A page from my fitness history. Active4You was the business of Matty, my first personal trainer. He has since moved into policing and chosen to let the business website and domains lapse. This page preserves a little of that history. It is not an active coaching or booking page.
Where my gym journey began
I joined JD Gyms Thornton-Cleveleys in September 2023, having never trained in a gym before. Matty became my first personal trainer and helped me turn that intimidating first step into something I looked forward to.
We trained together through to July 2025, and he was beside me for the Great North Run in September 2024. Those sessions and that support are part of the foundation of everything I have continued building.
A snapshot of Active4You
When I saved the homepage on 23 October 2026, its focus was support for newly qualified personal trainers: help with social media, client-screening and consultation paperwork, business-card design, and mentoring conversations.
The page also still carried my early testimonial. One line captures what that first stage meant to me:
He helped me ‘get over’ my gymtimidation.
— Mark Brierley, early Active4You testimonial
It is a small piece of the story worth keeping as Matty moves into his next career.
Historical record prepared from the former homepage and my own recollections. Archived 23 October 2026. Old contact and consultation links are intentionally omitted.