full of information if you wish. I am also a qualified Menopause Movement specialist helping women during peri-menopause, menopause and post menopause. Sadly women do not get enough support and with the correct training we can help manage weight, reduce the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease to list just a few conditions.

I am keen to practice what I preach and try to attain a healthy work life balance, I do work very hard but I try and counter this with quality time with my young daughters, family, friends, as much travel as possible and great food! I offer predominantly the lunchtime training blocks you can buy here but am available for other sessions – please enquire for my availability.

• Level 3 Personal Trainer
• Level 3 sports and deep tissue massage
• Level 5 clinical and remedial sports therapist
• Menopause movement registered
• YMCA mat work Pilates teacher
• Pre and Postnatal fitness trainer
• Exercise referral certificate
• Running Technique Instructor
• Clinical Weight Loss Practitioner
• Armageddon Instructor
• Metabolic Effect Group trainer
• First aid qualified
• Fully insured.

Hi I’m Kirstin, I own Brightonfit and I worked as a personal trainer in Brighton for over 20 years. Whilst you wont see me out in our studio’s training clients these days I will pick the phone up to you or respond to your initial website inquiry, write our blog and am still intrinsically involved in the running of the show!

I am an ‘all rounder’ fitness- wise these days; I like to combine gym work and outdoor training (predominantly mountain biking), although in my 20s and 30s I  was lucky enough to have a long career as a semi professional kickboxer. Midway through that I set up a not for profit boxing club which targeted socially deprived youths in Brighton and Hove; we took referrals from Brighton’s Youth Offending and Social Services.

I specialised in training disabled clients and went on to pursue post graduate and doctoral qualifications in Biomedical Engineering where I am now designing the next generation of bionic limbs for amputees. I find this work is extremely rewarding in a very different way to personal training but oh boy does my body miss being active all day! I now completely understand all the complaints you used to walk into my studio with – my back hurts from sitting, I am battling  postural problems and so the list goes on!

• PhD Biomedical Engineering
• MSc. Biomedical Engineering
• BSc. Physiology
• Level 3 Personal Trainer

Hi my name is David, I have a huge passion for all sports but especially rugby. Historically I took things a little more seriously, playing professionally for Yorkshire Carnegie, Ulster rugby, Bristol and Doncaster Knights but after an injury and a chance to reflect I decided I could make the biggest change in the sport helping up and coming players.

I gained an MSc in strength and conditioning and rely heavily on this knowledge to offer a top class personal training service. I also do a few hours for Sussex cricket, working with the youth development scheme (Aldridge academy) and women’s cricket…..and of course I still play rugby!….although not quite at the same level as before.

I get fantastic results with motivated people particularly interested in building strength, fitness or to reach a sports target such as your first 10km run.

I operate one to one sessions from our Brighton and Hove private gyms, your home or a local park and I can help you really enjoy sport and getting fit as well as reaching your goals

• MSc. Strength + Conditioning science
• BSc. (hons)
• Strength and conditioning coach
• UKSCA Accredited
• Level 3 personal trainer
• Circuit training class instructor
• up to date DBS
• Core stability exercise coach
• Industry standard insurance

Hello I’m Tom and I am very proud to be part of this team. Although I have been a personal trainer for over a decade, working life didn’t start out that way; I studied Engineering at university and pursued a career here for a number of years. My light bulb moment was half way through a spin class at my gym realising I wanted to be the teacher at the front! Looking back it makes complete sense, I have always loved sport and lived in Australia with my wife for 8 years. The outdoor healthy lifestyle influenced my qualification and training choices. Health and wellness is core to my principles and I am passionate about sharing these with you and seeing the profound impact this can have.

Alongside more conventional personal training qualifications I am a qualified CHECK exercise coach, we look at the person as a whole and combine physical exercise and mind-body exercises. I use this training when working with all of my clients, as so often the habits and patterns formed need to be addressed from a whole person approach to be successful.

Hi I’m Martha it is my absolute pleasure to offer my personal training services to anyone who needs a little push and motivation and a lot of knowledge and confidence. Optimum physical health is very important to be and I would like to share with you my passion for fitness, nutrition and adventure. Something that fulfils all of these values to me is long distance cycling and I have cycled across many countries which I find challenging and exhilarating in equal measures. I am also a keen short and middle distance runner and love the community of the Parkrun events.

My sessions are totally flexible and focused on your needs, the thread of our training will focus on building a functional and strong, coordinated and flexible body. I try to keep things informal and relaxed, I know it’s pretty tough for you to be here and my goal is to make your journey as comfortable and rewarding as possible.